Mika wanted to gut Naruto with each step they took toward the Tazuna Gai, the town nearest the Leaf. The boy was loud, irritating and aggravating. Half way there, as Mika and Jiraiya were discussing Sealing, the boy barked out.

"Ugh, why are you talking about something so boring?"

Mika snapped at him then. "With what's in your gut, you'd think you'd want to know more."

The Heroic Traffic cone froze, turning with terrified eyes. "You, you know?"

"The Third told me before I found you in Wave." Mika sighed. "All Chunin and above know, practically speaking that is." He turned to Jiraiya. "I guess we will have to put this on silent until the idiot is busy."

"STOP CALLING ME AN IDIOT!"

Mika just glared at him. "I'd call you worse but Hinata felt you were a good person. She had high hopes for you, despite your disgraceful actions."

Naruto froze again, this time sadness in his eyes. "She... she did?"

"Yes, a lot... I cannot see where or why, but for her alone, I won't cut your head off. She was my only and best friend, my sister in all ways but blood. For her, there was and is little I would not do."

Soon, sadly, Mika found that Jiraiya was also an idiot... they had made it to a hotel in the town, when a gorgeous black haired woman appeared. She was dolled up and utterly lovely. The artist in his soul left Mika wanting to draw her.

Jiraiya and Naruto both freaked out, horny as hell. Jiraiya actually forced the key into Naruto's hands. "Go to the room, work on your chakra and go to bed!"

Mika, seeing the smoke in Naruto's easily aggrivated head, grabbed the boy and dragged him away.

"Let me go so I can-" Naruto barked once more.

"I can already tell there is no point in arguing, so hurry up and get along."

The instant they were in the admittedly cozy room, Mika started moving through his katas while meditating. Naruto, being Naruto, asked loudly. "What are you doing?"

"Mobile meditation. When you move and meditate all at once, it helps with muscle memory, focus, sensory skills, and chakra development. I tend to do my katas, to help them become effortless."

And oddly, that is what shut Naruto up entirely. However, after about an hour, Mika felt something. A force, pure chakra, massive and unending, stronger than his and Naruto's put together. Stronger and more massive than Jiraiya's own, and that man was a force all his own.

They were coming closer to them, at a leisurely pace but still coming closer.

Without hesitating, Mika snapped. " Naruto, making a bunch of clones, henge half into me and run. Powerful ninja are coming after us, likely you. Hurry!"

Naruto tipped his head, looking confused. "What?"

The chakra's moved suddenly, moving far faster. Mika cursed, then grabbed Naruto and bolted out of the window. He made it onto the next rooftop with Naruto cursing himself out, before he was stopped by two powerful forces.

Forces that Mika knew would easily kill him and Naruto without flinching.

"Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki of the Seven Swordsman. Well fuck me sideways, this is a bad situation." Mika pulled out his blade and slit his thumb. Before anyone could react, he ran through his handsigns and slammed his palm into the ground. "Summoning Jutsu! Kagome!"

"Mika, what you need?" In a puff of smoke, a stunning purple chameleon appeared.

Mika smiled. "Kagome, lead Naruto to that Idiot Jiraiya. I'll try to hold these two off for a moment or two, long enough to get Jiraiya." Mika threw the chameleon at Naruto, who gaped. "GO!"

Kagome, a younger but still potent creature, grabbed Naruto by his arm and tugged him away. "Mika, wait, I can help!"

Kisame laughed, a terrible cackly sound. "Hold us back? What a joke. And a Chameleon summons, that is new, when did the Leaf have that."

Mika did not answer, looking at the bodies before him, he made a point to never look at their eyes. No one looked at an Uchiha's eyes and survived, that was well known.

And then he moved, gathering water chakra into his blade, he flew forward. In one motions, he flung the water into Kisame's eyes, just as the man threw himself forward, blade swinging. Literally rolling under Sharkskin, Mika popped up, carving a path across Kisame's inner leg, blood spurting out as the man cried out.

Only for the damn wound to seal up in an instant, faster than medical jutsu typically allowed!

"Damn it!" Mika cursed, using every ounce of medical evasion to dodged Kisame's retaliation. The man started with a high knee, then kicked out, all in an attempt to kill Mika.

"Stop moving, you slippery bastard!" Mika managed to roll between his legs, pulled out two explosive tags and threw them back before throwing himself onto a distant roof. A pulse of chakra blasted Kisame off of the roof, but only on his feet with another cackle as the damn . "Nice, kid, you'd make a great bounty for our little organization if you managed to survive!"

Kisame was suddenly in his space, swinging his blade, Mika stopping it with his own at the same time as the familiar sound of birds filled the air. Kisame and Mika both stopped in time, in shock, to see Sasuke rushing at Itachi with a Chidori... before he was easily stopped by Itachi who snapped his wrist and kicked him into a distant building. Itachi moved to the boy, and Mika watched as he did something, he could not tell what, but it made Sasuke let out a blood curdling scream before he dropped him like trash. Then the building around Sasuke collapsed, possibly killing him.

Itachi turned to them, moving to just behind Kisame in a flash of speed that even Mika could not track. "Just kill the boy, good as he is, we cannot allow him to become a possible threat down the line."

Kisame sighed, turning to Mika with a genuinely sad smile. "Sorry kid, this was fun but Itachi is in charge." His next move was so fast Mika barely had time to brace himself with chakra before he was hit with a damn sharkskin.

He shot back, smashing through the high window of the building, into the wall. Passively and automatically, Mika focused on his wounds and measured them out. 'God damn, these people are powerful... the blade stole half of my chakra, and tore my skin up and I am pretty sure bruised most of my organs...he definitely cracked my ribs, all o them I think. I'm lucky to be alive... not that I will be, long term.'

Mika might have died then, he should have, but a giant literal freaking stomach covered the ground around them, trapping Mika, Itachi and Kisame. It exuded potent chakra, warm and powerful.

"Mika do not move!" Jiraiya, finally, said, from just behind Mika. His hands were on the ground, fueling the jutsu. "You did well, kid, but now it's my turn."

'Good thing I survived, I cannot die, not yet, not until I avenge Hinata's life... and honor her dreams.' And then he passed out, pleased that at least this time, his life was spared.

Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.

This was a joy to write.

Love, your Ninja Overlord,

Mika.