The Shade Rewrite

by Boondox1513

A rewrite of my old story. An assassination Tsunade ordered resulting in the death of Uzumaki Naruto has caused Konoha nothing but problems. The war against Iwagakure bankruptcy the loss of Wave Spring and Demons have cost Konoha millions and thousands of troops. Now a suspicious client is looking to hire them for protection against the leagendary assassin Shade.

16. Chaper 16

Chapter 16

Previously with Choji.

Choji slammed to the ground angrily after falling into the trap floor. He heard the fighting above him. He knew he couldn't jump with his armour on. The room didn't have doors, so Choji stood in a charging position, and like a bull tackled the wall going through it. He saw some cell doors and heard mummers and crying, he looked through the slot of the doors and his eyes widened. Every prisoner he came across was a bloody and shivering mess. Every cell had a clipboard next to it, with the prisoners name what they told. The village they were selling secrets to and tests on something called the Devils Breath. Choji shivered at the name but continued on, he'll rescue the none Iwa spy's later. Most of them only sold to Suna and Kiri, for money regardless and exhausted their use to both.

The last door he checked was a Kusa Kunochi. She wasn't interrogated yet but she was tested with the gas. She had fair skin, waist-length white hair that is covered by a green bandana and grey eyes with multiple circular patterns much. Her name on the clipboard was Ryūzetsu apparently on lone from Hōzuki Castle, she was shaking in tears. "Muku I'm sorry I tried to stop Mui I swear I did." She assured in tears Choji frowned at her. She looked up at him and shook petrified. "Please no more please, I'll do anything just please no more." She begged Choji pulled the door off the wall Ryuzestu she struggled against the bindings. "Hey it's ok I'm not going to hurt you, my name is Choji you?" Choji assured and asked already knowing her name but trying to take her mind off whatever she was on she shook more. "Ryuzestu please get me out of here please." She begged Choji pulling her handcuffs braking them. "Why is a Kusa Kunochi down here?" He asked she shook more. "I'm with the Grass Flower Group, we're Kusa loyalists. Our objective is to protect the Box of Ultimate Bliss from ever being used again." She stated Choji gave her his canteen, she greedily drank from it.

"It's a powerful weapon designed that uses human sacrifices. Mui the Lord and High Warden of the Hōzuki Castle is planning to be open it again. He's an evil man who used his own son last time." She informed Choji was wide eyed. "It opened but didn't do anything last time and the Box is picky on sacrifices, he's been using prisoners even tried with a religious lunatic they caught." She said shaking more. "I was a prisoner of Hōzuki Castle, for years keeping on eye on things, along with Maroi a Kumo Shinobi. He was planning to get the Box to his village for safekeeping. Mui discovered our individual plans, he rented Maroi out somewhere and gave me to that fox mask wearing bastard." She informed in tears. "The gas he used on us makes you see your ultimate fear. Kami I saw Muku again he returned from the Box as a horrible demon." She said crying more Choji hugged her, gently as she cried on him.

"Please Choji-Sama you have to get me out of here. I have to warn the villages if that Box is opened again we're all dead." She begged Choji looked at her. "I'm from Konoha." He informed she shook more. "Kusa Kumo Konoha Iwa Suna, the Iron Samurai it doesn't matter Foxtrot killed everyone I worked with in the Grass Flower. I'm the last member of it I don't care about my village only that fucking box ever being opened again." She assured Choji sighed helping her up. "I swear to you I'll help, my friends are upstairs fighting the bastard. Stay close to me and I'll protect you." He ordered she nodded following him. "I swear I'll do anything and everything you ask after you get me out of here." She assured Choji nodded.

"Don't come upstairs until I order it when I do run near the hole in the wall I made. There are landmines everywhere outside, along with my team though they're being pinned down with arrows. I wouldn't recommend going outside fully cause they might shoot you." He ordered Ryuzestu nodded in understanding, shaking she'd sooner run out and get shot then ever be in this basement again. She pointed to a door and slouch to the ground. Choji destroyed of the basement. He glared angrily at the two. "Looks like Choji's finally back." Foxtrot stated Choji glared. "You sick bastard." He said angrily. "Good to see you." Foxtrot greeted Choji charged swinging his hammer up, but was tackled by Akatsuchi.

"I guess you didn't hear but you belong to me runt." He ordered picking the five hundred pound armoured Choji up, and throwing him in to Lee. Lee jumped and rolled over the flying Akimichi, into Foxtrots kick knocking him back. "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu." Hinata shouted spitting a fire ball at Foxtrot and Akatsuchi who made hand signs. "Earth Style: Stone Wall." He shouted blocking it when Hinata stopped, Foxtrot then ran out from the cover through the fire and punched her to the ground. Foxtrot brushed the fire off his shoulder and sighed. "Sasuke's Chidori Sasuke's Phoenix Flower, even helping with Sasuke's first kill. What else is Sasuke giving you I wonder?" Foxtrot asked shaking his head, Hinata spun on the ground, jumping with her hands. She wrapped her legs around Foxtrots head and dropped down swinging off of him to flip to the ground. Only for Foxtrot to flip back on his feet, then did a spin kick Hinata dodge Lee jumped in with Ino.

Foxtrot moved backwards as the three continued their attack. He launched himself off the wall getting Lee in a headlock and using him to spin around and kick Ino and Hinata in the face. Then used the momentum to spin around again and slammed Lee's face to the ground. Then ran to Hinata he grabbed her and did a front flip, holding Hinata. She was flipped with top of her head about to smash to the ground. Shino did a sliding low kick in to Foxtrot while pushing the midair Hinata to up, saving her head and neck while the rest of her hit the ground.

Foxtrot kicked the stabbing Shikamaru, in his ribs they were healed but really tender right now. Ino was healing Lee's face who then jumped with a Leaf Hurricane. Foxtrot jumped higher kicking Lee in the face, Lee flew under Foxtrot and hit the ground. He was getting pissed with everyone hitting him in the face. Shikamaru tackled the still in the midair Foxtrot's legs flipping backwards hitting the ground with his back. Ino ran to stab him, Foxtrot turn pulling his knives blocking her, and rolled away. She ran over keeping low to the ground swinging at his mid section and legs keeping him on the ropes, from countering. He jumped away flipping and throwing small knives at her Ino dodged most of them taking one to the leg.

Foxtrot then ran to Shino and did a jump kick, knocking him to the ground. With a foot on Shino's chest Foxtrot did an underhand stab, but was tackled by Lee. Getting push back Foxtrot tried to stab him, when Hinata jumped over Lee implanting both feet to his chest while grabbing his hands. Foxtrot hit the ground still sitting up wrestling Hinata for his knife, while Lee continued hugging his midsection to keep him sitting there. Foxtrot got his left hand loss and punched Lee, Hinata needed both hands to keep Lee from getting stabbed. Foxtrot grabbed Lee's hair and banged his head against against the edge of the boardroom table, then elbowed Lee's jaw making his head bang into it again. Lee held his face with one hand Foxtrot the punched Hinata, and tried to stab Lee again. Shikamaru grabbed him pulling him away from Lee, Foxtrot turn and punch him in the stomach. Slamming Shikamaru's back on the boardroom table, Foxtrot went for a low stab but Ino grabbed his arm while Lee grabbed Foxtrots legs.

Lee lifted Foxtrot up and slammed on the table Ino jumped on the table after him. Foxtrot kicked Lee and rolled backwards to get on one knee. Ino grabbed his swinging arm, keeping him from stabbing her. He grabbed his other knife but Shikamaru grabbed that one then struggled against him when the knife was turned to him. The two wrapped their legs around Foxtrots arms hugging them to keep him there, for one of the others to get up and take him out. Foxtrot stood lifting the two with him, then jumped off the table raising the two up above him and fell backwards. They had to let go and cover themselves as they hit the table and fell to the ground in pain. Foxtrot got up and did a spin kick to Lee's face.

Hinata ran over with the Uzumaki Dab Kick, Foxtrot rolled under her. "Now stealing Naruto's Dab Kick 3000? Bad girl Hinata-Chan who do you think you are?" Foxtrot scolded before running up and giving her the same kick across the face, knocking her down. "Me?" He asked mockingly with a chuckle. Hinata got up and glared, with blood from her forehead going down to her cheek. Her arm was still in a stinging pain from being popped back into place. "I mean come on Hinata-Chan I'm a thief, I'm a very good thief but you apparently have morals and principles. Like that dead fucking idiot you love so much, not that it really helped now did it?" Hinata grabbed her arm focussing a ton of healing chakra into it.

She took a deep breath and focussed taking her own battle stance, moving around with the focus of a Hyuga the speed of Guy, and the footwork of a dancer. "Now what is this?." He asked tilting his head to the side in a show of interest or confusion. Hinata charged her hands moved even faster, the naked I could barely register them. At the speed they were going it looked like she had a hundred arms for a moment. While Foxtrot followed the actions defensively, Hinata was glaring even harder but still remained focus she could see what he was doing. He was slapping her hands away stinging her wrist and thumbs while avoiding her palms. Hinata then stepped back and kicked, getting the side of his head he moved back from the force, though his feet were still firmly planted to the ground. Foxtrot looked at Hinata she knew he was grinning.

"How about we take things up a notch?" Foxtrot asked he walked away removing his jacket his back turned to her. "You catch this." He ordered throwing his jacket to the Juggernaut who cought it. Foxtrot wore a black cotton sweater under his jacket. His hair was brown and jelled back. He removed his fox mask slightly putting putting a cloth mask up, then put sunglasses on when he removed his fox mask fully. He hooked the mask to his belt and turned to her, reached into his pockets and pulled out some brass knuckles. "Shall we Hinata-Chan?" He said taking a boxing stance. Hinata took hers and Foxtrot charged, Hinata was doing everything possible to avoid his hits. Foxtrot was pushing her back she hit the wall behind her, then moved when Foxtrot punch it his hand left a hole in the wall.

She was sweating one of those punches hit her she was dead. Shino attacked from Foxtrot's right throwing a punch, but Foxtrot moved Shino punched the wall instead braking his hand. He clenched his teeth in pain pulling his arm back, before Foxtrot grabbed Shino slamming his head against the wall, and kicked Shino's leg out from under him tripping him. Shino hit the ground with banging his head ground, in a daze with a massive concussion. Shikamaru ran in with his trench knives, Foxtrot prepared a right Shikamaru covered his face to block, but Foxtrot faked him out and gave him a left hook around the defending arms to the side of the head. Shikamaru in a daze of his own kept his arms up, but his lowered head Foxtrot slide under his defences with and right uppercut hitting Shikamaru's face. Foxtrot then punched the Nara in the left of his jaw. Then pushed him back with a right to his stomach making him gasp, it looked like Foxtrot was going for a leg sweep but pulled his foot back and raising it to instead kick Shikamaru in face knocking him to the ground unconscious.

Lee went for an uppercut and Foxtrot raised his arm bringing his elbow down down on the fist braking Lee's middle and ring fingers, then returned the uppercut hitting Lee's chin Lee fell backwards hitting the ground. Lee refusing to stay down got back up was preparing to open his gates but Foxtrot stopped him with a right to the face, and kick to the stomach. Hinata ran with a kick but Foxtrot grabbed her leg bringing an elbow down to break it but Hinata shot her other leg up kicking him in the face, but he still had her leg. She spun landing on her hands and gave kicked his stomach with free leg getting free and front flipped away. Ino was checking the men while Hinata kept Foxtrot distracted, she wasn't the best at first aid even Tenten was a better medic do to necessity and getting more experience from her team, but Ino was still good with it. She was channeling Chakra to Shino's brain to fix the bruising and bring down swelling. He'd still need an actual doctor for any skull fractures, while Shikamaru was down for the count and Lee could barely stand.

"Don't you just hate interruptions Hinata-Chan?" Foxtrot asked Hinata was shaking this guy was a demon, she steeled her nerves, she was the only thing keeping Foxtrot away from Ino who was healing her friends. She channeled Chakra to her hands and made two lion hands appear on her them. "Umm." Foxtrot hummed with interest as Hinata charged.

Outside.

Each time a hwacha were reloaded two others went off. The moment the team was discovered, the others were pointed at them. Neji and Tenten were behind the Susanoo returning fire. When one was hit another took his place. "Everyone move forward." Sasuke ordered they were slowly making their way to the base. Sasuke hasn't trained with his Susanoo enough so a rib and arm was the best he could do. He needed to get close enough to destroy the wall, while making sure his team followed. A Susanoo took a lot out of him with only, one eye to focus out of. "Again." He shouted they moved forward, Neji and Tenten pulled their pump action crossbows out, trying to lay down some cover fire. The front of the Hwachas were too wide to hit anyone behind them and they were blind from the spot lights regardless, their handful of targets that they managed to hit was based solely on luck. "I'm running out of chakra, after this barrage run to the wall." Sasuke ordered Neji shielded his eyes, looking through his arms with the Byakugan.

"Fuck get down." Everyone did as told metal canon balls, blasted through the Susanoo Neji covered Tenten as the cannon balls exploded behind them. Sasuke covered Kiba who did the same for Akamaru, Sasuke helped with that as well. Sasuke and Neji got hit their backs got hit with shrapnel. Their vest helped but their legs and shoulders were, punctured and bloody. Kiba and Tenten grabbed their teammates, and loaded them on Akamaru quickly and ran to the wall. Barely escaping the rainfall of arrows and pressed up against the wall. Tenten and everyone else on was on the left of the gate, Kiba on the right. "Neji what the fuck was that?" Kiba shouted Neji lowered himself off Akamaru, getting check by Tenten.

"Some weird pipe looking things". He looked back at the wall, their loading these metal balls in them with explosive tags on the back. DOWN." They did as told and the top of the wall was taken off. "Hopefully they can't get any lower. Arrows." They pressed against the wall as they arrows came down. "Kiba here." Tenten shouted throwing bag at him. "Tags we need this gate off then we need to run for it." She ordered Kiba signed shaking but nodded. "How are guys?" He asked Sasuke popped a couple of food pills and sighed. "Need a minute I'll make another Susanoo." He said lighting a cigarette. "ACTIVATE THE MINES." They heard Sasuke made on rib cage and shot a skeletal hand towards Kiba, as the mines in front of them went off and more cannonballs destroyed the skeleton. Sasuke held on just long enough to save their lives.

Tenten looked at the debris from the wall and big rocks launched from the minefield around her and what was left to the balls near them. "OK you fuckers I can play the explosion game too." She said to the enemy not that they could hear her, as she started grabbing more rocks and metal. "Grab rocks and whatever metal you can get that you can throw." She ordered Kiba and the others did as told. "And wrap some tags around them, we'll see how those bastards like it, baby keeps your eyes on them I wanna know when to hit them." They again did as told, Sasuke struggled but got up. "Alright throw." They threw their makeshift grenades with everything they had over the wall. The Iwa teams saw rocks being thrown at them and grinned in amusement before they saw what was on them. "NOW." Neji shouted before explosions were heard from behind the wall and a couple of lights went out.

"You Konoha bastards." They heard making them grin. Kiba Sasuke and Tenten threw another. "Now." Neji ordered and more of the same happened, they heard screaming. Kiba and Tenten smacked more tags on the wall one high and one low where the connection of the gate was. They moved back and set them off the gate fell, Tenten checked Neji's legs again and was pulled in for a kiss. "I'll live and you're fucking brilliant." He praised getting up shaking Tenten supported him, she looked at Sasuke who nodded. "I was lucky a couple dozen burning flash wounds and one puncture but I'll live. I also agree you're fucking brilliant, if any of those pipe things or Hwachas survived you can have one now let's go." He grabbed another rock and threw it activating it blowing up, the firing spot in the centre." Then ran in spitting out a great fireball, before running in with Kiba and Akamaru. Tenten grinned at that bringing in Neji.

Choji vs. Akatsuchi.

The two were wrestling for dominance Akatsuchi pushed Choji back grabbed his Odachi, and did an over head chop. Choji's helmet took the hit angering Akatsuchi, who dropped the Odachi and grabbed The Bull by the horns of his helmet. Putting a foot on Choji's shoulder he pulled the helmet, the straps of the helmet snapped and Choji was hit by his own head protector. He tackled Akatsuchi but he held his ground, got put in and headlock and choked. Pushing Choji back Akatsuchi punched him in the face, Akatsuchi grabbed his big blade again and swung but Choji blocked with his wrist guards but the force knocked his arms back. Choji got a cut on his cheek but was alive, grabbing his hammer her swung at the juggernaut commander grabbed his arm.

He grabbed Choji lifting him him turned and charged with him, slamming him through the table. He got on top of Choji and starting choking the Akimichi, Shino got up and jumped on Akatsuchi's back with a Kunai and stabbed him in the neck. The point of Kunai snapped on Akatsuchi's rock armour, Akatsuchi grabbed the arm pulling Shino over his shoulder and threw him at a wall. Lee jumped in front of the flying Shino to shield him, Shino would be killed on impact otherwise Lee hit the wall hard and gasped in pain from the force. While Shino was alive but in pain as well, Choji grabbed Akatsuchi's face and head butted him breaking his nose. Akatsuchi got off him holding his nose Choji had blood on his forehead, because of the rock armour on the bastard's face and swung swung with his Akimichi quick plams, send twenty hard strikes to his chest. Akatsuchi gasped but punched him in the face.

"You ain't shit with out that armour." Akatsuchi said grabbing Choji by the breast and back plate. He pulled breaking the screws holding both sides together ripping the armour off, Choji grabbed him and flipped him over. "And you're nothing without that steroid." Choji returned Akatsuchi punched him back. "I didn't take the steroid this is all me. That fucking drug is an insult to everything I stand for." He said angrily grabbing Choji and throwing him across the room. Akatsuchi jumped in the air with both hands crossed slamming them on Choji's chest. Who gasped the shockwave cracking the ground underneath him. Still in her hiding place Ryuzestu watched them then looked at Shino and Lee, she ran over and grabbed a Kunai from the distracted Ino and threw it, hitting Akatsuchi's arm. A juggernaut saw her and ran over. Choji pushed Akatsuchi off and threw his hammer, getting a bullseye destroying the Juggernauts helmet. Distracting him Ryuzestu then grabbed Shino and Lee getting them away from the big bastard, with Ino. "Who are you?" Lee asked in pain. "No time move." Ryuzestu ordered they jumped away from the angry Juggernaut, he grabbed Choji's hammer glaring at them. Lee glared in return. "Gate of Opening OPEN." Lee shouted blasting in to power, he charged the juggernaut and kicked him in the face knocking him to the ground.

Lee grabbed the hammer lifting it with all his might and smashed the Juggernaut's face with it. Before throwing the hammer at Akatsuchi, who dodged it while Choji grabbed him from behind, and shattered the rock armour on the back of his head with his fist then gave him a Supplex smashing his head into the ground. Akatsuchi was dizzy blood was leaking from the back his head getting Foxtrots attention. Hinata struck while his attention was away from her, only for Foxtrot to punch her hard in the stomach. She gasped coughing up some blood and falling to the ground, she couldn't breathe for a moment. "Keep your primary focus on your opponent the old man always says." Foxtrot said to Hinata then ran up to Choji who was about to kill Akatsuchi with his hammer and kicked him in the face braking his nose, and knocking him over. Foxtrot inspected Akatsuchi as explosion's went off outside. "And it was just getting mildly entertaining too, oh well you bring me my coat pick this big bastard up and let's get outta here." Foxtrot ordered the other juggernaut ran over and grabbed his commander. Foxtrot put his coat back on, removed his glasses and only opened his eyes once his mask was on. "Well it's been fun boys and girls but unfortunately I gotta call it a day. Can't exactly have the Boss lady's right hand man getting killed do you understand how it is." He informed walking to the exit, in no real hurry as he did.

"So you're running away you pussy? I just activated one of my gates I have plenty more." Lee mocked his team really wanted him to shut up right now, while Foxtrot chuckled looking at him. "Open first gate." Foxtrot said casually and exploded with power, knocking the teams over Lee was being pushed himself, he was stunned Foxtrot made Lee's first gate look like a joke. Foxtrots first gate was at least Lees third gate. "The only reason you're all alive is because Iwa, wants to personally kill you. If that wasn't the case I wouldn't have been playing with you guys like I have been." He informed casually terrifying them, as Foxtrot turned his gate off. "Hopefully they'll change their minds eventually, till then just keep doing what you're doing. You'll be more expensive that way." Foxtrot ordered and continued on his way at a brisk pace, the pace alone was insulting, even though he was apparently escaping. It showed just how little of a threat they were to them while doing it.

"Now if you'll excuse me I have to check on Himawari, her big brother Boruto always get so antsy when she's not around, he's protective like that. I'll tell them you say hi Hinata-Chan." He assured Hinata looked at Foxtrot in tears. "The gas in Naruto-Kun's body was actually yours wasn't it, why didn't Itachi tell Sasuke?" She asked Foxtrot stopped looking at her. "Maybe it was mine maybe it wasn't, maybe I was there when you were hallucinating, maybe Itachi was trying to save his baby brother's life by keeping secrets again knowing exactly what I would do if he didn't. Maybe Sasuke is actually working for me and only helped you to throw you off his trail" He suggested Lee was still shaking to much to glare at that.

"Maybe I'm Naruto back from the dead to haunt your asses. Maybe I never actually died and this is just some grand revenge for betraying and trying to kill me." He said angrily and dangerously making them shake terrified, as he chuckled. "Maybe I'm Obito with a brand new disguise because I don't like showing my ugly face. Maybe I just know you fuckers so well that there's really nothing you can hide from me. Maybe this is all a bad dream and the only way out, and see your loving families again, is to just accept it and end it." Hinata was shaking with more tears. "Or maybe I'm just a highly paid mercenary with a dark sense of humour, who's fucking with you for my own sick amusement who knows?" He said with a shrug and continued to the exit disappearing through it. Hinata was shaking with more in tears, she looked up and saw Boruto and Himawari staring at her for a minute with sad tearful looks before disappearing. Hinata broke down more. "I want them back." She whispered in tears shaking more.

Ino rushed over hugging her tightly, Hinata looked at a Kunai next to her, she grabbed it and threw it getting the point stuck into the concrete wall. "I'll kill you for this you bastard." She vowed angrily then went to help the groggy Shikamaru, to distract herself. Ino sighed in relief as the RC's and Neji ran in, Neji and Tenten immediately ran over to Hinata and Lee. "What the fuck is that guy?" Lee said shaking genuinely terrified, not just by the power the bastard casually showed but also how quickly he'd mentally fucked with them. Tenten looked at him worriedly then saw Ryuzestu and took aim with her pump action. "Who the fuck are you?" She demanded Ryuzestu was still shaking scared for a minute, because of what she just saw Foxtrot do. "Ryuzetsu I'm former Kusa, Choji-Sama pulled me out of the basement dungeon. I also just saved two of your friends so can you put that fucking crossbow down please?" She asked Tenten looked at the bloody faced Choji who nodded. She lowered her crossbow and looked at the pieces of his armour.

"Dammit I put everything I had into that fucking armour, how the hell did they get it off of you?" She demanded Choji sighed. "Its OK I'm fine thanks for caring Akatsuchi stripped it off of me he's apparently not on that juggernaut steroid either." He informed sarcastically. "Fuck and what happened to the rest of you?." Tenten asked everyone sighed calming themselves down. "Foxtrot let's get out of here, this entire base was a trap Hoshigakure is allied with Iwa." Shino ordered as Tenten started working on his hand. He looked at Hinata with worry. "Hinata are you going to be ok?" He asked Hinata sighed angrily fixing Shikamaru.

"Shino I'm not a delicate flower, or a child who needs constant looking out for attention and reassurance. I'm an adult who's the same age as all of you and a Kunochi I've fought I've killed and I've survived. So if everyone can stop worrying about me every time trouble happens I'd vary much appreciate that." She ordered angrily everyone flinched Sasuke sighed. "They do the same for each other Hinata, you're not the centre of everyone's attention." He informed getting her angry attention. "Lee Tenten Kiba and Akamaru are on my kill squad. Neji Ino Shikamaru and Shino go behind enemy lines daily. Choji is an armoured beast, and had a mental breakdown his first time out with us and it was a recuse mission, he saw how fucked up we really are as we cheered him on for smashing people's heads in with his hammer." Choji sighed and nodded. "Before that we laughed our heads off as Juggernauts surrounded us, ready to rip us limb from limb. It was the first time I ever shared a laugh with them but I guess you had to be there." He continued with a shrug Hinata frowned.

"Compared to them you're completely green, I don't know or care what Foxtrot did to you to make them so worried. I only care that you're still breathing after the fact, besides that and you're use as a medic nothing about you interests me in the slightest. In all honesty the only thing I ever liked about you back in the day, was you kept to yourself and stayed quite most of the time. Actually you were a lot like me and that's not a good thing." He said harshly Hinata glared more remembering everything Foxtrot said to her making Sasuke shrug. "Glare at me all you want everyone else does hell my own soldiers do, so you're no where near special." He continued Hinata finished on Shikamaru and got in to the impassive Sasuke's face. "Do it I dare you little girl." Hinata swung and punched Sasuke, who remained standing there with a grin. "Is that your best, no wonder Kiba doesn't want you on my team." She hit him even harder and he barely moved. "This is why you'll never free the branch." He came right out with it knowing using Naruto would be going to far right now. Everyone's eyes widened Hinata pulled back further and Sasuke grabbed her arm flipping her over, and put a knee and her neck.

"Foxtrot uses anger Hinata, a person like that loves having comrades turn against each other. Your friends aren't worried about you because they're underestimating your abilities. They're worried because they care about you, that's something no one I actually respect gives me anymore." He informed everyone frowned as he pulled her up, Hinata was about to speak when he raised a hand. "I'm well aware of the reason why they don't care about me Hinata I was there when it happened. I relive it every single time I close my eye. Every time I look in the mirror and every time I kill an enemy. A person like me deserves your anger not them." He assured Hinata frowned more as he sighed. "Tenten heard a saying Grin on the battlefield smile at home. Apparently it means enjoy combat but love everything else away from it or something, just find your centre." He quoted then look at her.

"You're in the same boat I'm in with nothing at home to love right now, you have them but there people to live for not die for. Whereas I am the exact opposite, I'm alive now to die for them later." He continued shrugging they frowned at that. "So here's my personal saying now a days, laugh now cry later. Get that feeling of being alive and necessary to someone in these situations, then drink and breakdown at home because that's all you have. Here's hoping it's only temporary for the both of us." He said with his hands crossed in a prayer motion, before looking Ryuzestu who frowned at them. "Anyway if you're coming let's go, if not leave. End up being a threat we'll kill you and so forth." Sasuke informed lazily Ryuzestu frowned but nodded. "Choji saved my life and there's a super weapon everyone needs to hear about, so as long as I'm away from this fucking place I'll be good." She assured he nodded. "Speaking of which I want one of those pipe things." Tenten informed an explosion was heard made her angry. "That mother fucker." She shouted they then heard cracking and sighed before, grabbing the injured and ran out the building as it collapsed.

"Well I saw what the looked like, I could draw a description for you to build." Neji said Tenten sighed checking the ruins finding a piece of the barrel, she measured the thickness of it a drew a small diagram of the shaping, only really needing Neji's description of the length now. She'd seal it in her scroll but got the gist of it, she then noted to unseal the landmine at a safe distance she was sick of booby traps, and Foxtrots foresight was worrying. She also saw a piece of a Hwacha frame sketching that out to, with what ever pieces she found she took a moment thinking to herself. "Fuck it." She reached in and pulled a few of arrows out from the Hwacha for examination. She sighed to herself. "Maybe the Raven Core is making me crazy." She thought to herself sealing them up in her land mine scroll. She walked back to her crew when the piece of Hwacha exploded, she hit the ground with everyone else, with a chunk of wood in her in her arm. "Tenten." Neji shouted worryingly another explosion knocked him down. Tenten got up shaking ripped it out the piece of wood from her arm and ran off the concrete slabs. "Let's go." She ordered as the remaining mines went off next, just about everyone was shaking at this point she just glared annoyed.

"COVER." Hinata shouted they docked behind whatever they could, as Kunai with explosive tags were thrown at them. "Ok not traps just assholes." She said with a sigh summoning her crossbow. "Babe shoot Hinata spot, everyone else stay where you are." Tenten ordered everyone did as told. "There's twenty of them, all Kusa I want one of those crossbows." She ordered from behind Tenten pointing, Tenten fired. "Hit to the arm down." They lowered head as explosions went off, they were a little to far to be hit but they were getting closer. "Want a trial by fire? My arm is fucking killing me" Tenten asked Hinata watched her reload point, and watched her fire it. "Move." Hinata ordered it took a minute to reload but she got it, and fired hitting a man's chest. Then a Kunochi's stomach she was getting the hang of it, while Neji was on his fifth kill. Hinata quickly started following suit fourteen dead in total the rest ran off. "We're good let's get the fuck out of her." Hinata said Tenten grinned at her as they did exactly that right after.

Konoha Tsunade's office.

Tsunade was doing paperwork work, her right eye was swollen shut and she refused, to let her healing factor do anything about it. She was shaking horribly from emotion and withdrawal the two normally teamed up on her, every time one would happen the other wasn't far behind. She only wished she developed a method to completely stop addiction, especially on herself and Jiraiya. She opened her drawer and looked at the bottle in there. Sake isn't supposed to be aged like whiskey or wine it can go bad with in a year and it's not a koshu specialty aged type of Sake either. She's had the same bottle since Iruka left nearly three years ago now meaning it's probably darker the flavour will taste terrible and it might be lower quality now.

She didn't care she wanted to drink it regardless and see if it had any kick. She took solace in the fact that she Senju Tsunade, for the first time that horrible year allowed Sake to in terms of Alcohol anyway expire. She should feel powerful but all she wanted was a drink. She worked longer hours now, so she couldn't even drink at home. She felt like a hypocrite every time she denied Jiraiya, and searched his bedroom for alcohol only to drink it in her room afterwards. Then again she wasn't suicidal at least most days anyway, days today wasn't one of those days.

Flashback.

Iruka entered with a glare Tsunade looked up and frowned. "All of you out." She ordered the Anbu vanished from there spots, Tsunade then tapped the desk making a seal glow. "There no security no entry and sound proof you can get away with murder in this room right now." She assured Iruka frowned at her looking around at the still damaged office. "Looks like someone already tried." He deduced Tsunade sighed and nodded. "Shame." He returned she didn't know if he meant shame about the attempt or its failure but assumed it wasn't the first one. "How have you been Iruka life away from Konoha still as amazing as it was when I left?" She asked he sat down and nodded.

"I'm engaged to be married, to a beautiful woman named Tsunami. My stepson loves me and is the world's richest teenager. So yeah life away from Konoha is good." Tsunade frowned heartbroken at the news. "And yes I told my ex all about it." She felt worse then realized who he was talking about. "You're marrying Inari-Sama's mother?" She asked Iruka grinned for once and nodded. "What about that family you were guarding?" She asked Iruka smiled softly for a moment. "We're still vary close and I'm still going to be their daughter's teacher, she's such a beautiful little girl." He informed Tsunade was surprised to hear that. "Even though you're marrying the mother of a billionaire?" She asked Iruka glared at her. "I don't care about Inari's money, I'm marrying Tsunami for love and I'm not going to live off of Inari's hard work like you did Naruto's." He said angrily Tsunade sighed nodding an apology, Iruka was still Iruka.

"I heard about your adventure in the land of Valleys. You saved a whole village and a pile of kids single handy." She praised Iruka shrugged. "I wasn't alone my bodyguard Menma was with me, it's actually how we got reacquainted after Naruto's funeral. He had a client who wanted the bastards gone we just happened to bump into each other at the time." He informed Tsunade frowned a bit. "Who were the guys responsible anyway?" She asked he frowned shaking a bit. "Jashinests they were using human sacrifices, to bring some dead guy back or something. Their leader ran off right after It was around the same time Yugakure was destroyed." Tsunade was wide eyed.

"They are other Jashinests?" She asked he shrugged. "Expect for the guy who ran off and that Akasuki guy, there are officially only two left that I know of." He informed with a shrug. "As long as they keep their business away from me and mine, I don't care about them." He said informed with another shrug. "Now then I have a mission for you, I'd like to get the Konohamaru Core, Sai Ebisu Yamato and Anko to attend my wedding. In a month from now." He informed Tsunade frowned Anko was still the key to the Namikaze estate, if she was telling the truth she had another year before she could even consider being free. Iruka frowned at her waiting for the excuses and lies.

"About a few of your guests, Sai is normally out on missions, while Anko must remain in Konoha for classified reasons." She tried to cover Iruka nodded. "Like being the Root Commander and opening the Namikaze estate." He stated Tsunade was wide eyed, Iruka raised a hand to stop her there. "I'm not that young Tsunade I saw Anko with Kushina-Sensai a dozen times as a kid. While my son is Uzumaki Naruto. Sai's Root status was reviled to me by Naruto himself. To top it all off Teuchi told me everything when we left." He informed then cut her off again. "I also figured you'd keep Root around and Sai is trustworthy enough to run it. That and you'd doubt Anko's loyalty to the village like everyone else. You're a bitch like that." She flinched again Iruka then frowned a bit more.

"Now here's what will happen if you don't do what I say, as stated I don't care about Inari's money but you do. He'll supply you because of Konohamaru Moegi and Udon, but I still get a say in that as well." He informed Tsunade was worried. "You will drop this bullshit with Anko immediately and let Sai choose to attend my wedding, or I make it my personal business to collect the debt that you'll no doubt rack up. Even if I have to call a friend." He said dangerously worrying her more, she was then shaking as he pulled a gold coin. "I know some powerful people these days Tsunade and not just Inari, my son had plenty of powerful friends from Diemyo to Kage to powerful business men and women. This coin was given to me by one of them, it belongs to Ghost if you remember him." Tsunade was terrified making Iruka grin.

"Rumours are already spreading that Foxtrot, was specifically ordered not to kill any of you. Because Iwa needs the reputation for doing so for themselves. He'll be a pain in the ass regardless of that, the rest of this legendary Family however aren't bound by this order. Especially after the wars over." He informed she shook a bit more. "You touch me Inari cuts trade, you win he owns you." Tsunade frowned at him. "So you'll have Ghost come get me, if I don't give you Anko?" She asked it wasn't that big of a threat to her, Iruka chuckled. "Why do think he'd be after you?" Tsunade's eyes widened more. "Iruka please what happened destroyed me, this position is my punishment for it isn't that enough?" She begged Iruka glared coldly at her. "No." He said simply standing up walked around the desk and sat on it. "But if you give me your word literally on Shizune's life, that Anko will attend my wedding and if I actually see her there. Not a fake because I'll know then I'll mail this coin to you in return." He offered she looked at him surprised.

"A get out of being killed or get a kill or stolen item free card, in a matter of speaking. Onoki his son and granddaughter are off the table because of Foxtrot but I'm guessing his none Foxtrot related allies aren't." He assured Tsunade was shaking more, a single fucking coin was holding so much sway over her right now and she hates it. "Iruka please understand I." Iruka punched her square in the face, knocking her off her chair. "I've also been training more, how do you like out of nowhere punching when a person's irritated at you?" He asked Tsunade got up that hurt like hell. She turned and got punched again in the jaw Iruka flipped the coin, in the air catching it. "I owed you that for years, and I'm still trying to be nice about this. Yes or no Tsunade?" Iruka shouted angrily Tsunade looked down tearfully. "Fine, Anko is allowed to leave Konoha to attend you wedding. I want that coin in case Shizune is ever in trouble." She said getting his attention.

"You know the story Iruka my fiancé little brother, grandpa Uncle Tobi most of the named members of my clan. All of them are dead because of Konoha, I ordered Naruto to be murdered someone I loved like my own son. So many sacrifices and I still had my mentor call me selfish, but I guess at the end of the day he was right. The moment I tried to be selfless I caused the death of somebody I would die hundred times for to bring him back." Iruka listened intently as Tsunade chuckled. "Shizune rightfully despises me for a lot of things you and Naruto being at the forefront of them. I was keeping Anko here, because I don't want anyone to ever enter that house. Not even its rightfully owner. Because I didn't want word getting out and put her life in more jeopardy then I already will be. At least that's what I always told myself." Iruka glared hard at her as she shrugged it off.

"In reality I'm just a cowardly bitch refusing to stop living the past." She said with a sigh then then chuckled mirthlessly. "I thought I was defending my little sisters legacy. Only to find out from Anko herself that my little sister and niece were sick of my little pity party before everyone else was. While Anko herself was defending that legacy a hell of a lot better than I would've." A tear went down her eye remembering all the harsh words and treacherous sounding speech she got, from the Last Namikaze. "I couldn't help but go see for myself, got my hand burned because of it. I'd like the think that It was just because I wasn't around to get registered, but the only person who would know that is Anko who is obviously upset with me." She stated Iruka sighed he was losing his patience with her.

"Shizune is more important to me than everybody else in Konoha, including Konoha itself. So I'll be a selfish bitch once more and approve your request, for that little piece of gold in your hand. Save the one person I love most when that fucking Fox prick makes a move." Iruka nodded flipping the coin in the air and catching it again. "Make it happen then and don't fuck around, It'll be about two weeks long." He ordered walking out, leaving her sitting there with a tear in her eye.

End of flashback.

She sighed again as Shizune walked in dropping a file on the desk, with little care. "The teams are back Hinata and the Uchiha are here to give their report, the rest are in the hospital no casualties on our side and they have a former Kusa agent with them." She informed Tsunade sighed. "Send them in and check the teams please." She ordered tiredly Shizune waved them in, nodded to Hinata and left. "Hokage-Sama this is Ryuzestu, she has urgent news for you." Sasuke informed get her attention as Ryuzestu started, by the end she was extremely worried.

Kusa Hōzuki Castle A.K.A the Blood Prison.

Mui the true Master of Hōzuki Castle sat in his office, with Mujo he was a solemn individual near Root levels of unemotional. This man sacrificed his own son for his nation whether he regretted it or not is still up for debate, given that he didn't show any care for it though he was internally broken. Mujo respected the man as a superior but these days not for much else. "You wanted to see me Mui-Sama?" Mujo asked getting his leader's attention. "Yes I've received payment from our Iwa allies, along with orders from the Kusa council. They asked if we could release some of these prisoners I want them brought to me immediately for unsealing". Mui ordered Mujo read the list and his eyes widened at the last one.

"Hidan you honestly want to release him of all prisoners? Do you not remember how many people he killed? How many of Kumo Konoha he killed to catch him and our own Shinobi he murdered just to get him in here, sir? Hell he slaughtered his entire village who knows what else he was up to in the ruins, before he fought Kakuzu he is an Akasuki terrorist for Kami sake". Mujo protested Mui glared at him, he was paid a lot to free Hidan. He wanted to act like he was protesting this but the truth was, he tried to use the immortal man to open the box of ultimate bless in an attempt to save his son. Unfortunately, though something was preventing that something evil, and he was too terrified to find out what. He also knew a certain somebody who would be awfully upset if the immortal psychopath was released, even with all of that he still had to answer of to his own superiors.

Besides Hidan was still useful as a distraction, he was aware of Kumo's plot with was why he secretly sold Maroi off to die in the Pit to begin with. He could've just killed Maroi himself but he needed to keep the prison financially stable, as well. While Ryuzestu was a different story. She was a threat to his planes that needed stopping, but she was also the love of his son. He couldn't kill her but couldn't have her around either, now he spent almost the same amount of time wondering just what happened to her? According to his guards who escorted her to Kusa base, Foxtrot took her. An hour later she was screaming and crying, and begging and hasn't stopped since. The Grass Flower Group was destroyed, but she was still being held for something. He shuttered to think what she was going through, what that Fox mask wearing bastard might have been doing to her, before he heard the base was destroyed he hoped she died in the collapse. He pushed it all down for a moment.

"All of that is inconsequential we are fighting a war, whether we like it or not". Mui said sternly Mujo glared in return standing up. "Vary well but the consequences of Hidan's actions are strictly on your head". Mujo bit back before leaving Mui sighed, his next plan seeing as the Jashinest wasn't going to be of any help was a Jinchuuriki. Seeing as Iwa was an ally and Kumo was obviously a no go he'd have to search for one of the one who went missing which took time and resources he didn't have. So his only hope now is, Fu of Takigakure. She holds the second strongest beast, seeing as a Kyuubi is dead. He already made the deal with Onoki if they win Fu go's to Kusa then he can get his son back. That's all that matterd.

Prison Temple. Formerly Psychiatric Care Wing.

"So you see my disciples with the Almighty Jashin, anything is possible". Hidan preached to his following of 50, who cheered. For obvious reasons the Immortal man was put in the psychiatric ward of the prison. He was surrounded by rapist, child murderers and serial killers the worst the Shinobi villages had to offer. With PTSD riddled Shinobi who snapped one too many times, haunted by the guilt of following orders who needed something to tell them it was OK. All of them just looking for something that would have their back when society, locked them up. So when Jashin's own personal missionary walked through the prison gate, they found the voice they needed. Hidan himself couldn't be happier sure he was upset when he got locked up, killing both guards and convicts his first ten minutes in the Prison but once he realized he could get a following out of it he started enjoying his eighty consecutive life sentences, or 2,000 years total.

"Now then next week we discuss the epic as fuck battle between, the Great Jashin-Sama and that horrible Sage of the Six Paths". Hidan concluded for the day. "FUCK THE SAGE". Ryūki Hidan's most devout fallower shouted and the other chorus while their high priest raised his fist in the air joining them in their chorus of Fuck the Sage. "Hidan of Yugakure". They heard Hidan turned annoyed. "What do you want? Can't you see we're in the middle of honouring Jashin-Sama?" Hidan asked Mujo sighed. "Kami forgive me for this, you and your followers have been granted your freedom, in exchange for your aid in our war against Kiri Suna and Konoha." He informed the Jashinests were wide eyed Hidan smiled. "Excuse me?" He asked appearing right beside Mujo, who had his hand on his sword. "Did you just say War? There is a War against three of the Big 5 and we're all invited?" He asked hopefully Mujo signed and nodded. "It's liable to be a World War our main ally is Iwagakura and." Hidan put a figure to Mujo's lips in a shushing motion. "Shhh you had me at World War." Hidan assured happily Mujo shook, waving the cultists to follow, skipping like their High Priest.

Iwagakure. Onoki's Office.

Onoki was reading the reports and sighed angrily, Foxtrot was reading a book on one of the couches neat the door feet on a coffee table. Roshi and Han were actually guarding the door, standing on either side of it. Foxtrot put a finger to his ear. "Yo." He said through his ears piece, getting their attention. "Are you being serious right now Kilo?" He asked irritated then sighed. "Kami dammit the Accountant is going to be pissed…. Yeah." He continued taking his feet off the table and slouching. "It's kind of a Catch 22 for me…. Yeah that actually could work…. I'll let Onoki know get the Accountant's opinion to please….thanks sis." He said with a sigh looking at Onoki. "Someone was nice enough to pay, Mui to release some prisoners from Hōzuki Castle, and pledge them to Iwa." He informed confusing Onoki.

"Who are these prisoners exactly?" He asked Foxtrot sighed. "The usual a bunch of nobodies, with two exceptions. Hundred Transformations Kazan and Former Akasuki member Hidan is with them, he apparently has some followers now to." The Kage and Jinchuuriki's eyes widened in absolute shock. "Who the fuck released that bastard?" Roshi asked Foxtrot thought about it for all of a second and sighed. "The world's most obvious answer Roshi-San is Uchiha Obito." He answered they were stunned. "My guess is he used the money he stole from Akasuki. He most likely mind controlled the Kusa council as well." He informed Onoki was worried now. "How do you know that exactly?" Han asked suspiciously Foxtrot shrugged. "Because my family is the reason, Akasuki fell to begin with they were irritating and we don't like competition." He informed shocking them completely as he looked at Onoki.

"Any ideas on why he would do all this?" Onoki asked Foxtrot shrugged again. "My educated guess use Iwa to destroy Konoha, Kusa will be completely controllable from now on. The three of you still have those glasses I sent you Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi, to keep him from controlling any of you right?" He asked they checked themselves and nodded, Onoki made it a Tsuchikage order to Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi, keep them at all times, with the other top brass. "Perfect so Obito is doing you a favour, while we act as his tools to get his perceived revenge on Konoha." They looked at each other. "You seem pretty ok with that." Han stated Foxtrot waved him off.

"I'm used to it in my line of work I'm normally the tool in someone else's game. The only annoying thing is Obito won't be paying me." He said calmly but was mentally fuming right now. "If you're good at something never do it for free, the old man always says." He quoted making them sigh. "The a rest of the Akasuki members outside of Kisame keep to themselves these days. Hidan is the kind of guy who gets off on the prospect of war, a war with three of the Big 5 would have him drooling." Foxtrot assured Onoki frowned at that. "What's this Catch 22 you were talking about?" He asked Foxtrot sighed. "Someone I do business with, is not a fan of Jashinests in general especially Hidan. Everything else about that is classified." He informed Onoki sighed.

"You're the boss and a long term contract, so I'll do as told but I recommend, sending him out on the most suicidal runs you have. The quicker he gets blown to pieces the better." Foxtrot assured Onoki thought about it. "Why not just tell them to fuck off, that bastard was apart of the group hunting us?" Roshi asked angrily Foxtrot looked at him. "Because Akasuki only had four actual believers, to their cause the rest including Hidan were forced into it. He never actually cared about their goal." He explained then shrugged. "Besides Hidan is simple and predictable when he's in front of you, when unsupervised however is when trouble starts." Foxtrot informed Han frowned at that with the others.

"Hidan relies heavily upon the fact he can't be killed, so in a fight he charges in with reckless abandon. He just swings his scythe around he can't die but without his old partner around, he can't be put back together either. Cut off his arm he swings with or better yet take his head, he's fucked." Foxtrot took a breath and continued. "But when he's not around and isn't supervised, he's a mad dog he'll kill Iwa for just being in killing range. Hence why I recommended the most suicidal runs, send his dumbass, straight to Konoha and let him have his fun. He'll kill till they figure out how to take him out." He finished his explanation. "This Accountant of yours will be ok with that?" Han asked Foxtrot shrugged. "That's what Kilo's going to find out he says no I'll personally cut Hidan to pieces, any other answer he'll be your most disposable Shinobi." He assured they looked at each other in question.

"Besides and S-Rank toss away running to Konoha, beats sending your Jinchuuriki considering Konoha has a seal that can kill them and their beast permanently." He reminded Onoki sighed nodded in agreement Han and Roshi were stunned, that was the plan from the beginning the assassin just may have saved their lives. "Fine if this Accountant of yours agrees use the bastard, but I want you to supervise him whenever possible and he is not to go near my son and granddaughter and I clear?" He asked Foxtrot stood up. "Crystal boss." He assured walking out.

Else where.

Kakuzu was back to basics and he loved every moment of it. Though still extremely angry about the loss of his money, from Ami he was happiest when he didn't need to pay a tribute to anyone. You wouldn't know It by looking at him him but Kakuzu was was ninety-four now. He was a millionaire on his way billionaire, from close to sixty-eight years of saving his money. It was his only but favourite vice he discovered after abandoning Takigakure at twenty-six, after his failed assassination of Hashirama who was the thirty-two.

He was one of the first Free Agent BingoBook Bounty Hunters, second only to The Shade who started at eighteen Kakuzu also still reigns as one of the oldest original bounties in it. He is the oldest living active Shinobi in existence to date, a title he plans to keep. He witnessed the Clan wars the birth of the Shinobi villages, fought for Takigakure in the first war. Then sold himself to the highest bidder in the second and third wars, while also cashing bounties a tradition he's thinking of continuing in the fourth war. He's even met The Shade on a hand full of occasions, he was probably the one person Kakuzu actually liked. The bonded over the mutual greed, and hatred for spending money.

As rich as Kakuzu is extravagance disgusted him, because it meant you'd have to pay for it. If Kakuzu was hungry he'd hunt game in the forest, if he was tired he'd sleep under the stars. If he wanted weapons his bounties were always fully loaded. If he needed clothes at six foot seven, and an S rank missing ninja he was more than capable of taking a tailor in a fight. If it was raining he had the same tent sealed in a scroll for over fifty years. "Yo Kakuzu." He heard turning to see a young masked woman in a black jacket mask and sunglasses. She has waist-length black hair in a hime-style cut tied in a high ponytail with short bangs and chin-length strands framing her covered face. Like the other members in her organization she wore all black, though her jacket was a little tighter showing she was well developed. "Family." Kakuzu stated she nodded so Kakuzu sat down. "Names Kilo." Kilo introduced Kakuzu nodded. "So you're Kilo I doubt you're here for your accounts so what do you want?" He asked making her chuckle. "My bro Foxtrot has something he wanted to bring to your attention. Hidan's out of BP." Kakuzu was furious remembering how annoying it was to get him in there.

Flashback.

Ruin's of Yugakure.

Kakuzu heard of the massacre and ran over for two reasons. One Yugakure normally had BingoBook executives I would use the farmer Shinobi village for vacations. Two Hidan was the one killing everyone there, so Kakuzu saw two opportunities one a chance to move up the ranks into a more profitable job, and to beat his former partner to death. Entering the village he said tourists running for their lives, while former Shinobi now security we're dying and droves to their former comrade. One executive was terrified hiding behind a cocktail waitress, it was all he needed the rest could die. "You run." He ordered he took off with his security. Hidan turned covered in blood and smiled angrily. "Well if it isn't the yarn ball." Hidan mocked angrily Kakuzu glared just as piss. "Still trying to impress your imaginary friend I see." He returned Hidan grinned.

"You know fucked face, Jashin-Sama is a good of love as well as chaos. You see the only reason why I never killed you was because I hated you so fucking much." He started you couldn't really tell but Kakuzu was rolling his pupil-less eyes. "It's against Jashin-Sama's tenets to kill out of hate, but the great God provides several loopholes as well. I won't kill you because I hate you that much I'll kill you because I love Jashin more." Hidan concluded Kakuzu exhaled a very annoyed sigh. "Everything always has to be a fucking sermon with you, now let me tell you a sermon of my own." He ordered angrily. "There is only one constant in the world there is only one thing that truly drives a man and that's greed. Money is the thing that brings greed out the most." He started as they circled each other.

"Things like patriotism, love, bravery, loyalty, dignity, hatred, sadness, violence and safety. All these things and more can be given or taken away if the price is high enough. Pay a man enough he'll walk into hell on your order." Kakuzu concluded Hidan was rolling his eyes in return. "Why are you so fixated on paper, when God could do a hell of a lot more for you?" He asked Kakuzu chuckled then laughed at how ridiculous Hidan was. "Because there isn't a God at all, we worked for a God once. He was powerful he was tangible he was dangerous, look what happened to him." He mocked angering Hidan more. "Some form of currency will always exist, if we still traded with furs like our ancestors did I would skin every animal in the forest. I would dig massive Mines all around the continent if it was all silver and gold. No matter what the currency is I want it and money just so happens to be the most sought after of all of it. If somebody came in with a new form of currency, something that would undermine my money, then I would kill them for their insult." He said angrily just thinking about it.

"Why is it so fucking important to you, you steal what you fucking want, you're fucking homeless because a house costs money you have been wearing the same fucking outfit for well over 50 fucking years. What the fuck is the point of having money if you're not gonna use it?" Hidan demanded it was the one thing that pissed him off the most about his former partner, Kakuzu grinned at him. "I have close to 70 long years over boy, you don't know the kind of shit I've done for cash. it was long before money was important to me." He informed surprising Hidan as he chuckled. "I predate the villages I didn't have a clan I had a piss poor family, of five the only thing that made us somewhat powerful was the Jiongu ability passed down through the generations. A parasite that attaches itself to the host allowing them to live almost forever, it's a painful thing you know having something dig into your body most of the time my family doesn't survive it but they kept it regardless. My father was the only one in our family at the time to have it." He said as some of his threads came out of his hand. "But we were far from Senju or Uchiha or Uzumaki even Sarutobi, yet we were still called upon to fight for the rich and their petty needs." He educated angrily he hated his old self with a passion.

"Didn't matter how many we killed didn't matter how many times we fought, or who we fought where a single Senju would make millions while my entire family made pocket change." He said even angrier. "I didn't care about money, I only cared about supporting my fucking idiot parents and worthless brothers and sister." He was blazing with rage now. "Only to hear my asshole father piss and moan about how much he and mom deserved. How much they did and when he would get that pocket change all he did was fucking hit me with it. For not doing better I was the best assassin in my family and those fucking pricks never cared." Hidan was continuing to listen to the rant. "Didn't matter what I did it was never making enough." He said with laugh.

"Takigakure only exists because of me, the place my former village is hidden in. Used to be my private training ground, the place I would use to escape my father's wrath. I should've been its leader. I was the best of them I was the deadliest of them and it was my property they built their village in. I was the one who guided them there. Only to be fucking pushed aside for a pissant council, of cowards but I stayed loyal to it all the same. Hell I even met The Shade and he was a man who had his priorities straight." He explained remembering that day like it was yesterday. "I was sent to find him with a crew the world's most wanted man back then he was all of 18 years old, when we finally found him do you know what he said to me and my fucking leader?" He asked Hidan shrugged. "He said why would I want to pay my village for jobs, when I can get them on my own and keep 100% of my earnings? Taki isn't worth my time." He said with a laugh.

"Money is power, and compared to other villages you have neither he told us. I was furious with him he insulted everything I stood for. So I fucking stalked the bastard for who knows how long. I followed his footsteps waiting for the opportunity and I saw him act and fight and get paid. What that man considered a C rank still paid A rank prices, simply because he was so good they wanted to keep him happy. Each and everytime I saw him being approached by villages that could destroy mine begging him to join. Yet he never did and always gave the same fucking answer. He wasn't really insulting Taki or me he was insulting the need for a village at all." He said smiling when he finally left his village he realized just how smart the young assassin truly was.

"Then I saw him challenge Hashirama himself to a fight, he was brilliant in his assault. He may not have won the match calling it a draw but he left a hell of an impression. They tracked him down after with Uzumaki Mito just the Senju brothers, I couldn't hear what was said between them, but I felt Hashirama's killer Intent." He shivered what he felt that day stuck with him. "And in return Shade opened his Gates, I don't know how many of them but it was powerful. He became the legend who could survive the gate of death." He said remembering it all it all. "It still vexes me just wondering what was said between the two of them, to have such a response." He informed thinking it over, all four people present survived obviously but what prevented both sides from attacking?

"Then the villages started getting those beasts and I watched Konoha, make billions more selling them. That was the day I earned the Jiongu that was the day I was sent out to do a real job and kill a God, and show The Shade what he could've been a part of." He laughed even harder Hidan grinned he was about to mock Kakuzu for losing until he received a grin. "I got destroyed I barely survived, if I didn't take Senji Toga's heart who was with him." Hidan was actually surprised his former partner came right out and admitted that he lost so badly.

"I dragged myself beaten bloody and broken back to Taki, crawled through the dirt like a fucking worm. My lungs could barely hold the breath I had to take to submerge myself into the entrance of Taki. The moment I crawled out of that water I was taken prisoner, while my family took MY MONEY." He shouted angrily Hidan wasn't affected by it at all. "It didn't matter if I won or lost my money belonged to them. They were planning to return me to Konoha, and deny ever sending me to kill their Hokage. My own elder brother told me it was a sacrifice for the greater good to help with our financial crisis, because bigger villages took all the jobs even our ally of Konoha. I snapped his a neck like a fucking twig for that, as he had a knife to my chest cutting out Sasuke's heart." He said remembering that day fondly. "Then I killed my father and mother and my little brother and sister. They had one used to me and that was spare hearts. I am now the only person in the world who still has the Jiongu parasite. My family's legacy the Taki thinks belongs to them, along with the money I apparently stole from them." He said with a chuckle.

"That's why I always cared about money, about money, if I actually needed a goal it would be being far richer than my piss poor former home ever could." He concluded Hidan laughed at Kakuzu, he found the Kakuzu as ridiculous as the money man found him. "So that's the big mystery revealed eh? You're just a bitch who feels unappreciated." He said with another laugh Kakuzu grinned at him. "I'm a man who values money a man who lived for money, because money is worth more than a God." The two charged at each

Hidan vs Kakuzu

The two charged at each other Kakuzu docked under Hidan's scythe, punching him hard in the stomach. Hidan gasped but hit Kakuzu just as hard in the back of the head with the butt of his scythe. Kakuzu grunted before grabbing Hidan and smashing him through a building, following him. Hidan got up and punched multiple times and then sent out of the building to another wall. "I have close to a century of experience over you boy, you're going need a hell of a lot more than swinging that stupid blade of yours around to stop me." Kakuzu mocked Hidan swinging between Kakuzu's legs, who grabbed the arm. "You cheap mother fucker." Kakuzu said before getting head butted to the chin by the standing up Hidan. Hidan pushed Kakuzu back in to the house while pushing him repeatedly in the kidey, then slammed him through a kitchen table.

Hidan pulled the rope attached to his belt bringing his scythe to him, he raised it over his head with smile. Kakuzu turned himself around and gave Hidan a tackling punch square in to face. Then went to the kitchen counter grabbing a large knife, ran back to Hidan who swung. Kakuzu grabbed the arm and stabbed Hidan in the chest, getting punched hard in the jaw but continued stabbing Hidan. Hidan grabbed Kakuzu's stabbing hand and bit Kakuzu's neck. Kakuzu yelled letting Hidan's arm and the knife go and digging his thumbs in to Hidan's eyes, making him scream and let go of Kakuzu's neck. Kakuzu head butted Hidan angrily and threw back out out in to the street. Hidan laughed maniacally getting up with blood on his mouth licking it up. Kakuzu's widened making Hidan smile, as he started to draw the Jashin symbol on the ground with his foot. "That's right you cocksucker you know what this is." Kakuzu charged at top speed Hidan barely started on the upside down triangle in the middle of the circle, when he was launched off his feet through the showing window of a jewelry shop.

Kakuzu slammed Hidan in to the cashiers desk, and giving six left and right hooks, an uppercut an elbow to the face two knees to the stomach, then slamming his face down into a display case of watches. "The only reason you were ever allowed to draw that fucking symbol in the middle of a fight, was because I was there to keep people away from you. Everyone before that had it fucking coming for being too slow or too stupid to stop you." Kakuzu shout as he continued as assault. Hidan grabbed a couple of gold watches, wrapping them around his fingers with the clocks facing out. He turned around punched Kakuzu in face, using them as makeshift knuckle dusters.

"Times up fucker." Hidan shouted punching Kakuzu hard, grabbing his retractable spear and stabbing Kakuzu in the chest with it taking one of the hearts and pending him to the ground. Then stabbing another heart with a kunai, then clocked Kakuzu in the face with his watch covered hand. Kakuzu let one of his masks out then gagged, when Hidan immediately sliced it and a half. "Where's that almost century you had over me now?" Hidan mocked Kakuzu grabbed the spear ripping it out and stabbed in to Hidan's chest, stood and pinned in to the wall. "Right fucking here." Kakuzu said punching Hidan so hard there was a hole behind his head. Then pulled Hidan through the stock spear left that I'm over his head slamming Hidan into the ceiling, and threw him so hard into the wall he heard a pop. Hidan broke his neck on impact, Kakuzu sat down breathing heavily and grinned. "Get up now you bastard." He said with a laugh then was stunned when Hidan returned getting up popping his neck back in to place.

"You weren't as useful to me as ya thought. With my sacrifice of Yugakure a paralyzing blow like this means nothing." Kakuzu glared even harder. "That I guess I'll stick with decapitation and burning your body." He said angrily Hidan laughed. "Our old tag team team finisher, was me taking the blood of a heathen and drawing the symbol of the great God. Then you hitting me with everything you got. I felt it all during that time and it filled me with ecstasy, not just because I'm a masochist but I'm a sadist somebody else sharing the pain was the best part." He informed Kakuzu was annoyed. "Is there a point to this you fucking creep?" Kakuzu demanded Hidan laughed more.

"The point you fucking idiot is that everything you had wasn't enough to disintegrate me. Sure you were great for putting limbs back on but it's impossible to utterly destroy me. Especially now." He stated with a grin. "Then I'll pull your fucking legs arms and head off and bury you separately, in containers of acid." He stated Hidan laughed more. "It still wouldn't be enough, if any piece of me survives I'll haunt you with it. If my figure isn't buried it it follow you around, it'll wait till you sleep and poke you in the eye. You will never fully be fucking rid of me you prick." Hidan assured Kakuzu glared with so much rage.

"My god what happened there?" They heard Konoha and Kumo Shinobi, entering the village seeing as Land of Hot Water was between both Lightning and Fire the the rising smoke was a beacon for them. Hidan laughed even more. "Excellent more sacrifices Jashin, or should we team up just like old times?" Hidan asked he didn't realize his former partner take the opportunity of him being distracted to grab Hidan's scythe. When Hidan he went wide eyed, as Kakuzu swung hitting Hidan in the face with the cash register, then grabbing the scythe and stabbing him with his own weapon impaling Hidan just below the ribs. Kakuzu spun around a couple of times holding the scythe with Hidan on it, and let go for Hidan the fly out between the two forces. "Money is there anything it can't do?" Kakuzu asked walking out smiling to the point where the scars of his Glasgow smile, started ripping apart.

Both forces were terrified as Hidan stood up angrily pulling the scythe out of himself. "What the fuck?" Ino said petrified with her team, Asuma himself had a bad vary feeling if he got between the two. "You fucking prick." Hidan said angrily Kakuzu chuckled. "I could have left you to these people, but they wouldn't stand a chance and your ass belongs to me you fucking prick." He informed both sides moved back, Hidan ran towards Kakuzu who dodged punching him. Hidan stood his ground and ran again, slicing Kakuzu and half separating him from his legs. He hit the ground on moving Hidan sighed in relief. "So whose next?" Hidan asked what a smile terrifying everyone before getting punched by an extended fist, freaking everybody out. Threads came out of Kakazu's torso reconnecting to his legs pulling him back together.

He stood and glared at Hidan who returned it. "You bastard fuck you and you're fucking pussy God. Jashin takes it up the ass from the Sage of Six Paths." Hidan glared murderusly at Kakuzu who grinned. "Your stupid Bible said as much I actually did read it you know. He wasn't even a fight for the sage he was just a bitch who took it." Hidan was farming at the mouth. "He was not he fought The Sage, in bloody combat before being sealed by him and his fucking brother." Kakuzu laughed. "He took it up the ass from both of them then. Jashin is a bigger bitch than you are and that's saying something." He continued to insult Hidan's eyes were red now practically glowing. "Jashin-Sama can be whatever he wants can do whatever he wants can fuck whoever he wants like his followers, Jashinism is the true unbiassed religion but to say he lowered himself to fucking the Sage and his brother. IS TO FUCKING FAR." He shouted angrily Kakuzu grinned.

"I bet his son's even jumped in." Hidan screamed charging Kakuzu who vanished Hidan looked around snarling angrily, when he noticed that the jewellery store was empty. "KAKUZU." He shouted charging the other Shinobi, slaughtering anyone in his way to find blasphemous farmer partner. Konoha and Kumo had the team up for the first time in years to put them down enough for capture. Meanwhile Kakuzu was grinning picking through bodies, for wallets robbing stores and opening safes. "It's not nearly enough but its a start." He said with a grin as he hunted for Yugakure's Main safe while the other two villages had to hold his partner down.

End of Flashback back.

Kakuzu sat there for a long moment thinking about that day. "So what do you want to do? Foxtrot made it clear he'll cut Hidan to pieces if you want him to." Kilo assured Kakuzu thought about it, he really wanted to personally kill Hidan himself. Though he also remembered the money he made and his new position, happened because Hidan was a kill crazy idiot. He grinned at the profitable possibilities, of picking through the next ruins Hidan will no doubt create. The BingoBook executives were also business first, and are also known for taking things personally even attempts on their own life if there's some form of payment at the end of it. "Let the moron have his fun, an exchange though I want first dibs on every location he's attacked, or is planning to attack throw in any worthwhile bounties killed along the way." Kakuzu ordered pulling a platinum coin passing it to Kilo, who grunted annoyed then saw the coin and was surprised.

"The old man's personal coin that's quite the gambling you're playing at, they're most likely planning to send him and his followers, straight to Konoha." She informed Kakuzu chuckled and nodded in agreement. "True but you don't know Hidan like I do, and I highly doubt that they'll be giving him an Iwa head protector. So he'll attack anything and everything on his way over, besides I got that coin for free for legitimately managing your BingoBook accounts." He informed Kilo nodded with a grin. "Fair enough how's mine looking?" She asked Kakuzu grinned at her. "Fixer is leading the race, Foxtrot's another million till their neck and neck but I suspect will be making more of this war. Fang in third place while my personal favourite Doc, is making a good amount of money in our Lab. You're still somewhat new to this with your sister so you're tied with Echo for last." He concluded Spirit pissed. "Dammit Foxtrot better hook me and Echo up or we're joining the war, and stealing his business." She said Kakuzu laughed at that and waved her. "Anyway go and tell him for the time being I'll let Hidan operate." He ordered Kilo nodded walking off, as Kakuzu sat there grinning.

Mito's Grand Uzumaki Library in Senju Compound.

Tenten was back to work on her sketches and research, after leaving the hospital. She was also designing blueprints on some of her new ideas on weaponry. She liked being in the library it was quiet, helping her think and next to the locked up Namikaze Compound. It was the only other place in Konoha filled with the history of the Uzumaki Clan. A whole library of the Uzumaki's Seals records weapon schematics and building blueprints she found all of it fascinating. Mito made it a point to collect as much as she could for her grandchildren, and her grand niece and successor to the Kyuubi Kushina. When she died she wanted her legacy separated amongst, Tsunade Nawaki and Kushina. Kushina took what she could before Tsunade closed the entire estate, before leaving to drink and gamble around the Elemental Nations.

It still pissed Tenten off to see just how little Tsunade actually cared about her families legacy. Tenten was an orphan she only had her mother and father, who died when she was five she barely remembered them, she was adopted by previous Caretaker of the Orphanage Yakushi Nono, who then disappeared. She ran away from the orphanage completely unnoticed, or cared for. Something that made Jiriaya's insults hurt even more. She lived in poverty directly under, the biggest hero Konoha history. She wouldn't have even had electricity and run water, if Hiruzen didn't consider Naruto switching apartments for safety reasons. Which he did multiple times just never on the ground floor.

She would lay there on a old couch she took from the garbage, and listen to him upstairs. She heard the beautiful music of his piano when he still had it, she would hear him crying to the point where she was in tears. She would sit there shaking when his door was kicked in but this place around sucked, she would keep the lights off when she saw the masked Anko on the next door building watching over him. Selfishly hoping Anko wouldn't discover her for fear of losing her place. She would even on occasion to her absolute shame, snick out and snatch some of the food left at his door when she was starving from the Academy being closed on weekends. Then Naruto started taking the food, and leaving some at the door.

She didn't know if he knew she was there or if he just thought she was just an animal, but he left the food there for her regardless. Thinking back on it she was in tears she was so ashamed of herself, for a variety of reasons when it came to Naruto. Then Guy forced the Hokage to give her, her inheritance early Tenten spent a year in the family home just studying what was left behind. Her father was a Shinobi and vary inventive blacksmith and her mother was a weapons crazed Kunochi, just like her. She took to smithing like second nature. While practicing her Taijusu and Kenjutsu from her parents old scrolls, the connection she felt to her birth parents while doing it gaving her some comfort.

When she started making some money from her missions, she tried to return the favour and left food at our door as a thank you. She had far less then Tsunade ever did but pushed forward anyway, like Naruto before her. She lost two mothers a father a pair of adopted siblings from Nono and another secret brother of her own, she took part in an assassination of a hero that demonized her name. Now she had a boyfriend she loved, along with brother Lee and a father she didn't realize she always had.

Flashback.

Tenten was throwing Kunai hitting her targets dead centre, Guy was watching with a frown. After the invasion Tenten was more withdrawn then Neji used to be. "Tenten I'd like a word please". Guy asked calmly surprising her, but she followed Guy walked fair enough away from ear shot and sat on a rock with her. "What's up Ten-Chan, you're not squinting to take aim. You're glaring at your targets?" Guy asked Tenten sighed angrily Guy also detected worry. "Tenten I give you my absolute word swearing upon my Flame of Youth, that whatever you tell me will be taken to my grave". He swore with the utmost seriousness stunning Tenten, to break a vow like that would be an unforgivable sin to someone like Might Guy. She sighed angrily and sadly.

"I was pretending my targets were Yakushi Kabuto". She informed Guy was wide eyed. "It's not just the fact he works for Orochimaru, or even that he took part in the invasion. It's personal vary personal." She informed sadly before looking up at Guy and froze, Guys eyes were a burning hellfire right now. Not a Youthful over the top flame, they were the kind of eyes that if you were brave enough to look closer in you would see the devil's wrath. "What did he do to you?". He asked calmly deadly and vary protectively like a father would, at least that's what she felt from it. "He didn't do anything to me I swear but we share something, he disgraced." Guy took a vary deep breath to calm down, but was shaking a bit still worried. "He's like my he is my…." She paused Guy was going to give all the time in the world, to come out and say it. "He's my brother. My full name is Yakushi Tenten. The original caretaker for the orphanage before she disappeared Yakushi Nono, adopted the kids no one wanted herself. I ran away after she and Kabuto disappeared." Guy's eyes widened in actual pained tears for her.

"When I saw him in the exams, I was shocked he was the one who first taught me how to throw a Kunai, and basic first aid. Even stealth we used sneak out of our rooms and steal cookies from the kitchen together." She smiled a little at the memory, of them being scolded by Nono when they were finally caught before frowning. "He told me I'll be a Kunochi worthy of being the next Tsunade. He was my big brother Kaa-chan was planning to adopted Naruto, in to our little family before she disappeared, and he moved out." She informed surprising Guy more. "Then she disappeared fallowed by Kabuto, our other two siblings Jasmine and Kato died on missions. So I felt completely abandoned I didn't even care enough to help Naruto when he was picked on. I just left only to end up living just down stairs from him." Guy looked at her surprised for Naruto and sad for Tenten she was so ashamed of herself.

"I would hear him crying sometimes when we were kids, or hear his apartment being broken in to. The music I'd hear him play on his piano it was beautiful, I never felt so much pain from a single when that thing was smashed. He fought for us he changed Neji for the better, but I never did a fucking thing for him". She said shaking sadly. "I wasn't even thinking about him, when you helped me get my inheritance and my house. All I really did was leave some food at his door because I used to take some of it when I was starving. I could have done more all he really had was the Hokage and my brother helped kill him." She said shaking close to tears Guy sat there fingers crossed elbows on his knees, he wanted to hug her and tell her it was going to be okay. She wasn't Lee so an out of nowhere hug could send the wrong message. He placed a hand on her back patting it gently. "Nothing will ever be repeated or spoken of kiddo, Naruto may not be your brother but he is your comrade. You can be that for him." He assured getting her attention, as he smiled at her. "As for Kabuto he is our secret, but I'll publicly back you like I always have." He promised Tenten shook a little as he smiled at her.

"You're my teammate and student Tenten, I'll follow you Lee and Neji to the ends of the earth to make sure anyone of you are okay." He assured Tenten hugged him tightly, Guy smiled hugging her back. "And don't you worry we won't make this a everyday thing." He joked referring to the hug making her laugh, before letting him go. "What's going on here?" They paused Tenten was worried when Guy jumped. "I was just so proud of Tenten's Flame of Youth, and I couldn't help myself." Guy explained Tenten was surprised Might Guy lied. "Now then it's your turn my Youthful student, for finally worked that stick out of your butt." Guy loudly praised Tenten went beet red with Lee trying not to laugh. "I don't know what you're talking about." Neji argued Guy opened his arms. "Sure you don't Naruto punched some a better attitude into to and I hit harder, so come here." Neji took off running with the opened armed Guy on his tail. "YOU DID TRAIN NEARLY TO OUT RUN ME NEJI." Guy shouted as Neji ran ever faster leaving Tenten and Lee crying with laughter, though was still actually crying as well. She thought she would be there for Naruto whenever she could from now on.

End of flashback.

She stopped her drawings and research in tears, thinking about it all she turned when the door opened to see Jiraiya there. "What?" She asked angrily he stood there for a moment, before walking over and checking her seal drawings. Then took her sketch pad and went through it, before putting it back and walking to the door. "You're now level two, and he knew you were taking his food it's why he was leaving some out for you. Thanks for paying him back at least." He said walking out Tenten was wide eyed shaking and braking down.

Sai's apartment.

Sai was in his office going through report. When Sai was originally picked to infiltrate Team 7 for Danzo, he was given his apartment. Danzo figured that he Sai would eventually be fallowed, by one of Naruto's Sensai's sister Anko Jiraiya or even Naruto himself. So rather than possibly having his base discovered, he gave him his own home. A single bedroom apartment with open kitchen and living room, and of course the walled off office. While he was busy Ino was cooking when you're on a team with an Akimichi, you pick these thing up, especially when it's your turn to cook for the team when you're on a long mission. So Ino knew how to cook even Shikamaru back when he was lazy, knew the bare minimum does not work with Choji or Uncle Choza. Plus given their fathers were best friends, and they knew each other since they were basically born.

If it wasn't the deer sanctuary or the flower shop, they would often be in the Kitchen. Either having meals cooked for them or learning how to cook them. Ino in all honesty didn't mind it she even found a therapeutic sometimes, it help take her mind off yesterdays mission. She was terrified of Foxtrot and this was helping she then frowned to herself slightly. She was cooking steak with wild rice and buttered asparagus. She normally thought of about anything else but work when she cooked, but right now she was wondering what ingredients could mask the taste of certain poisons, she also knew about basic things like pufferfish is extremely deadly in the wrong hands or right ones depending on who you are. She researched poisons of any kind while she was studying under Anko, and medical training for Tsunade when she was learning with Sakura.

She thought about how easy, it would be if she could just infiltrate a kitchen and poison her target. She frowned a bit more Ino was normally on diets back when she tried to get with Sasuke, didn't mean her Uncle and old teammate didn't instill in her a respect for food. The Akimichi Clan despised people who poisoned food, they were immune to most food based poisons. Because normally that's what their enemies went for first which they found insulting, and also even during war time. Akimichi need to eat to replenish their Chakra reserves, well most were also chefs either for a job or a past time they love cooking.

The poisoned food could feed yourself and your allies, the last thing you want is for your rashes to run out and realized you can't eat any of the enemies food to survive. To the Akimichi it was incredibly stupid and impractical. The strategist and femme fatal in her both respected and hated the conditioning. It had a practical and caring reasons, but she was also getting really sick of playing the sexual game on solos. It wasn't exactly stuff she liked thinking about, while doing something she usually enjoyed especially since she's cooking for her boyfriend right now. Finishing up she put the plates down and went to get Sai. "Dinners ready." She informed he nodded. "Ok love I'll finish this letter and be out in a minute." He assured she nodded smiling heading back out, she noticed a book near Sai's scratch bored, walking over she opened it to find a comic. She went through a few pages it wasn't bad before something dawned on her, she went back to the front page and her eyes widened as Sai come out.

Created by Uzumaki Sai and Uzumaki Naruto.

"We worked on it together." Sai informed making her jump, as he frowned a little. "Looking back it was probably why he was marked for death to begin with." He informed walking to the table. "I wouldn't have believed it, if I didn't witnesses it all first hand, there was a reason why I called him my brother." Sai informed making her frown and sit as he told the story.

Flashback.

Naruto was confused when he found Sai in his kitchen with the book. "Yo what's up?". Naruto asked going to boil some water for breakfast ramen. "I read in a book that the key to a successful friendship, is spending time together and having common interests". Sai informed Naruto nodded. "Well I'm not exactly a fan of braking and entering". He informed given that Naruto was a sleep when Sai entered. "Well good news then I'm going teach you how to draw." Sai informed not understanding sarcasm. It didn't take long for the blonde to nearly strangle Sai. Sai's careful critiquing of Naruto's drawings, came out as the kind of insults that would get you punched. Whiles Naruto's idea's for stories for the pictures were many, too many. Although the angry orange lover was listening to everything he had to say, and even improved a little because of it. Naruto did draw a nice picture of Sakura, but no where near Sai's standards. Then picked his top five ideas and provided details, to which were being written down by the undercover Root operative.

He was actually starting to find them interesting, Naruto's ideas on action adventure, comedy, or even tragedy, because Sai's conditioning still made him big on finding weaknesses. It's still all came out at least to him, genuine sounding. Like each story still carried some real world experiences, the literal born soldier lacked in all his missions and his general life. "So now we're gonna write the names, seeing as you did break into my apartment. I will to put my name first but what do you think so far?" Naruto asked as he started writing Uzumaki. "Interesting if not stupid the action sounds plausible, but who cares about the characters motivation? He was given a mission from his superior, therefore he should do it. The motivation is the order given he doesn't need anything else, the characters are just as ridiculous as you are." Sai stated as fact with his "friendly" smile Naruto glared writing Uzumaki Sai instead because he was distracted Sai noticed this.

"You messed up dickless". Sai informed Naruto sighed. "Do you have a family name?". He asked Sai frowned and shook his head, internally sad though not understanding why. "Well now you do". Naruto assured stunning Sai as he grinned. "To be absolutely honest with you, I don't know if there actually was an Uzumaki family. My name could be a complete fake". He informed Sai frownd. "Still it's mine to give or take as I see fit, so I'll give it to you". Naruto said with a shrug, Sai grabbed and hugged Naruto with hidden tears. Naruto was surprised for a moment but hugged him back.

The two then spent a week talking and spit balling ideas, while Sai taught Naruto how to draw. Eventually Danzo came looking a knock at the door got their attention. "Coming". Naruto informed opening the door to see Danzo. "Sup?". Naruto asked on guard Danzo went to shove his way in and was greeted by a nose braking punch from Naruto. The two Root were stunned as Naruto glared. "Don't think for a moment you're allowed in here especially for him". He informed dangerously Danzo glared. "How dare you strike a superior…". Naruto then slapped him. "I'll pull you by the fucking ear to the Hokage myself, and explain what happened. Along with everything else I know about you Root Commander Shimura Danzo". Danzo glared at Naruto while he grinned at Danzo.

"I heard you two talking more than once, when I was playing at Jiji's he made me swear never to tell. Still if you ever cross me or especially Sai again, well use your imagination Commander". He said grinning making Danzo shake. "I made Sai an Uzumaki making him my family, and if you ever threaten my family Danzo. You Konoha and even being Hokage can fuck right off". Danzo was unbelieving Naruto wasn't just serious he was deadly serious. "You've spent decades yelling about being Hokage you've protected Konoha every step of the way now you're telling me this, for him?". He said scared but still trying to hide it Naruto chuckled and nodded.

"People like you wouldn't stand having me as Hokage, you proved that more than once. Hell I should be a Jonin right now I should have been a Chunin after fighting Gaara. I know that but people like you don't want that but normally hid behind me when trouble starts as well, while simultaneously benefiting off my hard work with my nations and my allies". Naruto shot two figures up hooking Danzo by his broken nose pulling him towards Naruto who glared dangerously at him, with red glowing eyes. "Should I step aside the next time danger happens Danzo, just defend my precious few and leave the useless many to their fate?". He asked with a look Minato once had when angry Danzo was petrified.

"How about a magic trick then? With a snap of my fingers everything and I do mean everything I got Konoha disappears". Naruto threatened lifting Danzo by nose he was standing on his tiptoes right now. "Or maybe I tell you the story about how Hiruzen saved you and the advisers from me, when I found out you fucked with Viper-Onii-Chan. Do you have any idea how heartbreaking it was to pretend I didn't recognize l my own sister?". He asked angrily the elder shook, and Sai was surprised. "I..". Naruto punched him in the stomach. "Don't fucking interrupt me boy". Naruto order shutting him up and reminding Danzo of Kushina, who would have smiled proudly to see it.

"I'm not a genius not by a fucking long shot but I'm far more self aware and patient than I let on, not even Hiruzen knew everything about me. Keep that in mind and stay the fuck away my friends". Naruto then gave that old innocent foxy smile he was known for, with Kushina's dangerously sweet tone. "Got it old man?". He asked with a cheerfully jovial tone Danzo nodded, Naruto continued hooking his nose. "I want to hear you say it, I want you to tell me that you'll never bother Anko-Sama again and will stay away from Uzumaki Sai". He demanded dangerously. "I'll never bother Anko-Sama Uzumaki Sai or any of your people again". Danzo assured stunning Sai. "Good because even in death Uzumaki Naruto always gets the last laugh, you have my word, oh and I recommend checking the gas tank of your heater in your basement and remember I can always get you back". Naruto ordered then pulled him in and slammed his face with the door. Sai was completely stunned at what he just saw.

"Naruto…". He said wide eyed Naruto smiled at at him. "We have to go meet Yamato-Sensai and Sakura-Chan ya coming?". He asked Sai nodded dumbly joining him. "Do you have any idea how dangerous that was?". Sai asked worried for his new brother, Naruto smiled. "Everything I do is dangerous it's all part of the fun". He assured with a grin. "What's on his heater gas tank?". Sai asked Naruto grinned. "A warning". He stated simply with a grin.

Shimura Estate.

Danzo's agents were checking the tank his eyes widened, the back of his houses mainline gas tank was wall papered with tapper proof explosive tags. There was a vary old note. You can't escape your crimes or me signed UN. He shook angrily and fearfully it was dated when he was nine, Naruto could have killed Danzo anytime he wanted. For seven years Danzo's own home was a trap, waiting to be triggered. "Namikaze you will pay for this." Danzo vowed angrily Naruto was an uncontrollable threat that needed to die now. Konoha may have been the excuse he fully believed, but he was actually terrified of the consequences of his actions. Naruto had his mother's temper with his father's cold glare and both their commanding presence, with a terrifyingly strategic mind.

Along with Danzo's own patience for the long game just waiting for an excuse, to trigger the bombs, he would get off completely free to because everyone would think he was too stupid to plan this. Plus even Danzo knew how inspiring and loved Naruto was outside Konoha, simply controlling the Council to have him killed banished or anything else would destroy Konoha's financial gains for decades to come. Seeing as Danzo himself was skimming off the top of those finances even enjoyed the discounts from Wave, he couldn't have any of that getting out. Plus his friends wouldn't allow it to stand for long, some of them may even join him. Naruto disappearing randomly would have two vary worried and angry Sannin looking directly at him. Using Shisui's eye on Naruto or anyone else would be picked up by the nearest Hyuga with active Byakugan, to see they're under Genjutsu so long term control was out to. Danzo sighed he had his final solution, it's been worked for sixteen long years just in case. Even he didn't think Naruto would turn against the village but fear and stupidity got the better of him.

End of Flashback.

Ino sat there stunned as Sai finished. "I found the mainline tank wallpaper and explosive tags, completely tamperproof after we got the bastard." He finished Ino was shaking in tears. "Oh god he thought of Anko-Sensai as his sister." She said making him sigh. "She is his sister, she's the last Namikaze actually." Ino eyes widened completely. "She was officially adopted at twelve and has been looking out for Naruto since, she's also the only one that can enter the Namikaze estate." Ino was hyperventilating crying totally destroyed. "She trained me give me a contract, taught me just about everything she knew and I killed her brother." She said crying more that her eyes widen. "The night she attacked Kakashi and Jiraiya, Kakashi told her didn't he?" She looked at Sai who frowned and nodded. "She trained you because according to the reports, she knew the difference between following orders and killing out of stupidity hatred and bigotry. You were following orders but she hates Kakashi Jiraiya Tsunade and Shizune." Ino stood up in tears.

"We have to bring her to the Namikaze estate, before time runs out it's her property by rite it all belongs to not Konoha." She said Sai went to his filing cabinet, pulling out a report and handing it to her. "Read that then you will realize what will happen if you spread this around." He ordered then kissed and hugged her. "I'm going to eat in my office, call me when you're finished." He ordered then kissed again before leaving. Ino turn on a lamp and did as told, her heart shattered immediately she wanted ran to Anko, hug her and cry out apologies before going to her father and stabbing him. Throwing everybody into it except for her uncle Shikaku, she had to wonder why the smartest counsellor who had unbridled hatred for all things Danzo, made the world stupidest decision imaginable when it came to killing the bastard. Her eyes widened in shock and realizion. "SAI." She shouted making him ran and follow Ino out the door.

Tsunade's office.

Ino kicked the door off the wall shocking Tsunade the Anbu jumped swords drawn. Ino ignored them slamming her hand the Tsunade's desk. "The council my team the Raven Core Hinata Choji Sakura Jiraiya and those piece of shit former advisors I want them here right now." She ordered dangerously the stunned Tsunade raised a hand, waving her guard to do exactly that. "The rest of you put those swords away or I will fucking take them away." She ordered making them flinch Tsunade nodded, as Ino stood there silently no one dared to ask a question.

A few minutes later.

The tired and still beaten up counsel and Shinobi entered. "Hiashi Neji Hinata focus on the Counsellors, specifically Uncle Shikaku and the other bitches who made the dumbest decisions in Konoha." She ordered they flinched. "Ino sweetheart what's wrong?" Inochi asked worried she turned and glared. "Stand there." She ordered her father paled and has told. The Hyuga's we're focussing hard on the clan heads and elders. "I don't see anything what is this about?" Hiashi demanded Hinata's eyes widened. "Release." She shouted making the appropriate hand sign flashing or chakra hard. Shikaku Tsume Choza and Inochi held their heads, then looked up shocked. "Oh fuck." Shikaku stated shaking surprising everyone. "Why didn't anybody think we were under my control, when we suggested something is stupid as publicly executing Danzo?" Tsume asked angrily shocking more especially Sai Ino glared. "Any other false memories you care to share?" Ino asked angrily they looked at her confused and thought about it.

"Everything else seems the same." Inochi informed thinking hard the others nodded. "No other discussions that seem to be so stupid you wouldn't dare suggest them?" She asked fishing Sai frowned knowing exactly where she was going with this. "No." Choza said worried with the others who also nodded. Ino walked up and hugged Shikaku tightly confessing him, she then let go moving him a Shibi way and started swinging. The elders Inochi Tsume Choza, hit the ground holding their faces shocking everyone more. "INO." Tsunade shouted Ino glared. "I know everything you bitch." She informed dangerously making everyone shake even Sasuke, was taking back by it.

"About what? What the hell are you on about?" She demanded Ino glared harder. "You owe their daughter and his sister everything." Everyone's eyes widened her friends were in shock, what was she talking about. "Whose daughter what are you talking about?" Sakura asked worried Tsunade and the others were tearfully begging her not to say it, Ino glared even harder at them. They heard a whistle and turned to seeing Anko standing there, glaring for a moment making Ino shake with everybody in the know. She then smiled at her removing a Kunai spinning. "Well this sounds interesting, what are we talking about Ino-Chan. You can tell your dear old sensei right?" She asked playfully her eyes showed the danger Ino was in Inochi was terrified right now.

"I mean you're just freed the council from some mind control, be an awful shame to stop now while you're on a roll wouldn't it?" She asked continuing to smile, everyone from back in the day who knew that smile knew that Ino better shut up now. Ino herself was trying to keep from shaking she knew her mentor just as well. Sai was worried as well with her friends Ino frowned at her. "Nothing I was over thinking, sorry." She said frowned her friends went dead silent, they knew something was up they wanted to know what it was but when you get that tone Ino, just had it meant leave it at that. Anko pouted childishly then shrugged. "So much for the extra drama too bad, you know how much I enjoy gossip." She said with a grin before walking away Ino stood, there shaking then walked out with Sai. The others looked at each then looked at the shaking counsellors and Hokage, before filing out without another word said.

Hyuga Compound.

Hinata returned from the Hokake's office and sat in the living room it had a grand piano in the corner. Her thoughts as usual drifted to Naruto, tears were falling from her eyes again. The few time she fallowed him home, back in the good old days she heard him playing his little piano. The first time she heard him playing sadness and sorrow, she was in tears. Her heart swelled when she heard Somebody to Love, and was inspired by Wake Me Up. She thought about it all hearing the beautiful music in her head, she even asked her father if she could get lessons. Hiashi to her surprisingly allowed this, till her father told her that their traditional banquet normally had the branch family playing in a band, all traditional music of course she knew Neji even had to learn the cello because of this. So she might as well learn something of her future station if she didn't grow stronger.

It hurt her slightly back then but she got what she wanted, she learned all of Naruto's songs from memory. Coming up with a few of her own, one song she leaned in particular always helped her emit the feelings she could never express openly any other way. She walked to the piano started playing, Can't Help Falling in Love with You. She pictured Naruto in her head in tears, she still had images of her false and real memories. Naruto being inspiring during his fight with Neji, his return to Konoha after leaving with Jiraiya.

The speeches she was there for his bright smile she loved so much. The time she tried to help him cheat in the Chunin exams written test only for him to pass, just because he was brave. The times she saw him fight against opponents stronger and more experienced than him, and still win how terrified she was when he fell from the Sky fortress. She was going to jump but Amaru beat her to it. Then the after party the K11's had in his honour, only for him to shrug it off and give most of the credit to them. She smiled at the time they were on their mission together to look for the beetle, and she was training under the moonlight on a lake when he saw her. The blush on her face when he said she of all people was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen even though he couldn't actually see her. Which she blushed more because she was completely naked, to not get her clothes wet.

A tear went down her eye when she finished she started playing Sadness and Sorrow remembering her vivid dreams after the gassing, of them together. The two sharing a passionate kiss, in front of the moon him proposing to her. How proud he was when he held her baby boy Boruto for the first time, how much he adored his little princess Himawari. Him being made Hokage the pain she still feels, after when she realized it was all a lie. Naruto's murder the nightmares she had afterwards, how her dreams would almost always turn to nightmares. How terrified she is when she went to sleep now, because of the gamble between pure bliss and horror beyond measure. That heart braking memory of her confession that came far too late. The look in Naruto's eyes after she stabbed him literally in the back. She stopped playing crying her face buried in her arms. She didn't know Hiashi was listening just outside the closed Shoji doors. A tear went down his eye before leaving her alone, feeling more like a horrible father then he already did.

Just type up piano versions of the songs

Wake me up by Avicii

Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley

Somebody to love by Queen, because apparently not everyone knows Queen.

Ophelia by Lumineers

You already know Sadness and Sorrow is Naruto but still.

Finally

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen [INSANE Piano Cover]

Anyway cheers.