Contract of the Shinigami

by KyuubiGoku

Naruto nearly died at Final Valley, but Fate still wants him alive. The Shinigami finds interest in Naruto and makes Naruto it's first summoner. Watch Naruto as he shows the world what it's like to have the Death God for a summon. Incest warning NaruKushi. Uzumaki Eccentric.

36. Chapter 36

KG: So yeah we're back. How about that? Did you think we would forget about ya?

Rachel: Still how did you teleport me? That was awesome!

KG: Of course it was. I'm the author, I can do this all day.

Rikku: Then please tell me why I was driving us all over the place when you could've just teleported us?

KG: Ummm...because it was an untested ability?

Rikku: You are so lucky you're a good lay or I would skin you alive.

KG: I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or an insult.

Sigina: How about both?

Rachel: Is there a word for that?

KG: Who knows.

Rikku: It's a...Complinsult.

KG: Is that a word?

Rikku: Do you care?

KG: Bullshit I guess.

Quote: "Just because it's legal, doesn't make it right" by Raiden of Metal Gear Rising.

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Hokage Mansion

Naruto ascended the stairs of the Mansion as he thought over what Yahiko had told him. It had definitely made Naruto mad that the man was connected to Akatsuki, let alone it's founder, but when the blonde had heard that his summon was connected to Jiraiya, and the fact that Akatsuki was, as he put it, not for it's original purpose, then he really had to go and see Tsunade about it. Maybe she could shed some light on Jiraiya's location and his knowledge. Not to mention that he had to wonder why his Iwa summon had agreed to be so readily used by him, but maybe it was a respect issue. He wasn't sure.

Either way, Naruto had to get some answers. He came up to the door and was ready to knock on it. "And you're sure that you need to get this done?" Naruto heard Tsunade's voice through the door and he raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. Yuna, Kaa-chan and I are going to start searching. We've lost enough time as it is," Naruto heard Sasuke's voice and figured that this had something to do with Yuna and Mikoto. With how the words went, he figured that this had something to do Itachi. Sasuke did have to cut his search short for Yuri since she was kidnapped by Obito. Seeking of the Uchiha ass, Naruto had to have something of a talk with Rin and Kakashi, or they had to have one together. Naruto didn't even know how he had to power to control Kurama, but he had to put it off. He also knew that he'd have to come up with something else of hitting him. If he could phase like he had then he wouldn't be as subtle as the last time, but...Naruto regressed.

"It's time that we actually found my older son. There is no need to stall this anymore. Once we have talked things over then we will have Itachi come to a decision. Either to return with us or remain to gather information about Akatsuki, but either way I can't diverge Sasuke from this path. If he needs to see Itachi then Yuna and I will back him up. I need to see him as well," Mikoto said and Naruto heard Tsunade give an affirmative grunt. Thanks to some training by his mother and by Shin, Naruto had been able to apply the uses of Honshou to sensor capabilities. He could, sort of, see how they were acting.

"I see, well that's responsible, but I think it would be better if...Itachi doesn't come back to Konha," Tsunade said dejectedly. Naruto immediately heard surprise as he heard a slam of a desk. He narrowed his eyes, but he was sure that the anbu would do something of Sasuke or Yuna did something unnecessary.

"Why not?! Would it bring dishonor to Konoha to have one of its traitors in the village again?" Sasuke asked/shouted and Naruto heard a shushing noise and figured that it was from Yuna. For a tomboy, or something like that, she really had he feminine wiles, or so Naruto wanted to figure.

"Shut it brat! That's not what I meant. I'm saying that I'd rather not have another Sakumo Hatake on my hands," Tsunade said and Naruto raised an eyebrow. Kakashi had remembered his father, or at least his house, but still it only made Naruto wonder what had happened to the man.

"That's Kakashi-san's father right?" Yuna asked. Naruto didn't see it, but he was sure that Tsunade nodded while he figured she would put her hands on her desk to explain in a better tone. "That's right. Because of what he had done he committed suicide. He showed all the signs that he was an upright man and I fear that even if the truth is brought out, Itachi's fate won't change. In fact, I fear that if the truth does come then the village will be weary of all of you. Not to mention that chance for you to rebuild your clan," Tsunade said and Naruto noticed that it went silent.

He scratched his head and gave a sigh. He knew that Tsunade might be right. He didn't want to admit it as he felt that since Sasuke had his reputation changed then it could work for Itachi, but Sasuke wasn't on the run for nearly as much time as Itachi. No matter how he looked at it, Konoha would have a difficult time accepting him. They had started to respect him and see him for himself, and it wasn't even because of himself. It was because of his mother and his father's name. He didn't like it, but Naruto...accepted it. He didn't dislike that his mother helped to win them over. He loved his mother...in more ways than two. It was just...people were even more suspicious of him than before. Especially since the Asuma incident. Shikamaru had been...tense around him, and did he really have to go to Kurenai? No, no he didn't.

"Sasuke, we'll think about it later, but right now we haven't go the time to waste. Let's go," Yuna said and Naruto heard Sasuke give a heavy sigh before Naruto felt him nod. "You're right Yuna. Alright we're going," Sasuke said and Tsunade gave an affirmative nod. Naruto cursed and quickly came to the ran to the stairs and began ascending them again to hope that he hadn't been caught.

The door opened as Mikoto, Yuna and Sasuke saw Naruto appear in front of them. Sasuke and Naruto glanced at each other before the blonde patted the brunette's shoulder and continued to walk. Sasuke gave a small smirk and walked off with Mikoto and Yuna. No doubt Naruto wouldn't see them for awhile, but he would have to get over that.

Naruto opened the door as he saw Tsunade leaning over her desk as she rubbed her temples. No doubt she was still rather pissed off about the whole thing with their decision, but she gave them the reigns to do that. She trusted Mikoto enough to allow them passage so it shouldn't have been much of a problem. "Baa-chan?" Naruto's voice called. Tsunade looked up and sighed.

"Oh if it's not one brat then it's another one. What is it Naruto?" Tsunade asked tiredly. Naruto just chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah sorry about interrupting...whatever you're doing, but I needed to know something. Is Ero-sennin around?" Naruto asked and Tsunade sighed heavily again. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately, but she figured that it was just the job getting to her like it did for everyone who sat in the damn chair.

"The perv is out. He still hasn't taken it well to the disrespect that you showed the toads upon dismissing their contract. It was a contract with your father, but knowing who your summon is then I think he's trying to come to terms with it, but he's out of the village at the moment. What did you need from him?" Tsunade asked and Naruto chuckled awkwardly.

"Ummm well do you remember someone named...Yahiko?" Naruto asked. Inside the sword, Yahiko was listening intently to what was being said as were the other summons. Kimimaro and Pakura glanced to each other while Dan was busy acquainting himself with the newest summons. Hmm now that Dan thought about it maybe it would be better if they all if they could get acquainted. It was obvious that Pakura and Gari knew each other from...somewhere, but anyway.

"I can't recall a name like that," Tsunade said and Naruto cursed. "Shikyō-sama, repeat my words," Yahiko advised. Naruto just inwardly nodded and started to talk with Yahiko as his guide.

"You and Jiraiya were still a team back then maybe? It had to do with Ame and...Hanzo?" Naruto asked. Instantly Tsunade widened her eyes. How could she forget it. She remembered Hanzo like it was a part of every day of her life. He was the person that gave her the title sannin. Did Naruto meet Hanzo? It certainly wasn't impossible when she thought about it and if he did then there was no point in denying it. It also brought her back to something. Three war orphans. Yeah! That's right. It was when Orochimaru was actually still a good for something person and not a lowlife ass-hat. She remembered that now. It took a bit of recalling, but that day was always a burn to her brain.

"Yeah I do remember that. Three brats who tried to steal some food from Jiraiya, myself, and Orochimaru. They were war orphans. I didn't remember their names, but Orochimaru said that we should've killed them because it was better than growing up the way that they did. I had, shamefully, agreed with him, but Jiraiya didn't. It was during the...Second Great Shinobi War. There was a team of us, but only we survived against Hanzo and the guy named us Sannin. I remember them, but not their names. Jiraiya said he was going to...take care of them until they could handle themselves. He never talked about them. What about it?

"Well one of them is Yahiko. He said that he's the leader of Akatsuki," Naruto said and Tsunade jumped up and slammed her hands on the desk as Naruto backed away slightly. "F-Former...leader of Akatsuki. He's...one of my summons now. I told him what became of it and he said that it wasn't meant for such a purpose. He also wants to know what happened to his organization that he spent so much time to create. I told him I'd help him out, but all he could give me were the names of two of his friends. One Konan, and the other is Nagato. I don't know much after that," Naruto said and Tsunade grumbled.

"Valuable information on Akatsuki and the perv isn't even here. Dammit all. If we shared this information with Suna, Kumo and Kiri then we'd have a good enough chance to destroy them fast," Tsunade said as she got an evil grin on her face. Naruto narrowed his eyes and sighed.

"Yahiko also begged me that I keep his country safe. He says that they should be in Amegakure, but he also said that the citizens and people there have not, as far as he knows, done anything to earn our anger. If anything I think we should really investigate before we make a hasty act like that," Naruto said and Tsunade touched his forehead.

"Wow, I didn't know you knew such big words brat. Kushina must've really paid off. However I do agree with you on that. Ame is generally a quiet country as they haven't done much that has put them on the radar. But if by chance then the leader of Akatsuki is there then...we're looking one of the best chances to do something about Akatsuki once and for all. Considering that you and Bee are the last ones left then it makes sense," Tsunade said getting a nod from Naruto. He just sighed and turned away allowing for Tsunade to think about some things.

"Oh Naruto, also have Komachi report to the T&I department in two days. Don't worry, we won't keep her for very long if she's willing to cooperate," Tsunade said and Naruto nodded as he quickly closed the door. Tsunade went back to filling some reports getting a sigh to escape her lips once more.

Meanwhile, Naruto walked through the streets and he couldn't help but feel anxious at the stares that were on his form.

Naturally there was enormous talk of Naruto's family and how the Uzumaki clan made itself in Konoha. Most people seemed stunned that Naruto was a clan heir. To them it was amazing. A majority of civilians had been asking questions about whether or not the Uzumaki clan actually existed and to their surprise it was true. They were a clan and they were aligned to Konoha. Most of the shinobi who had read up on them had discovered the meaning to the swirls on their shinobi attire. It almost immediately made them feel horrible. They had dared to wear the symbol of trust between Uzushiogakure and Konoha while they mistreated Naruto, only one living Uzumaki in their village. They were all just ashamed. That's why Naruto was anxious. People kept bowing to him either in respect or apology. It...unsettled Naruto, but he didn't mind it so much. It felt good to actually know that he was getting somewhere with the people, but he could...feel somewhere that they were hesitant. He didn't know why, but they were actually making him feel just a little uncomfortable.

"Ahhh Uzumaki-sama, out for a walk?" Naruto looked up as he noticed Koharu looking at him with an elderly smile. Naruto just smiled back, but it faltered slightly. He could...'feel' something off with her. He didn't know what is was, but he suddenly had to be very weary of the elder. At the beginning of Naruto's life, she always was an ass. Now, well he just had no opinion about her. He just smiled back.

"Yeah, I'm about to go home and give some more training to Yuri-chan. Also go and get some shopping done. Got dinner with the Hyuugas next week," Naruto said and Koharu smiled as she walked past him. She nodded multiple times and Naruto wasn't sure why but she had a glare on him. Like a prankster waiting for his target to fall into his trap. Naruto knew that look very well.

"Well I hope you have a good time. I'm just making a trip to the hospital. Need someone to...verify something for me. Went to the morgue, ran a few tests, and made some calculations. Everything should be in order soon I figure," Koharu said and Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"In order for what Baa-chan?" Naruto asked and Koharu snickered. Now Naruto had to be afraid. This woman was known for her seriousness. In the times that Naruto had seen her she never, and Naruto meant NEVER, laughed or snickered or even giggled. She did none of those things, but that didn't top her from walking up to him, leaning past his shoulder and whispering.

"In order to expose the truth about you and have you immediately executed. I have the power to do so. Your clan status does nothing before a traitor," Koharu said as she backed away leaving Naruto speechless. He narrowed his eyes at her fleeting form as Naruto growled.

"I'm not a traitor. What the hell is she talking about?" Naruto thought to himself. "She's always been a slippery bitch. Fuck that bitch kit. No use in getting all worked up over an old bitch's ramblings. Now then, let's go home so you can get tender with your mother, or your cousins. I don't really care. Your little Uzucest is the best thing I've seen in a while," Kyuubi said as Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Perv," The blonde thought with a grin as he walked off leaving his conversation with Koharu behind. Meanwhile, the old woman smiled and folded her arms into her sleeves. "Yes, be happy Uzumaki-san. You'll need to get as much of it as you can, for when I get you, oh I will get you," Koharu said to herself.

Uzumaki Compound

Naruto came through the door and gave a heavy sigh. He looked around the room and nothing had changed upon his leaving. Well other than the fact that he saw Yuri watching his clone and Fujikaze go through some katas. He also saw Shi reading through some Uzumaki scrolls that he had found from Kushina that she was able to take from Uzushiogakure. It made him so happy that he was learning his family's history. There were tons of paper on the ground which told Naruto that Shi was learning to apply the seals that he had learned and started to take an active interest to it.

"Sochi, you're back. That's good, we need to go over our training system," Kushina said getting Naruto to raise an eyebrow. "What training system? For the team?" Naruto asked. Kushina shook her head and gently guided Naruto towards the couch. Both sat there while Kushina explained.

"Not for the team, but for our home. We're officially the Uzumaki clan and Shi was allowed to be here because of the alliance at the moment. Like it or not, we're not a completely sufficient clan at least not as much as I remember. The only true seal masters here are myself, you, and Risa. No one else with us knows seals as much as we do. It's too much to ask Risa to teach Shi, Komachi, Yura, Yuri, and Tayuya to do seals appropriately. There is also Karin back at Uzushio. I want to have her here also. I have no doubt that it could work out, but we're transporting too many people as it is. Fuka and Guren have their hands full with training Yukimaru, but I would like to bring them all to our homeland if at all possible. Our training regime of Uzumaki is to have them knowledgeable about seals just like the past Uzumaki were," Kushina said getting Naruto to nod. He sighed and leaned against his chair.

"That's true isn't it? I haven't checked back with Karin-chan about the way my seal is looking at the moment. I agree with you on that. Not to mention we still haven't done the bingo book as much as we've wanted. Add the money of the Uzumaki compound from Tou-san's inheritance and then the money that Hinoken accumulated as a whole then we're enough for probably a minor village. I would assume," Naruto said getting Kushina to nod. She looked over some papers and placed them down.

"We're going to have to work out a schedule so that we have the time to teach them all. Since changing Yukimaru-kun's name to our last name then he's going to be seen by most of the academy students as a bonafide Uzumaki. Fuka and Guren have already taught him what they would be willing to and Yukimaru already knows some things about seals, but he's at least genin in starting," Kushina returned.

"Alright then since we're busy most of the time, I can have my clones take care of their studies into Fuinjutsu as they get acquainted with trying to make their own seals and expanding that. Shi and Komachi have already begun to get that done and out of the way. Shi seems to be really into it the most, but I can actually understand why. He's seems to really want to learn about either his mother's side or his father's side," Naruto said and Kushina agreed with him. They could see Shi practicing his strokes over his paper. He wouldn't have to file his report on what Komachi found for another day or two.

"Oh also Kaa-chan, Sasuke and Mikoto-san are going to be gone," Naruto said while Kushina raised an eyebrow. "They're going to look for Itachi along with Yuna," Naruto said. Widening her eyes to that realization she shook it off with a nod as she got up and dusted her clothes off.

"Well that's all good and fine. They can do that if they want to. I'm not going to stop them. I'd be a little reserved if Sasuke went by himself, but they'll be better off if Mikoto is with them," Kushina said and clapped her hands.

"Now then, Yuri, Yura, Fuka, Guren, Tayuya, Risa and I have to find things to wear for the Hyuuga dinner. We'll find something for Komachi when she's finished with her things. Sochi, make sure that you and Shi find something to wear also," Kushina said and waved goodbye as Naruto watched the females gather and quickly leave. Komachi blinked while Naruto and Shi remained silent. The only other person was Fujikaze and he seemed to be doing exercises out in the backyard.

"So...what do you guys want to do?" Naruto asked. Komachi and Shi turned to him and then glanced towards each other. Komachi saw Shi give a smile while he shrugged his shoulders. "I'm going to take a break from studying. I think I'll get some practice in," Shi said and Naruto snorted.

"Yeah, you do need the practice. Kami knows I could learn something faster than you," Naruto said and Shi stopped. He turned back to Naruto and shook his head. "I'm not falling for that one," Shi said and Naruto turned to Komachi. She remained silent and she watched Naruto blink. He wasn't sure, but he thought he saw a blush as Komachi averted her eyes suddenly. Well, he could forget about it. As for right now...

"Yeah right. I'm way faster than you, both at learning jutsu and running. Wanna go at it?" Naruto asked and Shi grinned. He chuckled as he cracked his knuckles. "I have never lost a bet in the few times I've been challenged. You don't wanna start something you can't finish," Shi said and Naruto chuckled.

"Oh sure, you say that now. Winner does one request for the loser," Naruto said and Shi nodded. "You're on," he said as the blonde opened the door. He looked out from his house and snickered.

"Hokage Stone Faces and back. Komachi-chan will decide the winner. Set. GO!" Naruto yelled as he sped out the house. Shi gasped as he quickly placed on his running sandals. "Cheater! I didn't know my family was a bunch of cowards!" Shi shouted as he slammed the door shut. Komachi sighed as she wondered how she had been dragged into something like that. She heard laughing and looked over to see Fujikaze coming through the door.

"To be alive is a wonderful thing. Your family is very unqiue Komachi-sama," Fujikaze said. Komachi looked at the door and slowly agreed with a nod of her head. She then went back to his words and shook her head.

"Why call me with such respect? That I know of...I've done nothing in my life worth the respect of any peers," Komachi said and Fujikaze patted her on the shoulder. "Naruto-sama forgives you of things you've done. If he has then there is no need for me to bear a grudge to someone that I don't need to. You are a fine woman Komachi-sama," Fujikaze said before he walked up the stairs to his room leaving Komachi alone. She suddenly smiled as she waited looking at the door.

One hour later, Naruto and Shi bursted through as they both lightly panted. "Who won Komachi-chan?" Naruto asked as he and Shi looked at her expectingly. Komachi sweatdropped as she wondered what it was about family like this, but it made her warm inside. She wondered if this was how it would be if she had siblings. She opened her mouth and spoke. "Shi-san?" Komachi asked and Shi grinned while Naruto fell to the ground.

"Ha! You cheated and I still one. Hand over my prize!" Shi said and Naruto grumbled as he reached into his pouch and pulled out a scroll for expert sealing. The blonde snorted and looked away. "You just got lucky," Naruto said and Shi nodded.

"I know. I just have it better than you do," Shi said getting a growl from Naruto. However, he inwardly chuckled at this. This was how a family was supposed to be, or at least a part of it.

With the ladies

All were in a clothing store while the cashier chuckled nervously. The only reason she was doing so was because of the entire female Uzumaki population in her store. It had been a great day in her life, but that didn't say that they didn't intimidate her. She just stayed still and waited for them to go with what they wanted. "How does this look?" she heard someone say and noticed that it was Yuri holding up a bra.

"Yuri, you can't wear that to the dinner. Are you insane?!" Yura asked. Fuka and Guren snickered while Yuri scowled. Risa and Tayuya snorted while Kushina chuckled. "It's not for them! I'm not that stupid dattebayen! It's for...Nii-chan," Yuri said as Yura sputtered. Kushina's eyebrow twitched and Fuka tried to hold back a laugh.

"Wow, I think you've been spending too much time around Fuka," Kushina said and Fuka pouted. "I take offense to that!" she said, but she couldn't forget her laughter so she just settled for snickering.

"You're trying to shag the shithead? That ain't right. Are all of you shits this weird?" Tayuya asked before she was slapped over the head again by her mother. "Dammit Tayuya, I told you about language!" Risa growled and Tayuya glared at her mother before rubbing her sore head.

"Ahh who cares what you think. I'd rather be weird. Normal is overrated," Yuri said while Fuka nodded. Guren sighed as she looked for a dress. She wasn't too keen on that type of stuff. She was an honest to goodness shinobi and she never saw herself wearing elegant shit. The same could be said for Tayuya, but whether she liked it or not, her mother would get her into one and Tayuya doubted that she could resist. Her curse mark was sealed and along with it, half of her strength. She wouldn't be doing much.

"That's right Yuri, you do what you want! But if you really want to make him tremble then there is an effective way to do that," Fuka said as Yuri nodded hastily. "No! Don't corrupt my sister anymore than she already is. Can we just get our clothes and then get out of here?!" Yura struggled in asking.

"Kushina you seem rather fine with this talk about your son? I would think you'd beat them over with a stick about your innocent Naru-chan," Risa said. Fuka smirked and so did Guren.

"Or is my cousin getting a little...precious son love?" Risa asked as Tayuya coughed. Fuka blushed and patted Kushina's back while the redhead at least had the decency to blush at those implications. Yura and Yuri already knew the truth.

"What the fuck is wrong with you people?!" Tayuya shouted while Kushina coughed. "Nothing is wrong. We're just keepin' it in the family is all," Yuri said and Tayuya snorted. She shook her head left and right and sighed heavily. This wasn't even her problem at the moment.

"So have we all figured out what we're wearing?" Risa asked and everyone nodded in agreement. As they exited the store, they grabbed Kushina and all leaned in. "So how is he?" Tayuya asked. They all looked at Kushina and grinned. Kushina could see Yura and Yuri's hungry eyes and shook her head. Serious, this family was dysfunctional at best.

"I thought you said that it was weird?" Kushina asked and Tayuya waved it off. "Fuck that shit for right now. Just how is the shit?" Tayuya asked and Kushina blushed. She sighed, but she couldn't stop the twinkle in her eyes as she walked past them and out into the street.

"I don't kiss and tell dattebane. I'll just say, once you go Uzumaki you never go back," Kushina said as she walked off. Yura and Yuri blushed madly while Fuka licked her lips. Tayuya stuttered and Guren had the decency to chuckle at least. Risa thought to herself as Tayuya glared at her mother.

"Well anyway, that's enough of that. Come on, we have to go get things done. We have quite the next few days ahead of us," Kushina said getting the girls to nod.

Kumogakure, Samui's House

"Bullshit!" Karui shouted at the top of her voice. Atsui and Omoi glanced to each other while Samui sighed and massaged her neckline. They were all watching Karui have one of her fits at how impossible any of it was. No one could get a word in anywhere as the redhead did her best to calm down. She panted. Seeing her burn her energy, Samui finally opened her mouth.

"Karui, be cool. It's not as impossible as you make it out to be. It's the only way to explain these swirls that just appeared on all of us," Samui said while Karui growled. "You're telling me that all of us are somehow related to him just because Shi was? How in the hell is Shi even related to the guy?" Karui asked. Samui shrugged her shoulders while Omoi scratched his cheek.

"Well it was a big deal around Kumo when Shi-san decided to update his shinobi license. He never had a last name so it wasn't as big a deal, but everyone was surprised when his last name came up 'Uzumaki'. Samui told me before she called us together that Naruto-san told Shi-san 'all those who have this swirl on their body means that they have Uzumaki blood, no matter how small," Omoi said and Karui stayed silent. Samui nodded while Atsui folded his arms.

"So that means that we're all...related then?" Atsui asked. Karui stiffened while Omoi stayed silent. Samui shrugged and no one knew where to go from there. The uncomfortable silence went over the entire room before Karui decided to talk.

"Okay, let's say that we even were a part of this clan, then what would we do? He doesn't expect us to just leave Kumo and join his clan does he?" Karui asked. Atsui chuckled and everyone turned to him.

"I doubt he would want that. I could tell from watching him fight. He's not that kind of guy. He's definitely got a hot soul inside him," Atsui confirmed. Omoi nodded with a chuckle and Samui suddenly stopped folding her arms.

"While I am not sure what to think, I still believe that if we have even a remote chance of learning about our families then we should take it. We were all orphans after all. The same as Shi-san. We were put into the Orphan Relief Program by Raikage-sama. You can't tell me that you're not the least bit interested in him. He did manage to beat all three of us you know," she reminded. It was a reminder that Karui didn't like at all.

"Yeah we remember that. It's not like it was long ago after all. What are you saying?" Omoi asked and Samui looked down. "When we saw him fight Bee-sensei, didn't we all feel the same thing? When we thought he was...gone?" Samui asked. The others nodded. They had felt that intense burning as well as an overwhelming sense of sadness and underlying contempt. Contempt for what, they weren't sure, but seeing Naruto nearly die in front of them had done something to them. Maybe it opened up a hidden desire or personal feeling.

"What about it?" Karui asked. Atsui rolled his eyes and stood to his feet. "Like you didn't feel the sudden urge that you truly cared for him? When his team went down there, you wanted to go with them? How you wanted to yell at Bee-sensei for what he did and you even felt an immense happiness when he raised up that nothing else mattered. I felt that," Atsui said and Omoi nodded.

"I did too. It was so hot that I thought it was going to burn my skin off causing me to lose one of my arms which wouldn't allow me to return to shinobi duty, become poor, and then die alone," Omoi said while Karui seemed to tired to reprimand him for what he had said. She just massaged her temples while looking at the ground.

"So what do we do?" Karui asked. Samui looked out the window and into the village to see the people walking around. "For now, we'll come to a decision. We'll think things over for two days. If we all agree then we go to the hospital. We'll take a blood test if Atsui and I are related to you guys and the same thing over. If they come back and well we're...with him then we will announce it to him. If not we all go about our business and he goes about his," Samui said. Omoi nodded, Atsui nodded, but Karui growled.

"And what if we are related to him, huh? Then what?! Have you ever thought about the risks to this? Who knows if he's even going to accept us after the things we said to him," Karui said and Omoi snorted.

"Don't you mean the things you said to him?" Omoi corrected and Karui slapped him over the head. "Then we'll apologize, but it's not cool to reject family just because you're afraid of results. I'm going," Samui said as she made her decision.

"Don't need two days to think about it. The dude's hot and I look forward to knowin' him," Atsui said with a thumbs up.

"Well we have nothing to lose I guess. I've been nearly alone all my life until I had you guys for a genin team. I want to do it," Omoi said and they noticed Karui walk out of the door. They all sighed and shook their heads.

"Two days, if she doesn't go for it then she won't. We'll do it and we'll accept what we see. We'll also ask for some blood from Shi-san and Naruto-san to verify," Samui said. Omoi and Atsui nodded as Omoi left after Karui.

Atsui turned to his sister to see her frowning. "What's wrong?" he asked and Samui shook her head. "It's nothing," she lied as she walked to her room. Atsui raised an eyebrow to her leaving, but shrugged it off. All the while, Samui had a lingering thought.

"Is it just a coincidence that we were placed on the same team with the small chance of us being related to Uzumaki-san?" Samui closed the door to her room leaving her thoughts to herself for her to think over.

Two Day Later, Uzushiogakure

Suigetsu and Zabuza were sparring in the back of the houses and while Suigetsu complained to the former missing nin about, all the damn time, he was still an acceptable training partner in Zabuza's eyes. Zabuza knew that he could very well leave if he wanted to, but Haku wasn't about to abandon the one who gave both her and her surrogate father their life back. She held an attachment and vowed to use her abilities for what Naruto wanted.

In the days that she had been gone, Haku and Rin had been doing self-study in healing as Rin taught Haku all the things that she had known about medical jutsu and while she wasn't nearly as great as Tsunade, Rin still had a few expertise in the subject of health. Maybe it was a coincidence that there was plenty of medicinal herbs, flowers, and books on the subject in Uzushio that she was able to read up on. Also Haku had taken to training with weights on. Her loss to Obito had taught her just how much stronger she had to get if she wanted to protect those important to her. She had great speed, but it wasn't the best and she had to improve it. So Zabuza had offered Haku her weights that he had decided to buy for her. Haku had used them, everywhere that she could, but Karin had found a better method in the scrolls about gravity seals. They were also applied by her and Haku could adjust to the thing that she wanted.

Juugo had really trained as much as the others, but he did work out when he wanted to. No, he spent most of his time with the animals that lived in the forest. He would also wonder off when he would go on one of his rampages.

Karin had tried to decipher Naruto's seal that he had given her to examine for him. She had tried to find anything abnormal with it and that was the problem. The whole thing was abnormal. She had never seen one like it in her life. One part of it didn't even look like a seal. Karin had seen many seals in her life, but this was the very first intricate sealing that even she couldn't decipher. It was definitely the tetragram seal of the Yondaime, but the parts that it mixed into with other seals had made it like an unlocking seal of some sort. She didn't know what to think.

However, what Karin had to do was put on hold as she heard the main door open. Karin, deciding on a break, hopped up and came out of the study. "Sasuke," Karin said surprised as Sasuke, Mikoto, and Yuna came through the door.

"Karin, grab Juugo and Suigetsu. We're moving out," Sasuke said and Karin just nodded her head.

In less than a few minutes, Juugo and Suigetsu appeared before the Uchiha as the latter folded his arms. "I almost thought you had forgotten about us for a second," Suigetsu said getting a snort from the Uchiha.

"Hn," Sasuke grunted getting Suigetsu more than a little irritated, but he would have to hold off on anything seeing as how Sasuke was more than capable of making him suffer as was Yuna. "Can we just forget your crap for a second? We're leaving soon and we need you guys. So hurry up and get moving," Yuna told them.

"I don't take orders from you!" Suigetsu and Karin said in unison. Yuna chuckled darkly as her eyes warped into the Mangekyou Sharingan. "Oh I have no problem turning all of you into dust as I see fit," Karin said getting them to gulp. Juugo only nodded and quickly made his way out the door.

"Are the others with you?" Haku asked getting a shake of the head from Sasuke. "They are back in Konoha and will remain there for a little while. The only reason we got here so fast is because Naruto had helped us out and brought us here. We don't have the time to waste," Sasuke responded.

"But I have things to look into for Naruto. He asked me to look over this seal while he was gone," Karin said. She didn't know why she was making it so necessarily known to Sasuke, but she had promised to look into it and Karin never broke promises. It was against her ethics. Then again, when you work with Orochimaru then you rarely have morals or ethics.

"Just bring it with you. You should be able to do that much. Let's go people!" Yuna ordered. Suigetsu sighed as he grabbed a spar blade that Zabuza had on him. It really wasn't in his best to want one like this, but facing the Demon of the Mist wasn't at the top of his list at the moment.

So, Karin took all the supplies that she would need to get Naruto's request out of the way during the journey. Suigetsu strapped his sword to his waist and Rin quickly handed Juugo some new clothes. He bowed as Mikoto opened the door. "Okay, we're going off you three. Don't wait up," Mikoto said as the quickly rushed off towards the shoreline for their boat. Rin leaned on the couch while Haku and Zabuza just seemed confused.

They all glanced to each other and Rin sighed. "I guess I'll be going down into the workshop then. See you guys later," Rin said while Haku turned her head to see the older female leaving. "You've been going down there for a good two or three weeks now. What are you doing down there?" Haku asked and Rin smiled as she shook her head back and forth.

"Not tellin' ya. Oh, but has my supply order come in?" Rin asked and Zabuza nodded with a suspicious glare. One that Rin noticed, but she waved it off. She did indeed seem suspicious in there eyes, but she wouldn't do anything to put them in danger. One, she didn't have the motive for it and two, she didn't have the skills for it. Despite being older, Rin was not nearly as good as Zabuza and she knew that. She did have Kakashi to help her, but there was only so much they could cover for her at the moment. Right now she was just Tokubetsu jonin level, but a few more weeks or a month of special training and she would be able to handle herself if need be.

"Yeah the supply order came in. It's near your room," Zabuza answered. Rin nodded and excused herself with a gentle hum of her voice."What do you think she's up to?" Haku asked and Zabuza snorted.

"Who knows. But we'll keep an eye on her. I doubt she'll do anything harmful though," Zabuza said getting Haku to nod. "Now then, let's continue your training," Zabuza commanded. Haku agreed as she got up. She assumed her best stance while Zabuza waved his guillotine sword over his head. Haku was going to be in for a world of pain.

Uzumaki Compound

"Alright I'm taking Komachi-chan," Naruto told them. Everyone nodded as Yura and Yuri wished Komachi her luck. Shi just placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled. Komachi, not used to these things, just went with it and tried to give a smile, but one refused to come out. Naruto had seen it and knew that this was still programming from Danzo. His influence was heavy and until Naruto could get that damn juinjutsu off Komachi's tongue, she wouldn't be talking about anything remotely related to Danzo which was why Naruto was happy she wasn't being interrogated by Ibiki or Anko. Her memory was just going through collection by Ino's father, Inoichi.

"See you soon Komachi," Risa said and Komachi blinked at the familiarity, but shook it off. "t-Thank you," she said as she and Naruto walked out of the house and into the streets. Komachi followed right behind him and couldn't help but find herself looking at the village. The kids running around and laughing, the adults talking with each other and the stores bustling.

If Komachi were honest then she would say that she never held much of an attachment to Konoha. All her life, or from what she could remember, the people had never really paid her much mind. Her mental training had actually made her loyal to Danzo and not Konoha...directly. The only thing that made her protect the place was Danzo, and now it was the Uzumaki clan. She didn't know what she could do for her family, but she would try anything. She had read some of the books that Shi did and found seals to be an interesting subject. She had placed a few on her body and collected lots of storage scrolls for experimentation. She hoped that her family would be willing to help with a project that she wanted to have done.

Komachi looked up and instantly saw Naruto's back. This blonde was a mystery to her. Somehow she might as well have been a related cousin or something like that. She never really explained it well for her taste, but she felt warm near him and not cold like she usually felt. Each time he would leave she would feel just a little bit colder than when he was there. It was a strange feeling to her. She was eternally grateful to him for helping to save her life, but what was she supposed to say about this? It wasn't like she had the best knowledge on the subject. She at least knew that she was in Root, at one point. She remembered the training that they had to undergo to shape their emotionless personalities, but little by little that left and she wasn't sure why. She just found him to be strange. He was like a very well kept seal, one that she would really like to crack if given the time.

"We're here," Naruto said and Komachi shook her head from the thinking she was doing. She looked up and indeed she had been thinking through the entire walk as she didn't remember walking so far that she was inside her thoughts. Naruto patted her shoulder as he and Komachi walked through the gates. In front of the building were Tsunade and Ibiki. They had been waiting for Naruto to come with their patient and both were pleased that she had indeed done so and not tried to run away. Not like Naruto would've let her if she tried.

"Nice of you to join us brat," Tsunade said while Naruto snorted. "It's not like you would've given us a choice. I'd much rather have Komachi-chan compliant than having you try to kill her," Naruto said. Komachi frowned at the intended threat, but said nothing. That was common for reluctant prisoners.

"I suppose you have a point. Well Ibiki, take her," Tsunade said and Ibiki walked up to Komachi, his somewhat tall figure making her lean her head back slightly. "Follow me," he said and Komachi did so. Tsunade followed behind him and Naruto began to walk, but the Godaime stopped him.

"I'm gonna have to have you wait here brat," Tsunade said suddenly. "What! Why?!" Naruto growled out angrily. Tsunade groaned and placed her hands on her waist.

"This is standard procedure so that she's not distracted by anything. Just wait here for about four hours," Tsunade said and Naruto's eyes bulged out of his sockets. "Four hours?! Why the hell is it so long?!" Naruto asked and Tsunade rolled her eyes.

"It's our damn job okay? You can train if you want, but you must do it carefully. Just use the backyard," Tsunade said as she walked through the doors and disappeared behind a hall. Naruto narrowed his eyes at this as he hadn't been informed. He also didn't feel like going into all that with her again. Relationship or not, Tsunade was the Hokage and Naruto did have to obey her orders. Now that he thought about it, the Senju and the Uzumaki were related also. Did Tsunade have a mark also? He hadn't seen one. Of course Tsunade might've been...quarter Uzumaki or something like that. Naruto didn't know. Maybe he would ask later or something like that.

Well at least he could train while he waited. So, Naruto headed to the very spacious backyard and decided to do some standard stretches. "You're going to practice that technique aren't you?" Kyuubi asked.

"Yeah, I've put it off long enough to deal with the Uzumaki training regime and I want to quickly get it. It should just be standard shape manipulation, but we couldn't get it on Tako-ossan because we rushed it. I have to say sorry for that one. It wasn't fair to you," Naruto said getting Kurama to snort.

"Meh, I've fuckin' had worse. At least you're a better use for it than Mito," Kurama said and Naruto chuckled. "Well I'm glad I guess," Naruto said to him. He finished his crunches and then got settled on his push-ups. It was going to be a standard exercise routine.

"Now that I ask this, how does it feel? The Honshou power I mean. Last I saw three of your tails were white," Naruto said getting Kyuubi to thrash his tails around. He looked at them and snorted while he laid them down. "And they're still like that. No, more than that, my fourth tail is half white and half orange. I feel ridiculous!" Kyuubi said and Naruto laughed.

"That's the goodness taking over you," Naruto said and he heard Kyuubi fake gag. "Ugh, choking...on...affection. Gonna...fuckin...die!" Kyuubi said while Naruto sweatdropped. He sighed and shook his head left and right.

"Oh whatever fox. Let's just get this over with. Now then," Naruto said as he closed his eyes. Kyuubi did the same and both could feel their connection rise as five tails came from Naruto's back. He looked them over and smiled. He didn't marvel at them long as he wanted to get his work done. So, he held out his hand and muttered.

"Jikūyugami," he said. Instantly the portal appeared in front of him and Naruto nodded. "Remind me of the ratio again Kyuubi," Naruto requested from his tenant.

"Ratio is 10:6 brat. Nothing more, nothing less. We have a good majority of time left," Kyuubi said getting Naruto to nod. The tails went up and arched over the portal. Naruto held out his hands. He grunted while the portal compressed in size. It slowly began to morph into a ball shape that Naruto could hold in his hands. He growled and when he got it to an appropriate size he turned around.

"Shūnkanyugami," Naruto shouted as he launched the ball forward. It didn't even get two feet in front of him before it dispersed into nothingness. Naruto blinked while Kyuubi narrowed his eyes. Both sighed, but Naruto wasn't one to give up. He quickly made a roughly five groups of clones.

"Listen up, we're al going to use the same method that we used for the Rasenshuriken only for this new technique. Keep at it until you have it to an appropriate size. Fire it only to the places where you can. You'll know the effect when you see it," Naruto told them all. All the clones nodded to him and they quickly stood in their groups and Naruto could see dozens of them pull out Kyuubi's tails as they began to work.

Meanwhile, Naruto took out a scroll on shape manipulation. He leaned against a tree and continued on since the clones were doing the experimenting part of the process. The blonde read along its lines and of course he knew about shape manipulation, but this was an Anbu-style exercise of shape manipulation.

It involved pressing chakra to a large structure and, with that chakra, spreading it out and forcing it take the shape that it wanted.

The reason that it was an Anbu exercise was because of the sheer size of the structure that it had to be, but even the anbu never really took their shape manipulation that far. That's because there wasn't a need to. They had to have good shape manipulation and other shinobi skills to even be a part of the anbu.

No, this exercise was for those like Naruto who really wanted to take it to a level. Of course Naruto figured that what he was trying to do should've been simple enough since what he was trying to do went in with his technique was just like his rasengan training. Maybe it was a problem with his Honshou or how he used it. However that shouldn't have been much of a problem as he had seen it. Maybe because his was more potent then it needed something else. Naruto was sure that he had all the seals, to even make this possible, were in place and didn't need fixing. So what was it?

Naruto was going to have a lot of thinking to do. Not that he knew it also, but Kyuubi was also thinking hard on the matter also. It was as he wanted, well sort of. His container wasn't weak, but he still needed his help. Well, they were on a semi-first name basis so maybe he could still offer his help. "Naruto, let me have control for a moment," Kyuubi said suddenly. Naruto raised an eyebrow at this request as he wondered what he was thinking.

"What are you thinking?" Naruto asked. Kyuubi narrowed his eyes at the words that he was reading from Naruto's scroll. He silently nodded to himself and straightened up. "I'm thinking that I might just be able to think of a way of what you're doing," Kyuubi said. Naruto nodded and closed his eyes. If worse came to worse then he could just repel Kyuubi with his chains. It wasn't that he didn't trust his recent partner, but he wanted to be more safe than sorry. As he opened them, Naruto's blue eyes were going and replaced with slit, red eyes showing Kyuubi in control of his conscious.

With Tera and Taji

Tera and Taji hovered over a small building in Konoha as they glanced to each other. Both floated down as Tera touched the wall. "I remember that there used to be a way to get in here. It's been so long," Tera said as emotionless as he was programmed to. Taji sighed and shook her head.

"Or...we could, and I know this is a long shot, do this," Taji said as she passed through the wall. Tera blinked while Taji popped her head out of the side of said wall. "We're spirits. We have no use for doors," she said as she quickly vanished behind the wall. Tera snorted as he floated through also.

Both looked through the base and were surprised to see that a majority of the base was destroyed. They had discovered the base that Hinoken had first discovered from Danzo. It was amazing to them that the arches and beams were still standing, but there was hardly any ground as most of it was destroyed. Taji looked left and right while Tera passed through the ground. "Where are you going?!" Taji shouted while Tera puled his head from the floor.

"Danzo-sam...san, had an office below these levels. I don't now if it was crushed or not, but if he's a missing nin then he would've taken his things. There are still other bases for us to check," Tera told her. Taji seemingly nodded in agreement as she floated through the floor also. Both went down four feet of pure earth and rubble. Tera came to the ground as he landed. Now normally, it was against Death's Law for spirits to...attempt to manifest their bodies as they were...well, dead. They could manifest anything, but this was a purpose to serve their Shikyō so the Shinigami was probably looking the other way this time.

Tera looking around the room, or what was left of it. It was as he expected, the room was vacant and nothing was around. Books were unreadable from gravel and rock. Missing pages filled with needless reports. Tera had taken a look at these reports and found some meetings with the woman Akiko. Not to mention a private dip into the Konoha treasury department, but it wasn't something that would be noticed. This was Danzo they were talking about. "Do you find anything?" Taji asked coming through the ceiling. Tera shook his head as he continued to look through the reports, but nothing had indicated about where he would've gone.

"Nothing of importance. We'll have to find some place else. He has plenty of bases to go on from. You know that right?" Tera asked and Taji tried her best not to scoff. She folded her arms while she began to float.

"Of course I know. I was one of Danzo's best agents. Try not to think so little of me," Taji said as she quickly passed through the ceiling. Tera narrowed his eyes behind his mask before shaking his head. He resisted the urge to give a sigh and followed out after her. It was only as he did, did he notice something shining. Tera floated back down, moved some rubble, and quickly picked up a scroll with a shiny emblem on it.

"Are you coming?" Taji asked poking her head out. Tera didn't answer as he unfurled the scroll. His eyes went down its contents and he quickly closed the scroll. He knew where Danzo was. It was one of the most remote locations that he could ever be in. It was a designed back up for them in case of ever being found out like this. It was tough to make out in very little light and add to the fact that it was nearly crushed then it wouldn't be very readable to those who didn't know its value.

"Yeah, come on. I know where our next location is," Tera said while Taji raised an eyebrow. Tera placed the scroll away back into the earth and floated out of the debris with Taji following him. She really had no idea where they were going next as Danzo had so many bases that if it were more accurate then one could say that he had one in all of the villages, but that would be just a little inaccurate.

Hideout

Towa dropped to the ground and glared up in his mask towards Danzo who was filing some reports. He glanced up towards his Root anbu and waited for Towa to give his reports. He didn't need to say for him to give them. It was just a part of the young man's training that he was able to recognize such things. Normally it wasn't supposed to be a big issue of who would actually give him the reports, but since he was in somewhat of a tight spot then it was natural to have assumptions like that. "Akiko-sama has arrived and has asked to meet with you Danzo-sama," Towa said and Danzo just seemingly glared at him for...whatever purpose.

After a little bit of silence, Danzo struck his cane to the ground and nodded. "Very well. Send her in," Danzo said to him. Towa nodded quickly and opened the door. Danzo saw Akiko come through the door with the same smug expression on her face as usual. She smiled at Towa while he closed the door. Towa was ready to excuse himself, but Akiko stopped him.

"I would like for Towa to remain here," she said with a grin. Towa looked back to Danzo and the man seemed to be making calculations in his head before nodding. "I have reports that you're wanted for treason to your village. Looks like you're out of luck," Danzo said to her. Akiko chuckled and proceeded to walk to the to the table. She took a seat as she touched a shougi piece.

"Oh where is the fun you old warhawk? You're in the same boat as me. After all, it's mostly your fault that I'm out of the village or did you forget about your shinobi's incompetence in getting herself captured?" Akiko asked. Danzo snorted at the reminder of Komachi. He turned to Towa and noticed him unmoving as always. He was glad to see that the loss of Komachi wasn't affecting him at all. These things happened and getting past them was enough.

"I have already taken care of my problem. Do not blame me or Root for your own incompetence. It is because of your actions that a few of my plans have been put on hold. We're just fortunate that a...connection I have was able to bring me some information. All they asked for was some...medical records," Danzo said as he moved a piece forward.

"Is that right? Yes I have heard that you effectively wiped her memory and I have no doubt of your shinobi, but how effective is it? Now I've taken it upon myself to correct both of our mistakes," Akiko said as she moved a piece also. Danzo didn't show any intention of falling for her words, but he was thinking them over.

"Is that so? And how may I ask have you come about this problem?" Danzo asked moving another piece. The game went going on for a while and Akiko never said anything. Either she was too into the game or she knew something that Danzo didn't and that last one was highly unlikely.

"Say Danzo, how old are you?" Akiko asked. Danzo's hand didn't stall on the piece of his next turn as he took one of Akiko's piece and she took another. Both kept doing this and it was clear to Akiko that she wasn't going to get an answer out of him so she moved on. "You're not getting any younger. Have you named a successor for Root yet?" she asked. Again Danzo didn't answer as they continued to play their game. It was almost finished as Akiko smiled.

"Well you can ignore me all you want, but we both know the facts. The world is changing Danzo and if you don't change with it then you will be left behind, in the dust of the old times. A place where the strong rule the weak and the unprepared," she said as she pushed a piece forward. Danzo did the same, but he did acknowledge her words.

"Is that so?" he asked and Akiko nodded. "That's right. One must be prepared for anything. Even...traitors. Your use to me is over Danzo. If I stand nothing to gain from our partnership. Well I can't lie about that. Your Root should actually do quite nicely. Towa, dispose of Danzo immediately," Akiko said and Towa stood still. He looked at them both before he drew his tanto. He walked forward and Danzo sat emotionless. Akiko had a wide grin on her face before she felt the cold steel to her throat.

"What?! Towa, listen to me!" Akiko shouted while Danzo quickly took her piece. "You were born of a civilian family. You know nothing of true shinobi tactics. I would never allow myself to be left open so easily. It is I who has no more use for you. Do not worry for I will look after all your investments," Danzo said as he nodded to Towa. Akiko looked in fear before a quick swipe of Towa's blade slitted her throat. Akiko gasped and fell to the floor lifeless in a pool of blood while Towa swiped the remaining blood from his sword.

"Checkmate," Danzo said as the king took the last of Akiko's pieces. Towa sheathed his weapon while Danzo stood to his feet. "You have something that you want to say?" Danzo asked and Towa blinked before indeed opening his mouth.

"Danzo-sama, I will never betray you nor go against your orders, but why have you felt the need to keep Komachi alive? She is still a possible threat and all of Kumo is currently looking for Akiko-san. What is your current plan of action?" Towa asked and Danzo could see that the young man was flustered, or at the very least confused by what the objective was. It sort of elated Danzo that he was able to still keep his agendas hidden from even his own men. He wasn't sure why.

"I won't spare you all of the details as you needn't know too much. I would just say that it will involve all of the villages together. I never put all of my trust into anything and I anything that I do. Also let's just say that I will be needing Madara to be a little faster with his work. I can't afford to hold back my schedule forever. I have no doubt that Akatsuki only need the Kyuubi and Hachibi in order to fill its resolve. I won't let them get that far ahead. As for Komachi, she is no longer Root's concern. As long as my juinjutsu is on her then she won't compromise us," Danzo said to Towa. The young Root member nodded and opened the door.

"Also find one of you to keep this up," Danzo ordered. Towa nodded and quickly left while Danzo sat down. He looked at the dead Akiko at his feet and shook his head. "Such is the life of those who live in the shinobi world. Their fate lies only in death," Danzo said as he continued to write his reports.

Back with Naruto

Kyuubi's influence faded as Naruto's eyes returned to their original blue color. He had been in control for more than two or three hours. Naruto had lost count after that, but he was pleased to know that Kyuubi didn't take advantage of this new trust that Naruto had for him and do something stupid. On the contrary, he actually helped. Kyuubi had tried pushing parts of his yoki through Naruto's seals in order to make the shape manipulation more fluid for him. If Kyuubi thought about if right then the reason that Naruto was having trouble forming it, then it was because Naruto had drawn the seals on his arms that allowed Honshou to be broken down and then repaired instantly to allow for the distortion of space that the blonde wanted and that might have been interfering with the shape manipulation. Kyuubi had sort of made a modification out of the seal that allowed the Honshou to be reconstructed, but also to maintain it's previous state which, in theory, should allow Naruto to utilize his shape manipulation easier.

"Alright, go for it brat," Kyuubi said and Naruto nodded. He dismissed his clones and groaned as he rubbed his head from a slight headache from the mass effect of the clones and what they had on his mind. Lots of swearing, frustration, and hard work. It made Naruto sigh to himself, but he followed Kyuubi's instructions and held out his hand. "Wait!" Kyuubi suddenly yelled and Naruto stalled.

"What is it?" Naruto asked and Kyuubi breathed a sigh of relief. "Where you make it the correct shape or not, it's going to be useless if it takes too long for you to make it. So let's try making it into the shape while forming it at the same time," Kyuubi advised. Naruto thought his words over and shortly agreed thereafter.

"Alright then. Let's try it that way," Naruto said as he brought his tails into the air. He lowered his hands to his abdomen and quickly gathered the Honshou around making it swirl left and right. The blonde growled against the strain as the tails kept the balance of control that Naruto needed. He didn't need all nine, just five was enough. The Honshou quickly turned purple and Naruto could hear the sounds of scraping and grinding. It assaulted his ears, but the blonde didn't stop. He could feel the warmth on his hands. He calmed his breathing and closed his eyes.

Suddenly, the grinding stopped. He opened his eyes and in Naruto's hands was a two-hand held purple circular object. He raised an eyebrow. This was definitely what he wanted to make and if Kyuubi didn't do something then this wouldn't have been possible.

"Well? Fire it already!" Kyuubi said. Nervously and excitedly, Naruto agreed as he chose a forest away to fire it towards. He breathed and at the top of his lungs shouted, "Shūnkanyugami no Jutsu," Naruto shot the ball forward as he watched it tear through the forest. It kept going and going until it ultimately dispersed. Naruto and Kyuubi seemed surprised. It tore through everything. Some of the trees had holes in them, the ground was torn apart, rocks were torn through. It was like pieces of them just got obliterated. Naruto looked at his hands and could see small burn marks over them which Kyuubi was already healing.

"Oh we gotta try that again! Shūnkan..," Naruto stopped and growled as he grabbed his right arm. He cursed as he fell to the ground and panted heavily. The sweat fell from his face as Naruto felt the small measure of pain leave his body as the burning of the seals calmed down. He sighed and looked at his arm. "What was that?" Naruto thought to himself.

"Hey brat!" Naruto heard his name called, or what it was he figured, and turned his head around to see Tsunade along with Ibiki and Inoichi. "Was it really four hours?" Naruto thought before walking over and collecting himself.

As he walked over, Tsunade took the time to look at the training field, or lack thereof. She sighed as she wondered if Naruto ever had a word in his dictionary called limit. He probably didn't, but Tsunade did say that he could train, if he wanted, while he waited for Komachi. So she had to...expect these things. His father would be impressed. "So it's over?" Naruto asked and Tsunade nodded. A part of the deal was to give Naruto a full report on what had happened.

"Yes brat, it's over. Komachi is currently waiting for you in the lobby. She told us everything that she knew without it completely relating to Danzo. Also Inoichi looked into her memories and...," Tsunade trailed off getting Naruto to glare at all of them.

"Yeah, and?" Naruto asked impatiently. Tsunade remained a little silent as did Ibiki so Inoichi decided to take control of the situation and tell Naruto himself. "And we have learned of at least ten different bases that are owned by Danzo throughout the elemental nations. While we couldn't even get much from her about Danzo, we were still able to retrieve information for Kumo and what I have discovered was surprising. Because Danzo messed with her memories then Komachi wasn't able to show me accurate things, but I was able to discern most of them. Apparently Akiko has been in contact with Danzo for longer than a good 20 years or so. They had their connection back during the times that Root was first organized. Komachi was charged with delivering a maintenance report on the dealings of their supporters, but she got captured before it could happen. I skipped past the Kumo interrogation method because it seemed unnecessary," Inoichi paused to get a short breath and continued.

"Anyway, it seems that losing most of her memories has not affected Komachi-san's personality. She will be fine in continuing as she does provided that someone keeps an eye on her. Apparently, in Komachi's memories, there are dealings of Danzo with Akatsuki. There isn't enough of a proof in her to justify that though. However we can at least give Kumo their side and honor our agreement. Komachi knew most of the locations having to deal with Akiko and we can report that to Shi-san," Inoichi finished and Naruto nodded.

"I've already written down everything. You just need to hand it to him," Tsunade said cutting it. She handed Naruto a scroll with the seal of the Hokage over it and the blonde collected it. He quickly nodded and then looked at the ground. Mikoto would want to know about that as well, but he didn't know where she was at the time so it wouldn't have done good for him to try. She already had a current objective.

"Alright then Baa-chan. I'm gonna give this to Shi and then I'm going to take him to Kumo. I feel it's better if he doesn't have to do all that walking if he doesn't have to," Naruto said as he quickly walked off leaving Tsunade, Inoichi, and Ibiki alone. They all looked at each other and sighed. None of them knew why.

Meanwhile, Naruto went into the front door and he saw Komachi patiently waiting for him. "Yo," Naruto said causing her to look up. He gave a grin to her and held out his hand. Komachi quickly took it while Naruto hoisted her to her feet. "How are you feeling?" he asked. Komachi shook her head and placed a hand to it.

"I am well," she said in a little monotone. Naruto chuckled to her and shook his head. He'd get her to lighten up a little more. "Well alright then. Let's get you home and rest," Naruto said and he quickly teleported them away getting the receptionist and a few of the staff to gasp out loud as the portal disappeared.

Uzumaki Compound

Once they stepped out of the portal, Naruto allowed Komachi to go to her room and sleep for the rest of the day. He then turned his head as he noticed Shi drinking some water. Everyone soon gathered around Naruto as the blonde held up the scroll that Tsunade had given him. "So how did it go?" Yuri asked.

"Komachi-chan cooperated really well. They said that they had no trouble on her part, but her memories are jumbled at best, but they still found a great deal on Akiko and this coup that might be happening for Kumo," Naruto said as he gave the scroll to Shi. He read along its lines and narrowed his eyes. He then quickly furled it and placed it in his pouch with a nod.

"So she'll be fine then?" Guren asked. Naruto, once again, nodded which really got a sigh of relief from everyone. "Now I think it's best that we get this out of the way so I'm going to take Shi to the Raikage Mansion as quickly as possible," Naruto said. Shi agreed with his decision as he and Naruto quickly stepped through the same portal that Naruto used. This was just an efficient method rather than anything else. Once they were gone Guren and Fuka turned to Yukimaru.

"Do I really have to wear this kimono Guren-nee?" Yukimaru asked. Guren nodded happily while Yura sighed. "Stop moving Yukimaru-kun," Yura said as she stitched some of it together. Yukimaru gave a little groan from his lips. He would've rather liked to have been at the academy, but he had been given an aptitude test by the teachers and they all figured that he was already genin material so there was no need to keep him there. It was a problem of finding him a sensei.

Raikage Mansion

A was busy signing some documents in his office. He really didn't want to as he could've been using this time to expend forces in trying to find Akiko, but the only place that they could search was her house and that had no trace of anything. He could only wait for the report from Komachi by Shi and he wouldn't get that for another few days from the distance between Kumo and Konoha. It rather irked the man, but he got over it.

Suddenly A gasped as a large portal appeared in his office. He narrowed his eyes dangerously as he got to his feet and was ready to counter what was happening. However he was surprised as Shi and Naruto fell out and landed on the ground. Shi fell to the floor and panted. "Honestly, I will never get used to that," he said and Naruto patted him on the shoulder apologetically. A cough alerted them both and they noticed A giving them a stern glare. Shi grimaced and immediately presented himself to his Raikage.

"Forgive the sudden intrusion Raikage-sama. However Naruto and I felt it would be more time efficient if he was able to bring us here. I have the scroll here with the seal of the Hokage just a half an hour ago," Shi said and he hastily placed it on the Raikage's desk. A took it also and unfurled it. He looked down the scroll and he glared dangerously. He read Komachi's conscious analysis, her dreams, Akiko and her locations, Danzo and the theory of Akatsuki, he never missed anything. Naruto and Shi stayed silent while he did so. He then placed it done and gave an affirmative grunt.

"Very good Shi. Tell Konoha that we have received their message and will take affirmative action. We'll also send you a report on what we find. Shi I want you to return to Konoha for the time being. You'll have a better use there as a liaison than in Kumo currently," A said and Shi seemed rather disheartened at that, but a pat from Naruto told him the real reason of why A was saying that. He then brightened up slightly before acquiescing to his leader's orders.

"I'll have Team Samui investigate just as soon as they're done with their business," A said. "Might I ask what business that is?" Shi asked and A narrowed his eyes as he casted a glance to Naruto getting the blonde rather nervous.

"Something of a DNA test at the hospital for all of them," A said and Shi widened his eyes. He looked down while Naruto raised an eyebrow. He turned to Shi and he could see Shi's shocked face. Naruto would see if he couldn't learn more about it later.

"Which is why we will need a bit of your blood Shi," A said and Shi nodded readily. He would make his way towards the hospital soon. "We would also like to ask for yours also brat," A said to Naruto. The blonde was shocked to the implication as he turned to Shi. The other blonde nodded while Naruto steadied his breathing. He nodded fast and both left the room.

"When were you going to tell me about this?" Naruto asked angrily. "I didn't have the proof and I didn't want you to get your hopes up and then have them destroyed. I want it to be true almost as much as you do. For someone to be that close that I never knew about. I can't live with that. None of them knew their parents and I didn't either. Besides it wasn't entirely my business if they did tell us or not. It would be them if they told you," Shi said and Naruto couldn't deny what he was saying. It would be up to them if they wanted to be with the family or not, Naruto couldn't force them into this life if they didn't want it. However, he would still be there for them if they needed it.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right," Naruto said as they entered the hospital. Shi handed the notice from A to the receptionist and she quickly accepted it and walked off. Minutes later, Naruto was groaning from having his blood ejected and the same could be said for Shi. They quickly placed their clothes back on and Naruto peered into a room to see Team Samui waiting around. He wanted to open the door, but Shi stopped him. He shook his head to his fellow cousin.

"How long till they figure it out?" Naruto asked. "A week or two at the most. Just be patient," Shi responded and they just disappeared. They would have to wait, but right now they had to get dressed.

Somewhere

Tobi stood in front of the waters in front of him as he looked at his newest arm. He clenched it tightly. It had been compressed to fight his body. It was thanks to Zetsu that this was possible. Honestly, Tobi figured that it could've been a lot wore. On that arm was a black tattoo. He had a feeling of what it was for. This wasn't the arm of a kage, but the arm of one of the only two people to have learned from him. One was the right-hand of the Raikage, and the other...

"Kuro Hanaran( Black Destructive Flower Field)," Tobi shouted as he let out his left hand. Instantly black lightning poured from it and slammed into the water in a heavy crash. Tobi's visible eye glared and he grinned to himself. He'd gladly sacrifice all that he needed to bring down the Kyuubi jinchuuriki. According to Zetsu, this was nearly impossible to find. Now Tobi wasn't needy about those things, but this was a definite improvement. He just had to get with the rest of the plan. Now the first thing that he had to do was...capture the Sanbi jinchuuriki. He also had a good idea of who it was. It like just like the previous situation. Did they really think that he wouldn't be able to figure it out?

They wouldn't stop his plan. He had too much riding on it. He'd also show the blonde just how hopeless his efforts were in the end. His plan would come to fruition. It wouldn't be stopped as easily as the blonde wanted. Life...wasn't that simple.

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KG: Finished. Don't really have anything to talk about.

Rachel: Well how about a sorry.

KG: A sorry?

Rachel: That's right. Sorry for leaving me alone for God knows how long!

KG: Are you really about to bring that up again?

Rachel: You're the one who poofed me over here!

KG: And I can just as easily poof you back!

Rikku: Ahhh that's enough. You two are going to play a game. We say one word and you say the first thing that pops into your head.

KG: Why?

Rikku: Because I said so! Now then...tomato!

KG: Burger!

Rachel: Salad!

Rikku: Ummm...Chicken!

KG: KFC!

Rachel: Popeyes!

Sigina: Sex!

KG: Rachel!

Rachel: KG!

Us:...?

Rikku: There ya go. That's your problem. Thank you for your time. Now just do whatever needs to be done. Which is in this case...the both of you. Oh man I should be a therapist. (Hmmm hehehehe). I'll be right back. (Leaves)

KG: So...what now?

Sigina: Threesome!

Rachel; SHUT UP!

KG: Oh yeah we're ending it here. See ya later people. Stay Breezy, protect what's important to you, review and SEND US CREAM SODA! It is the lifeblood of this fic! Also RESPECT THE POWER OF THE CREAM!

Sigina: Hey wait, weren't we driving?

KG: Yeah why?

Sigina: Rikku just left and let go of the wheel.

…...CRASH!

(Transmission interrupted)