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.

50. Chapter 50

KG: Alright I think I might just explode. I apologize if i was late for this, but let's just say that I am more than a little…hostile right now. More than a little fed up, more than a little angry and more than a little intolerant right now.

KG: I seriously think I'm about to have an aneurism if I listen to anymore of you speak. Here just take your chapter. I'm going to go rest for a little while before my head explodes.

Music of the Week: Leave Out All The Rest by Linkin Park

Quote: "And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected," by Chris Christie.

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Kakashi and Yugao hurried to the scene in utter shock. It had been so fast that both could have hardly reacted. The Daimyo's house was…gone. Nothing remained of it. People who managed to escape could only look on in utter shock. Kakashi and Yugao turned to each other. "K-Kakashi, the structures…," Yugao didn't need to finish as Kakashi quickly hopped of the rooftops. ""Search and Secure Yugao! If you spot an enemy then disengage and regroup! We need to find out what happened," Kakashi said making Yugao nod as she jumped off as well. This was the worst possible situation that it could have been.

As Kakashi and Yugao joined the masses at the bottom, both quickly noticed the new Twelve Guardians searching through the rubble for perhaps anything that could have given them some hope for the situation. "Do you think this has to do with why we couldn't communicate with the others?" Yugao asked. Kakashi wasn't exactly sure how to answer that question. Their headsets had been fried for some apparent reason and yet, the channel was still open. It was one of the most confusing things Kakashi could have thought of.

"For now we'll just have to escort everyone out the compound. Not only have they kidnapped the Fire Daimyo, but they also kidnapped our squad and other Daimyo. As it stands, this situation is out of our control. For now, we'll have to go back and figure this out," Kakashi said making Yugao nod in agreement. Swiftly the two disappeared from the crowd.

When walking, Yugao took note of Kakashi's footsteps. They moved with an urgency and accuracy that she forgot he was capable of having since he had been removed from the Anbu and into regular shinobi duties. It was as if he was walking with the stance of an Anbu captain once again. Though Yugao could understand this sense of urgency. They truly had no time to waste in possibly saving their friends. It wasn't like her, but Yugao wanted to be realistic in that these terrorists wouldn't just kill the Daimyo. No, that didn't fit the true terrorist 'modus operandi.' Terrorists wanted to be heard. Their messages was to be broadcasted to the very depths of the world. No one would not know about all. If they were going to kill the Daimyo…then they were going to do it over the Tv or some way of sending the signal out. Yugao knew that much. She also had to figure that Kakashi knew that much as well.

As Kakashi and Yugao came up to the house they had been using for several days, Kakashi unlocked it. Both stepped inside and expressed surprise as they noticed a man in an opera-stage mask sitting on their table. Both snarled as they noticed it was the same man they met in the forest those days ago. Kakashi quickly reached for his sword as Yugao did the same. "Ah Hatake-san, Uzuki-san, I take it that you have enjoyed tonight's festivities? I am honored to have provided such high-quality entertainment to you," he said while Kakashi frowned.

"Where are our teammates?" Kakashi asked deciding to get right to the point of this issue. "Ah Naruto-sama and his friends. They are all safe, as is the Daimyo. His wife…well the divorce rate is high enough anyway," the man said. Kakashi and Yugao couldn't resist the glares that came upon their faces, but before they could even think of acting, the man raised a single finger to them both.

"And your friends will stay safe so long as you do our organization a single thing," the man said and if Kakashi had to guess from his many years of Anbu experience, this guy was smiling. He was smiling behind that mask so hard that Kakashi figured this guy thought this was a game. "Out of the question, we don't work with terror…," Yugao paused when she noticed Kakashi hold his hand up.

"What is it?" Kakashi asked making the man smile to himself. "Very good diplomacy Hatake-san. Take her to Kusa and retrieve a piece of our project. Its about time to begin," the man said making Kakashi frown.

"Who is her?" Kakashi asked. Kakashi and Yugao noticed the man look to their side. Kakashi and Yugao swiftly turned around and noticed a woman with a mask waving at them pleasantly. Kakashi quickly grabbed Yugao and jumped back much to the woman's amusement. "She could have killed us. Killed the both of us and we wouldn't have known it. These two are no joke," Kakashi thought to himself until he and Yugao noticed two shadows come out of the wall. Two figures stood at her side. They wore masks as well. Kakashi frowned at the way they seemed to stand. It was almost mechanical…subservient, or submissive-ish if Kakashi needed the words.

"HELLO! You can call me Akki! This here is Ichi and Ne, they are my personal toys. They're going to help us on this trip," the female named Akki said as Kakashi and Yugao watched Ichi and Ne bow themselves. They then turned back to the man in the mask.

"So let's say you do this assignment for us, I suppose I could honor one request from you. I'm at least not a savage. So…do we have a deal?" the man asked. Yugao quickly grabbed Kakashi's shoulder. "Kakashi, you can't be serious. We don't know that they're telling the truth," Yugao said while Kakashi glanced between the man in the mask and Akki, as well as her two 'puppets.'

"We also know that our group is scattered. We still know nothing about their abilities, it would be too much of a risk to fight them now. For now, this is all we can do," Kakashi said making Yugao turn her head away and snarl. Both sheathed their swords which made the man in the mask smile though they didn't know it.

"See? We can all be civilized when we need to be. Akki will fill you in on the rest. I have a…prior engagement," the man said and just like a whisper in the wind he was gone without a trace. Kakashi wasn't even sure he had seen the man move let alone disappear. Both turned and noticed Akki clapping her hands together.

"Now let's go on our awesome, romanticism adventure!" Akki said making Kakashi and Yugao glance to each other. Yugao shook her head while she looked at the humans with masks labeled Ichi and Ne. Yugao just couldn't get rid of the unsettling feeling festering in the depths of her soul that this was all going to go terribly wrong.

-x-

Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes. Kami, what the hell happened to him? Leaning up, Naruto blinked as he noticed he was on a bed, a…really nice bed. One of the best looking beds he had ever had the opportunity of seeing. Naruto shifted his eyes to his left and noticed Kushina beginning to stir as well. Looking over his body, Naruto noticed he was still dressed in his Hinoken attire. Suddenly alarm drowned Naruto's senses as he hopped out of the bed. "That's right I tried to stop the attack!" Naruto said to himself before he grabbed his headset piece.

"Kakashi-sensei, Yugao-san! Come in! Come i…..tch!" Naruto said as his wires fried. Naruto jerked the headset from his ears and dropped it to the floor. With a small curse, Naruto looked over the room, he saw his and his mother's swords near the door. They rested neatly next to each other. "Where the hell are we?" Naruto asked himself before he moved for the door. He quickly turned to knob. Of course the fuckin thing was locked. With a great sigh, Naruto walked back to the bed. Leaning over his mother, he rubbed her shoulder to wake her up. As peaceful as she looked, this situation demanded her attention right now.

"Okay so let's go over the facts sochi. You can't teleport us out of here, we have no idea where we are, we have no idea where our teammates are, and it is most likely we have been captured, correct?" Kushina asked. Naruto just nodded while Kushina exhaled tiredly and stood to her feet. Naruto did the same as they collected their swords and strapped them to their waists.

"I still can't believe how fast it happened. This is the worst possible situation," Kushina said while Naruto chuckled. "We could be dead," Naruto pointed out. Kushina could only find the humor in the joke as her son was virtually incapable of dying just as she was. Still her son's joke aside, Kushina looked around the room. Windows were WAY up near the ceiling. It was a very tall ceiling. The door to their only escape was locked. Something happened with her son's powers…AGAIN and lastly, they had no information to work with currently.

"Alright Kushina, you've been in worse situations than this," Kushina thought to herself. Looking at her son, she noticed him add honshou to his feet. Since Honshou was basically the base form of chakra it was more raw than chakra so Kushina watched her son stick to the wall. She watched him go for about half the distance of the ceiling before she watched him fall and bash his head into the floor. Okay so wall-walking was a no-go as her son demonstrated. There were various techniques that a person could employ to restrict another person from chakra-walking. Perhaps those tactics were employed here.

Taking out two of the kunai in her pouch, Kushina moved to the wall. Her hope was that she could do it the only fashioned way and scale the wall by stabbing holes into it and ascending that was. As Kushina tried to stab her way into the wall, she cursed when the kunai merely deflected from the wall. She tried to puncture the wall more forcefully, but that with time and numerous efforts she found her goal futile.

Glancing to her left, Kushina noticed her son with his sword in hand. "S-Sochi, maybe w-we shouldn't…," Kushina said as she ducked behind the bed as Naruto flared his honshou. "Uzu no Fukushū: Fukan Hōden( Whirlpool Revenge: Eruption Discharge)," Naruto shouted as his sword coated itself in a large flame. As he held his sword back, Naruto glared at the front door. With a cry, he was ready to swing his sword forward in all his attempts to break down the door.

"I wouldn't do t'at if I were ya," Naruto stopped mid-swing while Kushina widened her eyes, but quickly looked to their let and noticed a rather bulky-looking man, with a mask, leaning against the wall entirely relaxed. If Naruto didn't know any better he would have sworn this guy was smiling behind that mask.

Standing to her feet, Kushina made her way over to her son cautiously. She placed her sword at her hip while Naruto narrowed his eyes. "These here walls 'er coated 'n a special chakra elixir. Yer jutsu would bounce right off-in it destroyin' this place," the man said before leaning himself off the wall.

"And who are you?" Kushina asked. The man didn't move for a second before he took a step forward. Naruto snarled while Kushina readied herself to attack at a moment's notice. Even this close, no matter how good you tried to perceive yourself to be, even Genin should have been able to feel one's chakra signature. It still wasn't the case with this man.

He kept walking and walking until he was right before Naruto and Kushina. The two glared at his towering form before he did something neither of them could have expected. Slowly he dropped to one knee and bowed to the both of them. "I 'm but yer humble servant, my Eternal King and Benevolent Queen," he said as he kept his head bowed lowly to the ground. Kushina blinked while Naruto remained silent. Obviously for Uzumaki, these words just did not compute exactly in the back burners of their subconscious.

-x-

Darkness, that was all Sasuke could really see. Judging by the blood that was rushing into his skull, he figured that he was upside down. He hated being in the daze that he was in, but he couldn't do anything about it at the moment. Some type of device was attached to his arms and legs. Whatever it was, it was restricting his chakra at the moment. No wonder he felt hazy. Still one simply didn't capture Uchiha Sasuke. "Though I suppose I'll have to get out of this myself. I still don't know where Kaa-san is or anyone else. Hmph, looks like I'll just wait for a minute," Sasuke thought to himself. It wasn't the most optimal of solutions, but in unknown territory it was the only one he had at the moment.

As soon as Sasuke finished that thought, he turned his head and noticed that the door was being opening. The creaking of is old frame was racking on his ears, but not much he could do about that. The bolts of the door squeaking seemed like hours to him before they stopped. "Greetings Uchiha Sasuke, I apologize for the uncomfortable accommodations, but please bear with them for now. You see Sasuke-san, we truly want no harm to come to our King and Queen's friends. No far from it, we have nothing, but good things for all of you, however interference cannot be tolerated," the voice, light in tone and texture, spoke to Sasuke. He argued with himself whether this was male or female. Normally he could have told right away, but the way this person spoke might have had a gender neutral-ish voice to it.

"Is that right? Well, mind telling me where I am then?" Sasuke asked. The voice remained silent for a moment before it chuckled. "I do mind actually. I know you want information that you can attempt to use to your advantage. That's how most of the world is. Please count yourself lucky Sasuke-san. You might not know it, but there are a number of women in our organization who would like nothing more than to say that their child was an Uchiha. Same for some men as well," the voice said. It was then that the voice could see the glowing eyes of Sasuke's sharingan in the darkness. Granted Sasuke knew his sharingan couldn't see in complete darkness, it could still see chakra and…oh right, he still got nothing. Well it wasn't about seeing the person, it was merely about making point.

"You touch my mother in any way and I will have Naruto torment your souls for the rest of eternity in the bowels of the Shinigami," Sasuke glared making the voice chuckle. "Dually noted Sasuke-san. You have no need to worry for your mother. She is in good hands. Unlike this world, I am not a barbarian," the voice said before it faded away, Sasuke could hear the clamps of the door closing before he frowned. With a heavy grunt, Sasuke leaned upward with his stomach muscles to his hanging feet. God, he wished he had could use his hands for this. With his teeth, Sasuke opened the small compartment in his shoes and pulled out a small senbon needle.

-x-

To say that Haku didn't know hard work was a lie. When you live with a missing-nin trying to do job after job to eat, live and other things, then you learn that "roughing it" isn't so out of the ordinary. Actually for Haku, it was the standard norm. Though, she could have done without the cracking of a whip upon her ears. "Hurry up you nobles and Daimyo, get a taste of what people who live under you do everyday!" a man shouted as Haku looked up where he was standing. In his hands was either a whip comprised of chakra or whip comprised of some white power that she couldn't identify. She looked to her left and noticed Karin, Komachi, and Konan doing the same thing. They were trudging through the dirty mud pushing some kind of wheel over and over. Haku's formal clothing that the villagers made her was easily in tatters along with those of the Water Daimyo and Fire Daimyo. Haku truly felt more sorrow for the latter. He just lost his wife and not even enough time to grieve. She wondered why Zabuza wasn't down here, but figured he wasn't in any better a position either. Still, she just kept pushing.

"So…how are we going to get out of this?" Karin asked as she kept pushing. Konan and Komachi narrowed their eyes from their places. It actually impressed Konan that Komachi was as attentive to the place as she was. Her eyes seemed to be able to take into account everything for the few moments that they were there. "I'm not sure. Right now all we know is that they have a large hostility towards nobility. For now we'll just have to work this way," Konan said making Karin nod nervously.

"I have an idea," Komachi said getting their attention. "However it requires Haku-san," Komachi lowly. Kami, how tough was this mud? It was like trying to peel away everything, but they couldn't stop right now. As Komachi spoke, Konan lowered her gaze while Karin nodded several times. It was risky and it was downright stupid, but they didn't have the luxury of anything concrete at the moment.

"That might work, but it could mean your death Komachi-san," Karin said while Komachi shrugged. "My family is worth it," Komachi replied. Karin just gave a small smile while Konan looked at the ground. She didn't know what to say to such things if she were honest.

-x-

"King?! Queen?! What are you talking about?" Kushina asked as the man kept his head bowed. Naruto and Kushina glanced to each other in confusion. Kings and Queens were so rare in the nations nowadays. It wasn't so hard to declare royalty, but something like a king or queen were just not as common as any other political figures in the world at large. "The one who will lead us to th'e promise of th'e greater 'morrow, our King and Lord o' the Realm o' the Dead, Naruto Uzumaki-sama. The one at his side, his queen, Kushina Uzumaki-sama," he said. Kushina took a step back while Naruto shivered.

"Now Uzumaki-sama, give us th'e power you promised us! Give our organization yer immense strength!" he said as he jumped to his feet and attempted to grab Naruto's shoulders. However the blonde was too fast and backflipped through the air. He raised his sword into the air. Instantly, Kushina appeared at her son's side while the man grinned.

"I want yer power inside meh!" He shouted as he lunged at Naruto and Kushina. The two scowled and were ready to intercept, however they were surprised when the man's face was grabbed and slammed into the floor. He was held there by another man with a more elegant-looking mask. The man whose head was being held down laughed and cackled as clawed at the elegant carpet with his nails, his teeth shivered while drool from his excitement escaped his lips. Naruto held his mother back as far as he could while the man in the elegant mask smiled.

"Apologizes, some of us have never been in such a presence and get overwhelmed. Have no worries Uzumaki-sama, we will relieve him from your presence," he said before glaring down at Mu. "Mu, you have disgraced us before our King and Queen, punishment will apply later," he said before he picked up Mu and placed him against the wall. Naruto and Kushina gawked as they watched the wall absorb the man until he was fully gone.

"Now then, allow me to reintroduce us, my King and Queen. You may refer to me as Regent. I think you for coming to us today," the Regent said as Naruto slowly and carefully gave up his defensive posture. "Where are we?!" Naruto asked making the Regent smile with a nod.

"You are within our organization, the organization whose goal is to revolutionize the world at large. For that we need your power," the Regent said making Naruto frown. He glanced to his mother. She nodded. He then nodded in turn. These people knew. Somehow they knew about his contract and he had no way of knowing how.

"How do you know about that?!" Naruto asked. The Regent remained silent. Naruto growled as he balled his fists. "Tell me how you know about that!" Naruto shouted as he lunged at the man and pinned him to the floor. The Regent merely gave Naruto a look through his mask while Naruto growled.

'Its fairly simple to explain, my King. Everything and everyone no matter where they are have a trace of residual components of energy. No matter its form it can be picked up when it needs to be. As for you Uzumaki-sama, the places you have traveled and the many things you have done have left over vast quantities of your residual energy. Your energy was a particularly interesting thing. All other energy gravitated towards yours. Through countless tests we found that this energy was actually the outline of….spiritually based beings. We surmise them to be the dead who have nothing, but the residue energy of His Majesty," he said making Naruto shake. Honshou could leave residual energy? He hadn't considered such a possibility to be true!

In time, Kushina placed a hand over Naruto's shoulder. "Sochi, calm down. Now isn't the time to get shaken dattebane!" Kushina said making Naruto twitch. With a heavy sigh, he removed himself from the Regent and took a couple of steps back. Kushina could see that her son was obviously displeased with the situation and she couldn't blame him, but now wasn't the time to lose their heads. They didn't know where any of their friends were and they didn't know the status of their own situation.

"What do you want from my son?" Kushina asked. Seamlessly the Regent stood to his feet and dusted off his clothes. He looked at them both before scratching the cheeks of his mask. "You see Kushina-sama, the world doesn't know what it wants anymore. However we know what it needs. This cycle of meaningless death and hatred. Kushina-sama, Naruto-sama when did it become alright for shinobi to kill other people for money? When did it become alright for one person to dictate the life and death of others? When did it become alright when killing your family meant being a great service to others?" the Regent asked. Naruto didn't speak. Neither did Kushina. The two merely looked at the Regent before he walked towards the wall.

"So you think you have the answer?" Naruto asked with folded arms. The Regent turned back to him and his eyes suddenly glowed with an ominous feeling that Naruto couldn't place exactly. "Well my king, that all depends on you now doesn't it? Please try to get some rest. I will fetch you later," he said as he dissolved into the wall leaving Naruto and Kushina alone. As she looked to the left, Kushina shivered when she saw her son looking at the floor. With a heavy sigh, Kushina sat on the floor still stuck on what to do.

-x-

Yuri blanched at the food in her bowl. Was it her imagination or did a small tentacle rise out of the soup before dropping back in? Just the thought of it would have driven Yuri up the wall normally. "How can you eat…this?" Yuri asked as she and Amaru noticed Sasame eating her fill of the soup without complaint. "You learn to stomach what you need to in order to survive. It's not well-cooked, it smells funny, and I'm sure I'm going to throw up later, but for right now I will have a full stomach," Sasame said making Yuri and Amaru look at the bowl. With a heavy sigh, Yuri resigned herself to her fate as she ate her food. Amaru did as well.

"Ne Amaru, you said something about a sensei you were looking for. Who was that?" Yuri asked making Amaru give a small smile to herself. She toyed with her soup for a moment before speaking. "Shinnō-sensei. He helped me become a doctor. I'm still an amateur compared to him, but I've been with him for a long time now. I was an orphan growing up because my parents died from an unknown disease. No one wanted to be near me, but Shinnō-sensei not only showed me kindness, but he also treated me. He taught me that saving people was worth more to the world than killing them so I became a medic," Amaru said with a wide smile. Yuri scratched her cheek and chuckled while Sasame nodded, the small smile on her face evident.

"Well we'll find him too! You can count on me dattebayen!" Yuri said with a thumbs up. Amaru seemed surprised, but the proclamation, but nodded happily. "That said, this place is still huge. Not to mention the shifts in the guard changes. We're going to have our work cut out for us. Is there any way you can contact your village or anyone?" Sasame asked which made Yuri shake her heads.

"I'm sure Shizune-san and Ero-oji would have been able to do something, but I don't know where they are. I definitely can't leave without them," Yuri said in a firm tone. Sasame sighed while Amaru nodded in agreement. "I wouldn't waste my time if I were you," came a voice that forced Sasame's eyes to narrow and her grip over her spoon to tighten. Yuri and Amaru looked up and noticed a rather slim-looking woman with long brunette hair looking at them. The texture of her creamy skin had Yuri baffled for a second.

"This talk doesn't involve you, Kotohime," Sasame said lowly as she turned to look back at her…family. Kotohime chuckled as she looked over to Yuri. "Sorry to break it to you, but if your friends aren't here in this dome with the rest of us then they're either in one of two places. They are either in the very lower mines which might as well be hell for some people or they are in the levels lower than that. I haven't been there, but let's just say that I wouldn't want to go down there," she said while Yuri glared.

"I will save them. On my name, I swear it!" Yuri remarked. Kotohime just shook her head and sighed. "You really don't get it, do you? This isn't a place where you wish for something and you get it. Isn't that right Sasame? Even Hanzaki hasn't been the same since…" Kotohime stopped when Sasame shot up from her seat and glared at her.

"So you expect us to just keel over like dogs waiting for a bone from out masters? Don't be ridiculous! Kotohime, what happened to you?! The Kotohime I knew would never have given up! You havent changed at all. As soon as the tough times hit you run and beg and plead to anyone willing to take you in. It was the same with Orochimaru. Here I thought you changed," Sasame said making Kotohime snort.

"And here I thought you would have grown out of your childish fantasies Sasame. The rest of the Fuma clan has given up, you might as well too," Kotohime said making Sasame snarl. "Why don't you just come out and say that you're a damn coward!" Yuri said much to the shock of Amaru, Sasame and Kotohime. Yuri glared at Kotohime before she pounded her own chest.

"I am going to save Shizune-san and Ero-oji, and anyone well I can. My cousin told me this, "Don't underestimate me! I don't quit and I don't run! You can act tough all you want! You're not gonna scare me off! No way! I'm not gonna run away, I never go back on my word! That is my nindō, my way of the shinobi!" So you can take your attitude and give it to someone else cause we don't need it!" Yuri replied angrily. Sasame chuckled lightly while Amaru grinned. From the look on Kotohime's face, Yuri could only see something akin to not even anger, only disappointment.

"Yeah, you do that. Looks like you've got yourself people just as simple-minded as you Sasame," Kotohime said before she walked off with her food. The three kunoichi watched her go before Yuri sat down to her seat. "Though as much as I hate to admit it, she has a small point. Surprisingly, other than Yuri-san, we have no access to our chakra. How are we supposed to fight them or even escape?" Amaru asked. Yuri and Sasame sighed as they tried to think of any solutions that they could give. Unfortunately they came up short.

It was then that banging came upon the railings of the upper levels of the entire structure where everyone resided. The three girls and the surrounding prisoners looked up at a rather large screen hanging overhead. "Oh this can't be good, can it?" Sasame asked making Amaru and Yuri shake their heads.

In the far lower levels of the chambers, the cracking of a whip resounded signaling a small break. Haku dropped to her knees and huffed as did Karin, Komachi and Konan. All the ones who had been trudging their tired muscles through the mud while pushing the wheels to attempt to open the large stone door in front of them. Haku looked up tiredly as did the others. They noticed the big, and wide screen that suddenly descended from the ceiling. "What is it now?" Karin asked. Konan and Komachi squinted at the sight. Something inside Konan just told her that this wasn't what they assumed it was going to be. It was going to be so much worse.

Sasuke grumbled as he watched the young child in the mask sitting behind him with a small Tv in front of him. "You're not going to want to miss this Uchiha-san. The unveiling is going to resound amongst the chambers of our organization and through the channels of history to come," he said making Sasuke narrow his eyes from his upside down position. With this Sasuke truly wondered if he could just burn the kid in front of him, but he doubted he could have done so and truly gotten away with it. The Tv screen flickered on. Sasuke's eyes lowered slightly. Not having any light for perhaps the last several hours had forced him to grow adjusted to the dark. The light of the Tv screen was more than a little disconcerting.

Deep, so far deep, in the bowels of the lair. Zabuza wiped his sweat with a rag as he put down his shove. "The break is earlier this time. Can you think of any reasons?" came a voice that sat next to him. Zabuza turned a small glare to the person next to him before he turned over and noticed Mikoto sit next to him the sweat of her brow the same also. "More than likely an announcement will be made soon. I surmise they will be moving forward with more of their plans," Mikoto said while Zabuza grumbled to himself. He looked to his left and the very, very, VERY large hole he and his fellow prisoners had been working on for the past few hours.

"any success in finding your student, Shinnō-san?" Mikoto asked making the man shake his head. I merely know that whoever she is then she's better of where she is than here," Shinnō said making Mikoto frown, but she didn't reply. With time, the two males and one female looked up and noticed a screen begin to show. Its lights flickered on. Zabuza had a horrible feeling in his gut. Zabuza didn't believe in paranoia, not with his line of work.

Once fully descended as far as they would go, the screens flickered on. Everyone watched with baited breaths as the Regent came up to the screen. Behind him were five figures. Yuri widened her eyes as she saw the woman in the mask. For Yuri, there was no mistaking that mask's shape and structural design. In her anger, Yuri accidentally broke her spoon much to the surprise of Sasame and Amaru. "Greetings followers, prisoners, and royal bigots, you must all be wondering why the tasks have stopped for such a short notice. No need for alarm, this is merely a time for rejoicing. For countless years, our organization has searched for those lost to us. Now like the long lost parents reunion with an orphan child, we have been gracious enough to receive our destined King and Queen. Gaze upon them and know that with their powers we will not just bring our revolution, but we will also break the corrupt world apart forcing it to grow up! Our King and Queen!" the Regent said as Naruto and Kushina appeared on the screen.

"SAY WHAT?!" Yuri shouted as best she could. Mikoto and Zabuza frowned indefinitely. Haku and Karin could hardly believe their eyes while Konan and Komachi narrowed their eyes with a firm hardness. Sasuke glared at the Tv screen while the young boy cheered while he clapped. If Sasuke could have burned that Tv screen then he would have.

"Nii-san wouldn't go with such an organization no matter the reasons. They have them caught as well," Komachi said making Karin nod, however Konan was looking at other things. She turned to look at Haku for a moment before turning back. "This break we should probably talk Haku through our plan," Konan said. Karin nodded.

"How is your paper trail?" Karin asked while Konan held up a sleeve. "The passages were definitely made ingeniously, but I'm getting a layout of the tunnels. I just need the deep lower floors now," Konan said making Karin and Komachi nod.

"How long until we commence the plan?" Konan drew in a breath at Komachi's question. "I would need a week for that," Konan said and dare she say that she saw a look of worry on Karin's face as well as Komachi's.

"Normally I would say 2-3 days, but we have no real information to go off of with these people so I'm trying to make as much of an advantage for us as possible. We'll just have to wait," Konan said making Karin sigh. Komachi merely nodded while Konan turned her gaze back to the screens with Naruto and Kushina's faces on them. Konan shook her head, but didn't say anything.

"Now my fellow people, I do understand. After all they look just as confused and misguided as some of us do. However fear not for the time will soon be at hand for the revolution of the world," he said before the screens went black and ascended back into wherever they came from.

-x-

A week had passed since Team Guren had been on the case for the missing shinobi, Shizune, Ebisu, and Yuri. They had all been going as far as they could for as long as they could. They had just left Taki, Oto, and Yu. Nothing had yielded any results over there. The fact that they went through three countries in seven days could have told someone how hard they were hoofing it. It was a pain Guren admitted, but they had three weeks and if they had that much time then they would go back and search. Looking back, Guren frowned when she saw the sweat on Yura, Iruka, and Shikamaru's faces. Naturally perhaps Ibiki was more used to these types of things. Guren was herself, naturally. However these were three chunin. Guren couldn't imagine Iruka running around this much from a classroom and Shikamaru was just lazy. Yura, she hid it well, but she was getting tired too. Guren could also see the small signs of bags under Yura's eyes. With a sigh, Guren dropped to the ground.

"We will set up camp here for the day. Fetch supplies," Guren said. The others of Team Guren dropped down as well. They quickly saluted her and quickly made to secure the camp site which being a standard routine by now left everyone with as much time as they needed.

With full stomachs and fully rested, Guren pulled out a map showing it to her teammates. Everyone looked it over. So far three x's had been on the map. "i believe that the disappearance of many clans from Oto no Kuni is a part of this. Perhaps it would be best if we received some back up," Shikamaru said making Guren turn to him.

"You believe we need the manpower?" Guren asked. Shikamaru sighed as he rubbed the back of his head. "The assistant to the Hokage was captured as was an elite jonin of Konoha. We also have to take into account Uzumaki Yuri. We're probably dealing with something out of our zone," Shikamaru said forcing Guren to place a finger to her chin in thought. Though Shikamaru didn't know it, his words help more truth than he probably intended. Not that many in this group knew it, but Yuri was also a jinchuuriki. Granted she wasn't a jinchuuriki for very long, she was still a good one thanks to Naruto's help and the number of hours the Uzumaki clan had poured into her. Yuri would have been a formidable opponent against any but the most battle-hardened people. For her to lose, it did instill a sense of worry in Guren.

Perhaps it would be best if we found ourselves a different strategy. Say for instance I was thinking we could implicate this…," Iruka said as he pointed to an area on the map. Yura attempted to listen to the conversation, but if she were honest it was hard to do so. The thoughts of worry over her sister were almost always connected to other thoughts. Now Yura wasn't stupid. Of course she knew Yuri could handle herself. It was in her sister's rambunctious nature to do so. Still worry was worry and that didn't mean that Yura didn't have it. Yuri…was all Yura had left from her mother and father.

Suddenly, Yura gasped as Guren grabbed her head and pushed her into the ground. The next thing Yura realized was a monstrous explosion ringing in he ears as the ground around her shook violently. Guren held Yura down while Ibiki and Iruka dashed into the trees. "Enemy attack! Defensive formation!" Guren shouted as the shaking soon stopped. Yura quickly grabbed her back and hid into one of the trees. Shikamaru jumped off into cover as well.

"How many opponents?" Guren asked as she drew into the bushes. Quickly scanning the area, Yura could feel the sweat drop from the side of her face. She could see four whitish-blue hues of chakra about a couple of meters away. "I'm sensing four opponents in the plains just north of here," Yura shouted.

"Let's move!" Guren said and Team Guren quickly fanned out for that location. They all made short work of the distance between them and their targets. With that lead diminished, they quickly peered out into the plains. The sight made everyone give pause. "Yura, you said for enemies correct?" Guren asked as Yura looked past the trees. She widened her eyes. That…That couldn't have been possible!

"H-Hai," Yura said as she counted five enemies in the plains, but the thing that shook her to her core, that filled her with a large sense of worry, that nearly killed her spirit…was seeing Kakashi and Yugao as two of the five enemies in the field. "K-Kakashi-san," Yura said while Guren narrowed her eyes.

"Oh come now, let's not behave like children playing hide and seek, Konoha shinobi-tachi. I was of the opinion Konoha was known for its hospitality, you wouldn't want to ruin that image now would you?" Akki asked making Guren frown. She quickly waved her hand. The others glanced towards her, but didn't speak as they dropped to the ground.

As Team Guren came into the field, Kakashi and Yugao didn't move. They merely watched as Guren looked at them a little oddly. "Switching sides, Kakashi? That's not really your style is it?" Guren asked. Kakashi turned a small glare towards Akki who merely continued to show her smile.

"Not a word Hatake-san, if you know what's good for you and your team," she said in her thoughts giving Kakashi that message. Kakashi narrowed his eye before he took a step forward. Ibiki raised his kunai before a hand from Guren stopped him. Her eyes never left Kakashi's as she stared deep into the passages of the sharingan. With a small smirk, Guren sighed. "Will nothing dissuade you, Kakashi? I could kill you as an act of treason," Guren answered. Kakashi's response was to take out his sword. At his behind was Yugao. She took out her sword as well. Akki clapped with a wide smile on her face.

"Kakashi-san, Yugao-san, don't do this! Where is Nii-san? Kushina-san? Sasuke-san? Mikoto-san?!" Yura asked. In an instant, everyone gasped as Kakashi appeared behind Yura. The blade of his sword glimmered in the light of the sun. Time seemed to slow down as Yura glanced behind her. Kakashi swung his sword for Yura before he found it blocked. Kakashi turned a small glare to see Ibiki's kunai drawn. He looked at Kakashi angrily while Kakashi narrowed his visible eye.

That single action seemed to spark everything as Yugao unsheathed her sword. She quickly made her way for Shikamaru. "Troublesome, I guess I have no options," Shikamaru said as he took out a kunai.

"Aw you're all no fun! Ne, Ichi, help Hatake-san and Uzuki-san," Akki said as the two masked puppets shot towards the Konoha shinobi. Ne quickly coated its left hand in chakra while Ichi took out a kunai. Iruka quickly moved to intercept. Yura nearly fell back, but managed to hold her stance as she noticed Ichi heading for Guren. She casted one last look at Kakashi, but speeding off. "I don't know you're reason for this Kakashi, but you will regret it," Ibiki said while Kakashi didn't speak.

The flurries of sword and kunai strikes across the plains would have been a miraculous sight to look at if anyone was watching. The streaks made my Kakashi and Ibiki were truly spectacular. Ibiki threw one of his kunai in Kakashi's direction, but Kakashi effortlessly parried it. Turning a quick eye to his left, he noticed Yugao fending off both Shikamaru and Guren. Her swords parried both Shikamaru's kunai and Guren's crystal blade. Kakashi then turned back to Ibiki. He dodged a swipe of the leg and backflipped away.

"Katon: Gōkakyu no Jutsu," Kakashi said mentally as he sent a fireball for Ibiki's direction. Ibiki quickly jumped out of the way of the strike only to notice when Ne was behind him. Ne flung its chakra-enforced arm at him. Using the momentum he had already built up, Ibiki flung his body dodging the strike as Ne fell to its side. The masked figure looked at him as its arms swayed back and forth. Glaring back, Ibiki cursed as he noticed Kakashi make a run for Guren and Shikamaru. Ibiki frowned as Ne flipped over him to guard Kakashi's rear.

"Hmm, so you're not as mindless as I thought. But I will teach you pain," Ibiki replied to the non responsive Ne. He turned his head, but a moment to see Akki laughing her ass off in the grasses of the plains as she watched them all fight. He snarled. Something was wrong here.

Yugao clashed against Guren's crystal as the two stared at each other. "Yugao, talk to me! You're one of Konoha's most loyal shinobi. You wouldn't do this!" Guren said attempting to making any type of conversation. Naturally she didn't get any as Yugao remained silent. Yugao spun her leg and kicked Guren away from her only to see three explosive tags fly beneath Guren's body. Yugao covered her body, but a hand from Kakashi took her away from the blast radius as they landed back.

Guren's hand slammed the ground. "Shōton: Omiwatari no Jutsu( Crystal Release: The Gods' Crossings Technique)" Guren called out as a stream of crystals erupted from the ground towards Kakashi and Yugao. The two shinobi ran through the field moving away fro the sharp spikes with haste. They had just enough time to watch Ichi get kicked away courtesy of Iruka and Yura. "Hurry Shikamaru, with me!" Guren called out. Kakashi and Yugao looked back to see Shikamaru hold up his family's signature handsign.

"Kagemane no Jutsu( Shadow Imitation Technique)," Shikamaru called out as the shadows wrapped around the crystals. Kakashi quickly flung Yugao through the air before turning back to the crystals and shadows heading for him.

Seeing her teammate's predicament, Yugao glanced over to where Guren and Shikamaru were. Yugao took her sword and held it back. Please…forgive her. "Hayate, I never wanted to use this technique against my own comrades. I made this recently. It would have been good to use earlier, but I have no other options. Please…forgive me," Yugao said as her sword quickly sparked with lightning. Kakashi looked up into the sky as did everyone else. Yura shielded her eyes as Yugao muttered.

"Rakuken Giri( Lightning Sword Slash)," Yugao spoke as she swung her sword once. Everyone gasped as an arc of a whitish-blue lighting escaped her sword and flung for Shikamaru and Guren. However it didn't stop there as Yugao swung again, and again, and again. She swung and swung and swung as arcs of lightning escaped her sword. Kakashi quickly moved.

"Suiton: Suidan no Jutsu( Water Release: Water Bullet Technique)," Kakashi said spewing a large quantity of water from his mouth. Guren and Shikamaru looked at the incoming with wide eyes. Guren sucked her teeth, but to her surprise the attacks quickly converged. Guren shielded her body, but was shocked when the techniques dissipated into a beautiful array of lightning-like crystals. Guren looked up at Yugao and then at Kakashi. The look of relief on their faces clenched it. Guren smirked.

"Ah! So close!" Akki wined as Yugao landed on the ground. Yugao landed just in time to see Ne slide across the ground away from Ibiki. Ichi soon followed as it landed near Yugao's feet. "Yura now!" Iruka shouted as Yugao and Kakashi looked down at the ground. the large sealing array effortlessly surprised them.

"Uzumaki Fūinjutsu: Musui Kinbaku( Uzumaki Sealing Technique: Absolute Binding Bondage)," Yura said as the sealing moved up Yugao and Kakashi's bodies. They cursed as they couldn't move. "Kagemane success!" Shikamaru said as his shadow overtook theirs.

"Fūbaku Hōjin( Sealed Bomb Square Technique)," Iruka said as five explosive tags appeared around Kakashi, Yugao, Ne, and Ichi. Kakashi and Yugao glared back at Team Guren while Akki didn't seem to be laughing anymore. Actually she appeared to be a little nervous.

"It's over Kakashi. I would take you back to Konoha for execution, but it's too dangerous letting you live that long. Who knows what you would do," Guren said while Kakashi looked down and closed his eye. Yugao tightened her fists. Curse sentimentalities.

As Kakashi opened his eye and stared at Guren. The woman paused when she saw the Mangekyou Sharingan. What Kakashi was about to do was stupid. It was so stupid it would go down as one of his stupidest ideas yet, but he and Yugao couldn't get caught. Not yet. Not with their teammates in the position that they were. Kakashi tensed as he strained his eyes over the plains. Swiftly between Team Guren and Kakashi, and Yugao, a very familiar blackhole appeared. Kakashi's eye twitched as he moved it to him.

"Stop him!" Ibiki shouted as they ran forward. However Kakashi panted. If…If…Obito could do it, then maybe, just maybe. Kakashi, Yugao, Ichi, and Ne were pulled into the portal as it sucked them away into nothingness breaking the sealing structures and techniques that the team had over them. With time, they all vanished from the plains. Guren gasped as did the others. Only Akki was left in the field.

"Well…I didn't expect that," Akki said with a rub of her head until she noticed the portal next to her. Out came Yugao, Ichi, Ne, and Kakashi. The male Hinoken member dropped to his knee as his eye twitched. Damn that took too much chakra. As Kakashi and Yugao stared at Guren's team. They all frowned. Yugao was about to take another step forward, but Kakashi grabbed her arm. Looking back at him, Yugao saw Kakashi panting. She sighed. That was right, they had more priorities at the moment. She nodded before she stabbed her sword in the ground.

"Rakuken Giri( Lightning Sword Slash)," Yugao said as lightning ripped through the earth. The ground shook as lightning sprang up from the depths of the underground into a flood over Team Guren. The two jonin and three chunin watched the incoming attack as it obscured their vision of their targets. "Shit," Guren said as she quickly moved to intercept.

"Hijutsu: Shiharai( Secret Technique: Dispersment)," came a bold voice. It was hard to see, but Guren was able to make out a man as he dropped to the ground and swung his blade. A large arch of wind slammed into the lightning quickly pushing through it before scattering the lightning into the upper winds to die out leaving Team Guren safe.

"Guren-san! Yura-san!" the team regained their vision at the sound of the voice and, much to Guren and Yura's surprise, Shi dropped to the ground. He scanned the area. It looked like Kakashi and the rest of the unidentifiable crew were gone. "Shi-san!" Yura said in surprise as the former Kumo shinobi nodded. Ibiki, Iruka, and Shikamaru were a little on guard, but by the pat on Shi's shoulder that Guren gave, they figured they could let up a little.

"Glad to see you, cousin. We're lucky you and Fujikaze arrived when you did," Guren said sending another wave to the man Naruto had revived in the much earlier days of his summoning. Fujikaze gave a small bow before he sheathed his sword.

"Guren-dono, I need to ask about the damages here. What has happened?" Fujikaze asked. Guren rubbed the back of her head and let out a sigh while Yura looked down a little sadly. "K-Kakashi-san and Yugao-san have…betrayed Konoha," Yura said solemnly. Shi and Fujikaze shared a glance while Guren grinned.

"No, they didn't," Guren said much to the surprise of the group. "Troublesome, you know something don't you?" Shikamaru asked while Guren refocused herself. She turned back around.

"While I thank you for the help cousin, we're still on a mission. Let's pack our things, we're heading straight for Kusa," Guren said. The others quickly saluted her before they grabbed Shi and Fujikaze then proceeded to run off.

Meanwhile, far off, Akki was laughing her ass off as Yugao held an exhausted Kakashi. The bruised Ne and Ichi merely ran forward with them as well, never saying a word. "Hahahaha see? I told you we would have fun if you attacked them. How did it feel seeing former friends?" Akki asked making Yugao snarl.

"They aren't old friends, they are still friends and comrades. You will pay dearly for this!" Yugao responded with venom laced in her voice. Akki didn't look perturbed by the aggression. She merely smiled as they kept going towards their destination.

-x-

"No! No! No! NO! NO! No matter what any of those bastards say, Nii-chan, the man I love, would NEVER follow this organization! This has to be a trick! Nii-chan would rather die than to let people like these call him a King! The same would go for Kushina-chan too!" Yuri said as she pounded the walls in front of her while Sasame and Amaru watched.

"Heh Naruto-kun really has grown up. It really has been two years now," Sasame said while Amaru attempted to calm Yuri down. "W-We believe you Yuri-san, but the fact is that everyone else is going to hate them for this, unless they can clear their names. What are we going to do? No one here is going to believe that you are their cousin, and even if they did they would take out all their aggression on you since Naruto-san and Kushina-san are out of reach," Amaru replied.

"I know! I know! It just pisses me off dattebayen! They're out there ruining Nii-chan's good name and I'm here just letting it happen!" Yuri said as she leaned against the cold wall. Sasame sighed as did Amaru. The three girls merely looked at the room.

"Hmph, so it's their fault. I can't wait to get my hands on them! I'll make them pay for this!" Yuri, Sasame, and Amaru heard all of these and both could feel the anger radiating from Yuri. "Calm down Yuri! Being angry isn't going to fix anything! Let's think for a second. If you and I know anything about Naruto-san it's that he's not going to go along with this. Still we're stuck here! We have to do something!" Sasame said.

"But we have no chakra except for Yuri-san. How are we going to do that?" Amaru asked. "I'll fuckin' claw the damn ground of my cell out with my nails if I have to! I will get out of here!" Yuri said with conviction. Sasame placed a finger to her chin. The ground of a cell? The floor possibly? The ground of Yuri's cell. That…That could work!

"Yuri, you magnificent bruiser!" Sasame said as she hugged Yuri much to the redhead's confusion. "What? What did I say? Hey let go of me! Sasame, let go of me!" Yuri cried while Sasame grinned widely before she began to explain the concepts of her plan to Yuri and Amaru.

-x-

The Regent, Ranmaru and Mu were quickly taking trays of food up to Naruto and Kushina's private chambers. Since the week that the Regent had announced Naruto and Kushina as their organization's King and Queen, many of the members of their organization had tried to speak with, or at least see a glimpse of them. It was without a doubt in the Regent's mind that the rest of the organization was getting restless, but they would just have to put up with it for now. Also, the King and Queen had been strangely complacent with their ordeal. The Regent figured that after the entire first week, they were beginning to meld into their roles. However whenever he talked about Kushina or Naruto helping they were quiet. Perhaps he should post some guards up here. As it stood, the Regent felt Ranmaru and Mu were probably good choices, thought given what Mu did last week, perhaps he was doubting that a little.

As the three finished walking the flight of stairs, they came up to the wall. "Naruto-sama, Kushina-sama, lunch," Ranmaru said joyfully. There wasn't a response. Ranmaru and Mu glanced at each other while the Regent narrowed his eyes behind his mask. The three quickly stepped into the wall and appeared on the other side, inside the room.

As they came through, Ranmaru grinned while the Regent let up his tense stance. The three said nothing as they saw Naruto and Kushina on the bed, sleeping. Ranmaru and Mu settled the plates down gently before exiting. The Regent sent them a small look before before gave a small bow and left as well.

The room was silent for a good five minutes before Naruto stirred. He tapped his mother's shoulder prompting her to waken away well. Shaking her head, Kushina quickly resumed her stance…that was until she opened her eye and saw her son glaring at her. "I said I was sorry dattebane! It slipped my mind that I could do this! What do you want from me?" Kushina asked with a huff as she folded her arms. Naruto just resigned himself to a sigh as Tōka and Sasori came from beneath the structures.

"Shall we go now, Kushina-sama?" Tōka asked. Kushina quickly nodded as Sasori and Tōka nodded before they disappeared through the walls. Kushina took a deep breath and held out her hands. Naruto took his mother's hands and stilled his breath. Both opened their eyes showing the pure essence of Honshou coursing through their bodies. Good, now they could see everything Sasori and Tōka could see. It was something Naruto had tried to test earlier in the week. If Naruto and his mother were connected via the same power network then it shouldn't have been impossible for him to transfer over some of his abilities to his mother. So as long as they remained connected then it was easy for them both to look through Kushina's summons' eyes.

"How do you feel Kaa-chan?" Naruto asked as Kushina twitched. "A little disorientated sochi, but I'll deal with it. Let's keep looking," Kushina said with Naruto agreeing with her. The two, through the eyes of Tōka and Sasori, made time by looking over the entirety of their newfound "home." Naruto and Kushina had to give this organization its credit. The place was insanely massive. It was also complex too. From the outside, it was nothing, but a large mansion house on the surface, underneath it was a labyrinth of tunnels and passages that nearly made Naruto and Kushina dizzy. The one thing that possibly made Naruto angry was the fact of how they were working these people. Prisoners on the 1-5th floors had it the easiest, they worked in a couple of mine shafts digging up minerals found there, those of the 6-10th had a much rougher time. They were all spinning enormous wheels trying to open some door that only looked about a quarter open as it was. Then there was the 11th-16th floors were not only digging in coal mines, but they were also battling some type of creatures that Naruto couldn't identify.

"Naruto-sama, Kushina-sama, I am feeling a large flux of chakra to the east," Tōka said. Naruto and Kushina could feel it as well and asked for Tōka to investigate the chakra. A few series of turns around sharp hallways, Tōka turned a final corner and beamed forward. "YURI?!" Naruto asked as he jumped to his feet. He could see his cousin/lover in her cell pacing the floor as she bit the nail of her thumb.

Swiftly, Naruto cut the connection and dropped from his bed. "They have Sasuke, Mikoto-san, Zabuza, Haku, Karin, Komachi, Konan, Yuri, AND Sasame?! Kaa-chan we can't stay here! We have to go save them!" Naruto said earnestly.

"I understand that Sochi, but we are just as trapped as they are. You remember what happened when you tried to use the Kūkanyugami and the Jikūyugami here! It backfired heavily. In any case something is disrupting with the spiritual essence of this place so we're stuck. If you could use your summons as well then that would be a different story, but you can't. Sochi all we can do right now is rely on them," Kushina said. Naruto looked away with a curse. Kushina sighed as she looked back through her summons.

"Wait, where are Kakashi and Yugao?" Kushina asked. Naruto blinked before he looked back out at where Sasori was looking. Savor scanned as many areas as he could, but no trace of neither Kakashi nor Yugao was seen. Naruto blinked before he grinned. "They planning something dattebayo! They were outside the blast when we got caught! We just have to show them where we are," Naruto said while Kushina nodded. She quickly spoke.'

"Sasori-san, put a fix on Kakashi and Yugao's chakra signatures and then go to them. Relay everything that I tell you," Kushina said making Sasori nod. In time, he quickly shot up through the ceilings of the labyrinth and into the sky. He then shot off for Kakashi and Yugao's position. With him gone, Kushina focused back on Tōka. "Sochi, I just got another awesome idea!" Kushina said with a grin that made Naruto shiver.

-x-

Meanwhile, Yuri stopped her pacing and touched the floor at her feet. Massaging her wrist, she formed a fist. As she knelt down, Yuri was about to slam this floor with all she had according to her friends' instructions. "YURI STOP!" Yuri paused mid swing as the sound of alert came into her ears. She looked left and right, but found no one in her vicinity. With a gulp, she stood to her feet.

"Hello?" Yuri asked the wind. Kami she felt stupid right now. Or that was how she felt a moment ago when she noticed a light in front of her that settled into the form of Tōka Senju. "T-Tōka-san! What are you doing here?" Yuri asked before she noticed Tōka land to the ground.

"Hello Yuri-san, Kushina-sama and Naruto-sama sent me to find you. I will now commence the voiceover," Tōka said as she closed her eyes for a brief moment. Yuri looked at Tōka before the latter's eyes opened once again.

"Yuri-chan, Yuri-chan, are you alright?!" Suddenly came a deeper voice than Tōka's own. It was a voice that could have made Yuri break down crying. The voice of her lover, Uzumaki Naruto. "Nii-chan! Is that you?! Nii-chan!" Yuri said happily while Naruto grinned from his side.

"Nii-chan tell me is isn't true! Tell me you and Kushina-san are not willingly these bastards' description of their King and Queen!" Yuri said firmly. Naruto was silent on his end for a moment. "Are you crazy? Why would we voluntarily be that to these guys?!" Naruto told her through Tōka's mouth. Yuri chuckled as she wiped a small tear from her eye. Straight from the horse's mouth.

"I knew. I was telling my friends you didn't do it! But Nii-chan where are you? Can you teleport to me?" Yuri asked. Seeing the action of Tōka shaking her head then Yuri sighed. "Yuri we had a mission to protect the Daimyo from terrorists. We…don't know his status yet, but they used some weird technique and I tried to counter it with a time-stop. Ever since then my powers have been weird. We were caught to, but we're like between the first floor and the second floors," Naruto said.

"This place has floors?!" Yuri asked incredulously. "Sochi, let me talk for a moment," Yuri heard Kushina speak. Naruto moved over as Kushina cleared her throat to talk with Yuri.

"Yuri, I need you to tell me how you ended up here," Kushina said and Yuri did so. She explained what she was doing in the village, the people she was talking with, how she, Ebisu, and Shizune were in the field picking medical flowers until all three were captured by people in masks. Which, given the odds, were the same terrorists.

"I haven't seen any sign of Shizune-san or Ero-oji since that time," Yuri said making Kushina place a finger to her chin. She and Naruto shared a glance before Kushina turned to speaking.

"They might be between the 10th and 15th floors for all we know right now. Listen to me Yuri, you're not as alone as you think. Haku, Zabuza, Komachi, Karin, Konan, and Mikoto are here also," Kushina said making Yuri widen her eyes. They were all here?! Talk about a stroke of luck.

"Wait, what about Kakashi-sensei and Yugao-san?" Yuri asked. Kushina had Tōka point upwards. "the surface as far as we know, but we're hoping we can make another plan," Kushina said. Yuri listened attentively making nods where she could.

"I guess that would make sense. Okay I'll relay it to Sasame-san and Amaru-san," Yuri said making Kushina and Naruto nod. "Good, we'll send Tōka over to Haku and the others then to Zabuza and Mikoto to gain further details. Stay safe Yuri," Kushina said and Yuri gave a thumbs up as Tōka faded away leaving Yuri alone. The room was a little cold, but right now Yuri wasn't worried about that as the heat of her boy matched her passion from the turn of events.

-x-

"Work you rich, bigoted dogs! Work now!" the slavedriver shouted as he cracked his whip. The moans and groans of those from former power were echoing through the chambers. As they firmly pushed the turning wheel, Konan glanced back to Komachi and Karin. She nodded. Komachi nodded as well. Karin gave a small gulp, but nodded. Konan held up three fingers, then two, then…one. "AHH! I can't take this anymore!" Komachi shouted much to everyone's surprise as she dashed at Haku. Komachi shouted as she pushed Haku in the mud.

"This is your fault! This is all your damn fault! You rich bastards! Who the hell do you think you are to govern over someone else's life! I never should have served you! Now look where my life is!" Komachi shouted as she expertly dodged Haku's body, just trying to slam the mud around them. "Enough! That's enough!" the driver shouted while Haku tried to fend off Komachi's "attacks." The guards quickly kicked Komachi off Haku and into the mud. Komachi coughed before she was apprehended.

"Your hatred of the nobles is worthy, but now isn't the time for that! Take her to floor 15. Some times in the dark mines will do her some good," the driver said as the man carried off Komachi while the woman was screaming at Haku for the life she put her through. However Komachi slowly nodded while Konan, Karin and Haku nodded as well. At Komachi's strap was a slip of paper from Konan. Komachi turned back to the dark corridors before she was blindfolded.

"What are the rest of you looking at? Back to work!" The man said as Konan helped Haku to her feet. Haku gave a nod of thanks with a small hand before going back to her work. As Konan returned to Karin, she quickly hid the senbon that Haku had given her. Konan turned back to Karin. The redhead Uzumaki nodded. As they continued turning the wheel, Karin ruffled her clothes before dropping a vial into the mud. She kept turning until it was back at Konan. Effortlessly, Konan picked it up without any attention to herself and continued walking as she slid the vial into her clothes.

-x-

"Awesome, we're here!" Akki said as they landed on a rooftop. Yugao gently placed Kakashi on the floor of the room they were in before she started treating him. Kakashi huffed while Yugao turned to Akki. "You're going to have to go on your own. Kakashi, can't make the rest," Yugao said making Akki grin.

"That's fine or whatever. It's not even far. Ichi and Ne will be enough. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Akki warned before she swiftly darted away along with Ichi and Ne. Yugao gave her a lasting look before turning back to Kakashi.

"That was incredibly dumb. How did you know you could do that?" Yugao asked while Kakashi weakly smiled. "I…didn't. My eye can only do it long range so I had to bring it closer enough to our bodies to suck us in. I won't ever be able to do it to the degree that Obito can," Kakashi admitted. Yugao just soothed him of his worries as she applied some bandages to him.

Upon applying bandages to him, Yugao and Kakashi were quickly alerted when a large white light came to them. Yugao quickly moved in front of Kakashi while Kakashi prepared himself for yet another fight, one that he truly hoped he could help combat. However, both were surprised when the light dimmed showing the body of Sasori. Yugao and Kakashi straightened up.

"Sasori-san, why are you here?" Yugao asked. Sasori glanced around the room for a moment before turning back to Kakashi and Yugao. "Kushina-sama sent me. I was to tell you the location of the place she and Naruto-sama are captured in. Do you have a map?" Sasori asked. Kakashi chuckled as he leaned up.

"That might not matter soon Sasori. Terrorists hardly ever keep their word. I'm sure she'll take us back the organization more as prisoners than anything else, but that does give me a good idea," Kakashi said with a small grin. As Yugao quickly helped Kakashi to his feet, the one-eyed jonin quickly summoned Pakkun.

"Yo Kakashi, you look like shit," Pakkun said while Kakashi offered an eye-smile. Same old Pakkun. The Hinoken member quickly ripped off a part of his clothing to the dog. "Give this to Guren. Her team should be here in a few hours. Have them tail us back to…wherever she plans to take us. Sasori will explain the direction on…this map," Kakashi said pulling out a map from his general pouch. Yugao narrowed her eyes while Pakkun blinked. He then quickly bowed and took the clothing and scroll into his mouth before opting to hide.

Less than ten minutes later, Akki returned triumphant. "Alright, we'll rest here and then tomorrow we will head to back to the sight. Oh don't worry we're not running back. Got a little one-way trinket right here. Here and back. POOF! My own design. Genius right?" Akki asked. Kakashi and Yugao didn't share in her joy nor her amusement for obvious reasons. "Did you get what you came here for?" Kakashi asked. He turned to the left to see Ne and Ichi over him and Yugao. Suddenly, everything went dark.

"And how! Let's get out of here!" Akki said before a flash of light overcame them and they disappeared in the brightness. Pakkun watched them leave before he stifled a breath. Truly he prayed that Guren and her team got here soon. Meanwhile, Sasori just glared at the place the woman had just knocked out his master's teammates.

-x-

Sasame and Amaru stared at Yuri like the Uzumaki had grown a second head, though judging by the wide smile on her face they couldn't help but feel they were missing something especially with what she just told them. "You…can't expect me to believe that, can you?" Sasame asked. Yuri grinned widely as she wagged her finger back and forth.

"It doesn't matter we have to save Nii-chan. If we can get him out of the cell he's in then I think he can help us all get away. We can get out of here!" Yuri exclaimed. Sasame and Amaru glanced to each other. "But from what you've told us, Naruto's team is captured as well. How is that supposed to help us?" Amaru asked. Yuri faltered for a moment. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she straightened up.

"Nii-chan has certain…contacts that can tell some of his team's missing members. Yuri said. Sasame leaned against the cold surface of the stone walls. Amaru glanced between the both of them before Sasame leaned up from the walls. "That…might work. If we can get the Konoha shinobi to help us mount into a fighting force then we might stand a chance of getting out of here." Sasame said making Yuri nod.

"But we have no way of contacting Naruto-san or Kushina-san. Plus no one here is really fond of them at the moment. How are we supposed to do anything?" Amaru asked which made Yuri suddenly smile. She then snapped her fingers. "I got it!" Yuri said making Sasame and Amaru raise their eyebrows.

That night, Yuri waited for the regular guards to pass her by. With the lights from their flashlights gone, Yuri slowly slid from the bed. "This is singlehandedly your dumbest idea yet," Sanbi said while Yuri quickly stood to her feet and created a shadow clone. "You're just jealous of my insanely cute points for optimism dattebayen. Now help me with this. I have no weapons. Help me make water fast enough and hard enough to cut through stone," Yuri said. Isobu's eye twitched slightly before he sighed.

"Fine girlie. Follow my instructions," Sanbi said as Yuri quickly summoned a shadow clone. The clone hopped in bed while Yuri gently moved underneath her bed. Twenty minutes passed by as the next guard patrol came. He glared at her cell for a moment before passing as well. With a small sigh under the bed, Yuri quickly formed another handsign. "Suiton: Kyūsoku Toki no Jutsu( Water Release: Rapid Point Pressure Technique)," Yuri said as she blew a heavy stream of hot, rapid water into the stone beneath her. Yuri concentrated for a good 5 minutes before she finally found success. Stopping her jutsu, she dug her nails into the stone and heaved up the slab before kicking it to the side. With a small huff, Yuri wiped her brow. she then quickly grunted as she slid through the hole in floor.

Slightly surprised by the speeds at which she was falling, Yuri dropped to a lower floor and glanced left and right. Okay Yuri decide, left or right. Left…or right. "Just pick!" Sanbi bellowed. Shrugging her shoulders, Yuri quickly shot to the left. She hid herself in the darkness as she watched some guards pass her by. She looked past a wall. She could see an empty corridor.

"According to Nii-chan, this place has floors. I have to find out which floor he's on first," Yuri said as she slipped up her dark garbs. She then moved through the halls. With some luck she finally made it to a crossroads. Three paths to take. Looking at the three of them, Yuri quickly opened for the right one and went running. As she ran, Yuri could hear the slap of her shoes on the wet ground. The lights of the cavern flickered over her pacing form as she moved into a series of more tunnels. Now there was a cavern of tunnels at least three or four layers up. Yuri sighed as she leaned herself against the wall. "Okay Yuri, you've got this. So what if you can sense them you've gotten out of worser situations than this!" Yuri said to herself. If chakra wasn't going to work then she would just have to go back the conventional methods. Getting to her knees, Yuri places her ear to the ground. Footsteps fast approaching. Five men to the east. Yuri hid herself in the shadows of the light and she stilled her breath.

"Yes I have just given our King and Queen their food. They seemed to be very hungry. Do you think they will produce an heir soon?" Yuri heard someone ask. She peered through the darkness and her eyes narrowed, but the Sanbi forcefully shut down her killing intent as she noticed the same woman in the mask that had…effectively kicked Yuri's ass back in Konoha along with a boy who seemed even younger than Yuri did! "Who knows. We will have to wait and see Ranmaru. We have the time now," she said. Yuri peered over the wall as she noticed the woman in the mask looking down. Slowly Yuri stiffened as the woman's mask raised to the exact eye level of Yuri. Yuri didn't move. Luckily the woman didn't seem to notice.

"Aww you're no fun Oku-san," Ranmaru said before the two walked off leaving Yuri alone in the vastness of the corridors. "This way?" Yuri asked before she quickly started running to the east of the first layer tunnel.

About an hour of uneventfulness happened as Yuri stopped to take a break. She huffed and looked around. If she wasn't lost before then she was hella sure she was lost now. With a quick ping of her chakra Yuri paused. There was a chakra close to her. As far as she could tell it was a little smaller than her own, but it was somebody. "I guess I could investigate," Yuri said as she ran forward. With unsteady breath she peered over the wall. There was a cell with a locked door. Slowly, Yuri moved up to the cell door. She peered inside. The sounds of chaining rattling filled her ears. It was dark inside. The creaking of the chains were grinding on her nerves, but she tried not to pay them any mind.

"Anyone in here?" Yuri asked silently. "Get lost. I'm trying to think or are you going to give me another philosophical lesson on my thinking?" the voice asked. Yuri blinked before the voice finally registered to her. Her eyes lit up as she looked into the cell.

"Sasuke-san!" Yuri said excitedly. The voice didn't speak for a moment. Sasuke stared up at the cell doors and the look that was being given to him almost almost forced a smile on his face. Only one person could have eyes that playful besides Naruto. "Yuri?" Sasuke asked. He watched the figure's head nod repeatedly. So many question went through Sasuke's head as he heard the lock break. The door bursted open as Yuri stepped inside.

"Nii-chan was right! All of you really are here," Yuri said. Sasuke raised an eyebrow for a moment before shaking his head. "You talked to the loser? What did he say?" Sasuke asked as Yuri quickly got to work on Sasuke's braces.

"He sent one of Kushina's summons to me. They have some plan in motion. I escaped my cell for a few moments to try and find Nii-chan. I…guess I found you instead," Yuri said while she working on the locks of Sasuke's hands. "Naruto's down here?!" Sasuke asked rather urgently. The sound of the locks being worked over stopped. Sasuke turned his head and deadpanned upon seeing Yuri's face.

"Uhhhh…ummm…erm….down? I went down?" Yuri asked. Sasuke sighed and if he had free reign over his hands then he would have smacked the Uzumaki over the head. He just settled for nodding his head while Yuri went back to working on the shackles. As she worked, Sasuke asked her how she had gotten here to which she recalled the same story she told Naruto and Kushina. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as Yuri spoke. So the Hokage's personal assistant and a jonin named Ebisu were here also.

"Nii-chan also told me that this place has floors. I guess I took a wrong turn somewhere. We've only been blindfolded when traveling. I guess this place is more complex than I thought," Yuri said making Sasuke snort. He just slowly nodded before a heavy clanking could be heard. Sasuke looked down and noticed the chains from his arms on the ground. Groaning, Sasuke stretched his arms. He heard the cracking of stiff joints before his legs were freed as well. Flipping down, Sasuke stood on the ground. "Nice work Yuri," Sasuke praised. Yuri nodded as she watched Sasuke move about the room.

"They took my sword. Alright, Yuri, go back up if you can and find the loser and Kushina-san. I'll go find the others. Be prepared. Once they know I'm gone they will alert this place then we'll both be in danger. Try not to get caught," Sasuke said. Yuri swiftly nodded before giving Sasuke a swift hug. Sasuke turned a small glare at her.

"Don't glare at me jerk! I'm happy you're alright. I get one!" Yuri demanded before she stuck out her tongue, headed for the door and then left. Sasuke watched her disappear into the halls before he turned in the opposite direction. He looked back at his room for a moment before narrowing his eyes.

Sasuke quickly exited his prison cell and ran off through the halls. His sharingan active, Sasuke moved through the halls. It was dark, but he could roughly see through the walls. Numerous chakra signatures littered the tunnels. Sasuke was actually surprised that so many had been around, but the Uchiha knew he had to be cautious if only because this group had some way of masking their chakra completely so they wouldn't show up for Sasuke. Another thing that surprised Sasuke was the fact that so many chakra signatures were from genin, chunin, jonin and even former anbu-level shinobi, not just civilians.

As Sasuke turned a corner he looked out from his back. He could hear the sound of footsteps and his vision pointed out someone walking. Sasuke quickly hid in the darkness. As one of the guards came over the corner, Sasuke snatched her from the side. His hand over her mouth, Sasuke's eyes flared red in the darkness. "Where is your weapon's storage? Tell me now or I'll take my time frying your insides," Sasuke said with a fierce glare. His captive shivered in place as she turned her head to see the ferocious glare of Sasuke's sharingan upon her form. "T-Tenth Floor," she said. Sasuke closed his eyes for a brief moment. With a sharp snap of her neck, Sasuke left the corner and continued on his way.

-x-

Guren, Ibiki, Iruka, Shikamaru and Yura swiftly darted through the trees after Pakkun. "You knew that Kakashi-san would try some kind of method to contact us? Why didn't you say anything?" Ibiki asked as Guren continued running after Kakashi's summon. "Because there is always the possibility that I could be wrong. I didn't want to get your hopes up. Now let's hurry up. We have no idea what the situation is and for all we know it could be a trap," Guren said.

"Perhaps you would like to seal off the perimeter first?" Iruka asked. Guren placed a finger to her chin as they continued running. "I don't think we have that kind of time. Keep your wits about you guys. We're moving in!" Guren said. Team Guren swiftly nodded with Shi and Fujikaze bringing up the rear.

With time, the surroundings gave Guren more and more worry as they were beginning to leave trees which gave way to rough terrain, rock, crevices, and other earthly platforms. Quickly Guren stopped to a halt as the others did so as well. "Why are we stopping?" Yura asked as Guren looked over the mountain pass. It was sort of obvious now that Guren knew where they were going. "This is…Iwagakure's territory right? If we're caught then they can hold us for trespassing," Iruka said. Yura stiffened while Shikamaru rubbed the back of his head.

"But it's without a doubt that Kakashi and perhaps the source of this entire incident is over that range," Ibiki said. Shikamaru took a small walk forward. There were plenty of shadows that they could blend into the background, but so could Iwa shinobi. They would truly be out of their element if they decided to do this. "Troublesome, we're literally between a rock and a hard place. If we go then we hold the risk of being captured. If we don't go then we might be condemning our friends to death," Shikamaru said. That didn't serve to make Yura anymore comfortable about the situation.

"A shinobi who doesn't take risks will never become a true shinobi. You would know that from my exam Nara," Ibiki said. Just remembering the event gave Shikamaru a headache. "All I know is some of my family is over there and an Uzumaki never leaves their family behind!" Yura said heatedly. Guren gave a small smile with a sharp nod as did the others.

"Well said Yura. Let's go put an end to this ordeal," Guren said as she dropped into the crevice. The others quickly followed her lead into the depths below.

As they landed down, Pakkun picked up Kakashi's scent. "This way. We're not far," Pakkun said. Guren nodded and asked for him to lead them. Pakkun did just that and began to walk with the others behind him.

-x-

Meanwhile, Yuri huffed as the heat of the tunnels was beginning to get to her. It had been two hours since she last freed Sasuke. Now that she thought about it, it must have been night time if they hadn't called for everyone to be out of their cells just yet. Yuri was happy that meant it would give her more time, but as it stood she didn't want to take anymore chances. Looking over the hallways, Yuri found a flight of stairs. She looked up the flight of stairs and gawked. "I…have to climb all of that? Oh Nii-chan you are so fucking me when I rescue you dattebayen!" Yuri said before she swiftly got to her feet. She ran up the flight of dark stairs in a hurry.

The stairs began to ascend in a spiral fashion. Yuri didn't relent in her pursuit as she neared the top of the stairs. It had seemed that all her efforts had paid off as she finally took a step onto the next floor and made it to where she needed to be.

"HIDE!" Sanbi shouted at her. Yuri jumped up as she heard footsteps walking in her direction. She looked left and right. The hallway was hollow! There was no place she could hide! "Ummm erm…I…shit!" Yuri said to herself as the guard came around the corner.

Looking up the guard continued walking as he noticed nothing out of the ordinary from when he had come up the stairs. He looked around for a brief moment before he walked down the long flight of stairs. As his foot stepped on a platform he kept descending. However, underneath that stair platform had been Uzumaki Yuri hanging upside down with the remains of her chakra to keep her attached to the surface. Yuri exhaled a tired sigh and grinned. "Nice save," Yuri said with a thumbs up to Sanbi. The three-tailed bijuu shook his head. Truly he almost missed Yagura given this girl's denseness.

Yuri quickly righted herself and appeared back on the stairs. Quickly appearing back in the hallway, Yuri continued her trek. Thank Kami above that it wasn't long before she came up to a lit cell door. "Hai Kushina-sama, I have contacted Kakashi-san and Yugao-san. Last I saw, one of Kakashi's ninken was leading team compiled of Guren-san, Yura-san, Ibiki Morino, Iruka Umino, and a Nara towards this location," Yuri heard someone speak. She widened her eyes.

"Thank you Sasori. You may dispel," Kushina said as Sasori bowed and then gently vanished into the air. Yuri could see Naruto tapping his foot on the floor impatiently on the ground while Kushina held her head in her hands. Overwhelming happiness flourished through Yuri's being. "NII-CHAN!" Yuri exclaimed forcing Naruto and Kushina to jump. If someone asked Yuri how she felt when Naruto's eyes settled over here then she would have told them that it was like being there in front of the gates of some form of paradise that brought peace to her spirit. "Yuri? Yuri!" Naruto said as he ran to the door as Yuri ripped the mask she wore off her face and dropped it to the ground. Yuri's face beamed as Naruto's hands caressed her face. The tears that fell down drifted to Naruto's fingertips. Naruto gave the brightest smile he could while Yuri returned it. Naruto swiftly wasted no time in capturing Yuri's lips in a kiss that sent electrifying chills down the girl's body. The feelings of a long desire welled within her body as Yuri's hands familiarized themselves with the spiky, blonde hair of her cousin. Her tongue felt the familiar taste of Naruto's flavor.

"I missed you. I missed you so much dattebayen. I thought…I thought….I…," Yuri said while Naruto just smiled. He soothed her words as he whispered sweet nothings into her ears. "Shhh shhh it's alright Yuri-chan. I'm here dattebayo!" Naruto said as Yuri slowly nodded. Kami if only the door separating them wasn't there!

As Yuri backed away, Naruto held onto the bars while Kushina walked up. "How did you find us Yuri?" Kushina asked. Yuri quickly cleared her throat for the lengthy talk that was about to come. "I created a clone and escaped from the floor of my cell. I spent about three or four hours running around in circles or through other tunnels. I found Sasuke!" Yuri exclaimed.

"Is he alright?" Naruto asked. Yuri nodded. "A little chakra exhausted, but I gave him a solider pill and got him to escape. As I said I got lost going up and down floors, but I finally made it here. I think the direction Sasuke was going was to the lower floors. Most likely to get everyone else!" Yuri exclaimed. Naruto slowly nodded while Kushina frowned.

"Still how could you come up to the door? We tried many times to open it and it's built harder than anything my understanding can fathom," Kushina said while Yuri slowly nodded unsure of where this was going. However she continued. "I also made some other friends who want to escape along with us. Apparently one of them knows you Nii-chan," Yuri said making Naruto raise an eyebrow.

"Does Fuma Sasame-san ring a bell to you?" Yuri asked. Naruto folded his arms and delved into his memories. It didn't take long before Naruto widened his eyes as he grabbed the bars. "Sasame's here?! Why? What happened to her clan?" Naruto asked rather worriedly. Based on her son's reaction, Kushina had surprised that Naruto knew this person before she had been revived.

"She told me that her whole clan is here. Apparently many of the clans from various nations around the world were captured or destroyed," Yuri spoke. Naruto frowned as he looked down while Kushina placed a finger to her chin. "Yuri, you said you let Sasuke go. Does he have a plan in mind?" Kushina asked. Yuri shook her head.

"I don't know. I left before he could, but he told me to be ready because if they don't know he's gone now then they are going to know soon enough and this place is going to be a hive of activity," Yuri said. Naruto and Kushina glanced to each other before Kushina sighed.

"Listen to me Yuri. I have a very important mission for you. Tomorrow when the alerts go off I want you to….," Yuri nodded and nodded as Kushina continued to speak instructions. When Kushina finished talking, Yuri gave a final nod. "That's a lot to do, but I got it. Okay I'll be going!" Yuri said. Kushina and Naruto nodded with Naruto giving Yuri one last kiss to the lips as the young redhead shot off into the darkness. Naruto and Kushina watched her go before Kushina turned back to her son.

"Alright Sochi, you have probably seven or eight hours to teach me as much about Death Sage Mode as possible," Kushina said with a small smile on her face. Naruto widened his eyes while Kushina's smile brightened. Naruto released a tired sigh as Kushina sat on the floor. Naruto followed her. Truthfully he wished that someone would just come and take him now.

-x-

On the tenth floor, Sasuke glared past a doorway, he quickly scanned the area. Detecting no presence or pressure, he swiftly moved to the front of the door. He grabbed the handle before coating his right fingers with lightning. Sasuke quickly melted the gears of the locks and kicked the door in. As Sasuke stepped inside, the lights flickered on showing the vast number of weaponry in Sasuke's vision. Mountain upon mountains of swords, axes, clubs, and other weaponry could be seen by him. Sasuke looked around. This…could take awhile.

About half an hour passed as Sasuke removed another sword. With a grunt Sasuke reached for a handle he kept reaching and reaching while simultaneously trying not to cut himself on any of the weaponry. He found something that grazed his fingertips. Clutching it, Sasuke yanked it from the pile. As Sasuke hoisted the sword into the air he widened his eyes. "This…this sword. It's not possible. Naruto, Sakura and I destroyed this! How can the Raijin no Ken be here?!" Sassed asked aloud as he gripped the sword handle the familiar flare of the blade-shaped lightning brought Sasuke back to old memories of Aoi Rokushō. Sasuke swung the sword multiple times. Well, he would have to investigate that later. Strapping the sword to his backside, Sasuke continued his search. He looked over the pile before, after a few more vain attempts, finally found success in a very familiar hilt. Sasuke pulled out the Kusanagi and watched it glimmer in the light of the storage facility. Sasuke gave a sharp nod.

A few more minutes, and a lot more frustration later, Sasuke finally managed to pick up Mikoto, Zabuza, and Yugao's blades as well. He quickly sealed them away along with a few other blades that piqued the Uchiha's interest. Sasuke looked back at the weapons cache before he ran off, but not before turning off the light and slamming the door shut. "Okay then, now onto the lower floors," Sasuke said to himself. He quickly moved himself through a solid corridor.

"Hey, easy with them! I plan to show Mizuki-san my new play things!" Sasuke quickly ducked down into the cover of darkness. He looked out into the tunnel and the sight surprised him. He watched as an unconscious Kakashi and Yugao were slung over the arms of two unidentifiable….servants. This was a word Sasuke would use to describe them. The woman who was walking in from the servants had a wide smile on her face while Sasuke turned a fierce glare towards them. He shivered as one of the servants stopped and looked in his direction. Sasuke quickly hid himself in the darkness as he watched the servant look his way a little confused. It tilted its head to the side before Sasuke watched the woman smack it over the head.

"Hurry up dummy! We're behind schedule! Our King and Queen only deserve the best!" she said as they disappeared down the hall. Sasuke watched them go before he narrowed his eyes. It looked like the lower floors would have to wait. Sasuke tailed the three members as closely and quietly as he could. They proceeded through several corridors and Sasuke was actually a little worried he would have gotten lost, but that didn't stop him from trying to tail the woman anyway. Perhaps it didn't help that her two little…minions seemed to have some unnatural way for being aware of him that he didn't know about. They seemed to know he was there, or at least thought someone was there. Sasuke would have to be careful around them.

As Akki took Kakashi and Yugao inside her large doors, Sasuke dashed to the ground. He touched the doors for a moment. They were cold. Big surprise there. However suddenly Sasuke heard screaming. It sounded like…Yugao screaming. "Quickly Kakashi-san, I don't have all day. I'm going to need an answer out of both of you. Just think of what we could do together? We could topple the very shinobi system if only you stopped being stubborn!" Sasuke heard Akki say. She was only met with silence. Suddenly more screaming came that Sasuke couldn't see, but now Sasuke thought he could hear Kakashi in an unfavorable position as well. Sasuke balled his fists. Let it be known that Uchiha Sasuke was a prick, but no one messed with his team and lived with it!

"Hey you! You can't be here!" Sasuke widened his eyes as he turned around to see a guard running at him with a sword. Sasuke snorted before his right arm was coated in lightning. Perfect timing. Sasuke needed a little stress relief. The guard shouted as he ran at Sasuke while the Uchiha snorted. "Chidori!" Sasuke cried as he and the guard clashed.

Meanwhile, Akki widened her eyes to the explosion that happened outside her doors. With a small snarl turned off the electric device. Kakashi and Yugao slumped their bodies as they looked up weakly. "Ugh people all day today! Don't you move now my pets!" Akki said with a wink before she walked out the door.

"What's going on out here?" Akki asked as she noticed a guard with a dead man in his arms. "Apologies. One of the prisoners escaped. It seems he made his way over here. I killed him before he could inflict any harm on you," the guard said while Akki looked down at the man with the pierced hole in his chest laying dead at her feet.

"Idiot. He should know by now that there is no escape from here. Good work. Just put it with the pile," Akki said and the guard quickly nodded. "Also, Regent-sama has sent for me to retrieve you Akki-sama with this letter. The Regent demands your attention," the guard said giving her the note. Akki took the note and opened it for a moment before, much to the guard's surprise, she ignited it in white fire and dropped it to the ground.

"Ne, Ichi, get over here!" Akki said as she walked off. The two…servants walked off as well leaving the door opened with the guard. For a few minutes the guard did nothing before he walked through the doors and into Akki's room. As he walked into the room he could see so many tools made for torture, but he could also see a semi-lab in the area. Many flasks, scopes, and chemical agents could be seen.

The guard then heard two groans. He looked up and noticed Kakashi and Yugao strapped to some type of table suspended in the air. The guard looked at the controls to the machine. He quickly coated his left arm in lightning before stabbing his hand into the machine. The circuitry exploded as Kakashi and Yugao's straps unlocked and they fell to the floor. The guard tore off his mask revealing Sasuke. "Kakashi, Yugao, you two alive?" Sasuke asked. Kakashi groaned while Yugao tried to stand. Both could see the hazy image of Sasuke before Yugao shook her head.

"Hurt, but alive. How did you find us?" Yugao asked. Sasuke retold the story while he gave them some emergency first-aid that he could provide. Once he brought Kakashi and Yugao to speed, he helped them to their feet. "If that's the case then we don't have much time. She'll come back here and the alarms will raise. We have to go and rescue the others," Kakashi said. Sasuke snorted a response before he slung their arms over his shoulder and proceeded to walk them out of Akki's chamber.

"I'm currently on my way to the lower floors to go get the others and organize something. The dobe and Kushina are somewhere else," Sasuke said. The two nodded as Sasuke had them duck into the shadows. He continued to help them along as fast as he could. They had to get away from here as fast as they could.

-x-

Akki frowned as she continued to stomp her way over to the Regent's room. Upon reaching her destination she knocked on the door. It didn't take long for it to open. "You really like ruining my fun don't you?" Akki asked. The Regent didn't pay her much mind and walked past her. "It's not about your fun. It's about what is best for this organization and our King and Queen. Do you have the device?" the Regent asked. Akki didn't seem amused.

"You should have told me in your letter to bring it with me. I left it on my desk back in my chambers. Oh yeah speaking of my chambers, our guards caught one of the men trying to escape. I would suggest you tighten security," Akki said making the Regent's eyes narrow. "No matter. It was done without much alert. Let's go back to your room and get the device. Once we place it in the contraption then doors will open without anymore hassle," The Regent said making Akki nod with a wide grin on her face. However that grin wasn't going to stay for very long.

The reason that grin wasn't going to stay for very long was the damage that Akki had seen done to her room. Kakashi and Yugao were gone and about half her lab was destroyed. Her servants and the Regent watched Akki ball her fists. She snarled as she grabbed her hair. "KUSO! I'LL KILL THEM ALL!" Akki roared. The Regent frowned as the immense pressure of Akki's spirit began to showcase itself.

"This is what happens when you play too much Akki," The Regent said. He was very, very, very much unamused by these circumstances. Closing his eyes, the Regent pulled out a button. He looked at it before he closed his eyes and pushed it.

Very far off, Sasuke was still holding Kakashi and Yugao before the sounds of blazing alarms came off. Sasuke cursed while Kakashi and Yugao groaned. "Heh, looks like we're caught now," Kakashi said with an eyesmile. Yugao shook her head while Sasuke just cracked his neck and continued moving along even while the annoying sound of alarms came into his ears.

Somehow, someway, Yuri made it back into her room just in time as the alarms went off. Yuri quickly swallowed the lump in her throat as she saw guards run by the hundreds past her cell. "All prisoners out!" one of the guards yelled. Yuri's cell opened before she was forced out and pushed into the crowd of panicked people. She could hardly hear herself think with everything going on. People pushed up against her as she tried walking through the tight hallways. However despite all of this, Yuri grinned. "Guess it's time I tried for Kushina's plan now," Yuri said to herself as she was pushed into the main hall.

In the lower levels, Konan, Haku and Karin were wide awake as they were pushed into a central tunnel along with the other nobles and slaves. The three glanced to each there before Konan nodded. Haku and Karin both nodded as well. It seemed that they were going to have to move forward with whatever they had planned right now.

In the very lower levels of the maze, there was blood. There was so much blood it was intoxicating. The alarms even resounded down there as bodies continued to pile up. One guard shivered as one of his comrades fell down to the dirt ground beheaded by the assailants. "N-No, someone! Help m…!" The cry couldn't even completely leave his lips before his head was dislocated from his shoulders. His headless body twitched before it dropped to the ground.

"I'm finished with my end. Zabuza-san, are you done?" Mikoto asked wiping her hands with a dirty towel to free the blood from it. "Nothing to worry about from the dead over here," Zabuza said. Mikoto nodded before looking back to see Komachi helped Shinnō up a flight of stairs. Shine thanked her as they finished.

"It looks like something happened otherwise these alarms wouldn't be going off," Zabuza said. Mikoto and Komachi agreed. "Either it's a rebellion like we're doing or someone's escaped. We should take this advantage now and slip away in all the confusion," Komachi opted. Zabuza and Mikoto figured that was a fair deal.

"Is this why we're freeing all of the other people?" Shinnō asked. Mikoto nodded. "Yes, we should be able to find your student in all of this chaos. Though I wouldn't think for a moment that they would let this happen so easily. They will fight us in some way, shape, or form. This could spell disaster for us," Mikoto said making the others nod as they continued on their way.

Kushina leaned forward and coughed as her white hair vanished bringing back her beautiful, red hair. Naruto held her as she panted. "Well that's unfortunate dattebane. We only had two to three hours. Looks like they know something is up. Be ready Sochi," Kushina said. Naruto quickly nodded as he stood to his feet. "I feel it Kaa-chan. My Honshou is returning," Naruto said with a small grin on his face. Kushina merely smiled tiredly.

-x-

Far off, Pain stood at the top of a tree. He looked to the west. The sun was slowly beginning to form over the horizon. He closed his eyes for a moment. "There is a large gathering of chakra in that direction. I suppose that is a decent place to start looking. Those who would dare hurt God's Angel will know the wrath of God!" Pain said as he quickly shot off for his destination. Right behind him were five other beings that ran with him towards his destination. His form got smaller and smaller as he disappeared into the trees.

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KG: I guess I can stop here. I have read the comments, I have read the PMs, I have seen almost all of you fight about this. For once in my damn life I am fuckin' tired! For once in my life I am tired of everything! "Wah wah wah SasukexMikoto sucks! This story sucks! NaruxMikoto makes more sense! Fuck you KG! Fuck your story! Boo hoo reading that made blood spill from my fuckin' mouth! Good work on ruining a really good story!"

KG: Well you all know the fuck what?! I am fuckin tired of hearing you all whine! I am tired of hearing you all bitch! I am fuckin tired of hearing you all cry, moan and complain like fuckin children who lost their favorite toy. You all came to read my story. If you don't like how I do things then fine! Go right your own NarutoxKushina fanfiction where Sasuke gets fucked over, dies, gets raped by Orochimaru or whatever. I don't care, but I am done hearing you all complain to me about my writing styles.

KG: Respect the cream and leave. Stay Safe and Protect what's important to you.