Chapter 62 - Chapter 15

Minutes earlier with the Akatsuki.

The entire Akatsuki remained quiet as they still performed the sealing of the Ichibi. They had already completed at least two days of the sealing, and they merely needed one more day.

However, one of the S-ranked criminals was getting 'twitchy'. That someone being Hidan. The Jashinist, was getting real twitchy, as his finger began twitchy at random intervals, annoying his partner who stood beside him.

"Hidan.. If you don't stop that infernal twitching... I'll kill you." Kakuzu coldly stated, giving a sidelong glare at his partner.

"Fuck you Kakuzu! It's not my fault Jashin-sama decided to punish me because I haven't given him his daily sacrifices!" Hidan shouted "So don't patronize me! Heathen!"

The other members of Akatsuki gave the Jashinist a glare, it was a glare that said to 'shut the fuck up! I'm try to keep focus!'

However, Hidan payed no attention to any of that, and he glared at the other members of Akatsuki. "What are you motherfuckers gonna do about it!? Exactly! You can do shit!" He shouted.

"Hidan, enough-" Pain began, before Hidan interrupted him.

"Silence heathen! You will all one day bow to Jashin-sama! Jashin-sama will take your souls, and it is he who will decide if you are worthy of basking in his great presence!" The Jashinist shouted, a wicked grin overcoming his features.

All the other members of Akatsuki sweat-dropped. They knew this would happen. Hidan always got like this whenever he got bored. However, they were more interested in how their leader would respond to this.

As if on cue, Pain's overwhelming presence engulfed the entire room. Pain dangerously narrowed his eyes at Hidan. "Are you quite finished now? If so, than detest your foolish speeches about your god for another time. Otherwise... I'll rip your very soul from your body.. Am. I. Clear." Pain nearly whispered lacing his voice with killing intent.

Beads of sweat fell from the others, (With the exception of Sasori as he was a puppet and Kisame, who was dealing with Naruto's team.) and once again... Everyone was reminded why Pain was the 'leader'.

Hidan however, shivered when Pain threatened to remove his soul. The last time he pissed off the ring eyed man... Lets just say having your soul ripped from your body, only to forcibly have it shoved back in was NOT pleasant!

"Now than.. It's time to get back on track. Kisame is buying us the time we need in order to fully seal the Ichibi. Now get back to wor-" Pain was yet again interrupted by Kisame phasing into existence, on one of the fingers of the Gedo Mazo statue.

Everyone blinked as they looked at Kisame's form. "Kisame... Weren't you suppose to be distracting the Konoha team?" Sasori slowly asked, his tone going from blank to a hint of anger.

Kisame shrugged "Hey I tried, not my fault I underestimated the brat." Kisame lied. There was no way he was telling them that he left the Konoha team to their own devices.

Meanwhile, Itachi gave Kisame a cold glare for calling 'Naruto-sama' a brat. That fish faced motherfucker should consider it an honor to be fighting Naruto-sama!

Before pain could reply to Kisame's answer, the boulder blocking the cave entrance to the outside world. Was suddenly destroyed into hundreds, if not thousands of little pieces. The members of Akatsuki made no movement to the shard fluttering around them, as they were merely astral projections.

However, Deidara, and Sasori were not so safe, as they were not astral projections, and as such were in fact in there.

The blonde member of Akatsuki cursed as he used his only arm to block some shards from his face. While Sasori merely had his tail deflect all of them.

Before any of the notorious members of Akatsuki could blink, a gray blur suddenly moved into the cave, grabbed the floating form of the Kazekage, and quickly sped back into the cloud of smoke.

Pain, along with the other S-ranked missing-nin, glared into the slowly departing smoke.

The smoke finally departed, after several more moments. And the S-ranked criminals glared into the eyes of the Konoha team sent to retrieve the Kazekage. Sasori, glared specifically at his grandmother, while his grandmother kept her aged glare on her grandson's form.

Deidara merely glared at them, with a slight smirk on his face. He couldn't wait to see how they would love his art!

Itachi fought the urge to simply fall on his knees, and bow to both Naruto, and Shiroi. He wasn't even worthy of being in their presence! Let alone stand in it! Meanwhile Kisame merely gave the blonde jinchuuriki a slight smirk. He wished he was there right now.

Hidan gave them a wicked grin, wondering which one he should offer to Jashin-sama. He licked his very lips at the thought. Sometimes it was fun as fuck killing others. (Hidan's words not mine)

Meanwhile Pain glared into the eyes of the blonde jinchuuriki.

Naruto kept his eyes firmly on Pain. His sapphire blue eyes glaring into the man's purple ringed eyes. He didn't know why... But he felt a sort of kinship with the strange eyed man... Even though Pain's entire form was cloaked in black, with the only thing being even remotely notable was the man's eyes.. The blonde didn't know who this man was, but one thing was for sure... He was dangerous.

Meanwhile, inside the seal, Kyuubi (looking through Naruto's eyes) had his eyes widened in disbelief. "I-Impossible... The rinnegan?!" He quietly shouted "B-But how... Those eyes are only supposed to be created from a unity between a Senju and Uchiha... Could it be that...? An Uchiha had a relationship with a Uzumaki?" Kyuubi theorized.

It would be the thing that made most sense after all. Senju, and Uchiha, no matter how friendly with each other, had only's hated each others guts. The Uzumaki clan were distinct cousins of the Senju clan, and the Uzumaki clan were generally a peace loving, but also dangerous clan. Could it be that... A Uchiha, and a Uzumaki had a secret affair?

Or could it be that a Senju, and Uchiha had a secret affair?

If either of those is indeed the case... Then the man standing before them, was the result of that affair.

Kakashi glared at the members of Akatsuki. Even though he was possibly facing the full might of this organization, he felt no fear whatsoever. He had lived a long life. And he had many, many failures as a result. Most of the time, he could never keep the promises he had made in that life... And to him, he wanted nothing more than to die, and face those he failed.

However, he wouldn't die here. He still had one promise to keep. A promise he made to himself a long time ago.. A promise he had nearly forgotten. He promised himself that he would protect Naruto with all his strength... And he was going to do it... Even if it cost him his life.

Chiyo glared into the eyes of her grandson. No words can describe what she was feeling at the moment. All she felt was a sense of pride, and disappointment. Pride, because of how well Sasori had progressed, and disappointment at what he had become.

Shiroi, gave every member of the Akatsuki a harsh, and and cold glare. So these were the men who wanted to take her Naruto from her? She nearly snorted at the thought. Glaring deeply into their eyes, she could tell, that they all had some type of difficult life. She idly tried to infiltrate their minds, but to her dismay, their seemed to be some type of mental defense preventing her from entering their minds.

Such a shame... She really wanted some more slaves.

Chachazero had a eerie smile on her face as the little doll innocently looked into their eyes. Her thoughts racing with ways to kill them, and what their blood would look like when she cut them open. The little doll giggled silently, and her hand slowly inched toward her knives that she had hidden in her skirts.

The entire group of both Shinobi (And Shiroi, and Chachazero) glared at each other for several more minutes. Before Hidan broke the silence "Well, well! Look at these fuckers! Thinking they can bust bust up in here, and take us on! HA! I will offer all of you to Jashin-sama! When this is all over!" The Jashinist shouted in glee.

Shiroi twitched violently 'A fucking Jashinist!? What the fuck!? Why did I have to run into another one of these immortal motherfuckers!?' She mentally raged. Oh she remembered the first time she ran into a Jashinist.

The asshole wouldn't shut up about offering her to some masochistic god. She became annoyed with the guy's constant chatter, so she ripped his head off... Only to find him still talking. That pissed her off, so she attempted to drown the man. Four hours later, the bastard was STILL alive.

If there was anything she truly hated in the world... It was a fucking Jashinist. The. Mother. Fuckers. Just. Wouldn't. DIE! And that pisses her off immensely. When she fights this fucking Jashinist.. She was going to enjoy killing him in the most bloodied, and goriest manner she could think of! By the time she was done with him, he was going to be nothing but a mere blood stain on the fucking ground.

Shiroi's eyes shifted into a blood red color as she glared maliciously in his direction. She fucking hated Jashinists... Did she mention that she hated Jashinists?

"Hidan. Shut up. We can't even fight them if we wanted to." Kakuzu stated, giving his teammate a irritated glare.

"Fuck you Kakuzu!" Was the Jashinists response.

"Enough." Pain ordered, not taking his eyes off the blonde Jinchuuriki.

Naruto's team noted how all the other members of Akatsuki straightened at the man's order. And they all assumed he was the leader of the group.

"It appears you were able to save the young Kazekage. I do not care that your here to save the Kazekage. I do not care that you are glaring down at us. I do not care that you are looking at us with contempt. What I do care about however, is that there are not one. But two Jinchuuriki. Within our reach." Pain stated, giving the team a cold glare.

"Sasori, Deidara. Reclaim the Ichibi Jinchuuriki. Also retrieve the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki if possible." Pain ordered "The rest of you, will continue on with your own assignments. Understood?"

The others nodded, and soon, one by one. Their asterial projections disappeared.

"Wait!" Naruto shouted out, catching not only his groups attention, but Pain's as well.

The leader didn't make any sound whatsoever, he only blankly glanced down at the blonde. Deciding to indulge in his own curiosity, the ring eyed leader of Akatsuki blankly glared into the blonde's eyes.

"Why are you doing this? What is Akatsuki's purpose? And... Who are you?" Naruto asked, a cold glare on his face as he stared in Pain's eyes.

Pain merely glared at blonde for several moments. He debated on whether he should indulge in the blonde curiosity, or if he should just leave and let both Sasori, and Deidara handle everything. After several more moments of debate, the leader of the S-ranked criminals spoke.

"You ask why we are doing this? The answer is quite simple... We are doing this for peace. You ask what is Akatsuki's purpose? That purpose is to retrieve the nine Bijuu. you ask who am I? I shall tell you... I am Pain, the leader of Akatsuki.. There will come a time Jinchuuriki, when we will meet face to face. And when that does happen... Prepare yourself for that moment, for that meeting will end in your capture.. Provided that Sasori, and Deidara capture here and now." Pain stated, giving the blonde one last look, before his figure disappeared.

Kyuubi stiffened slightly. There could only be two reasons on why someone would attempt to gather the nine Bijuu. To have them under their control... Or to revive... 'It' Kyuubi hoped that his second assumption was wrong. Because if 'it'... Then this entire world... Would become nothing but ash.

"Deidara, you heard leader-sama. We must, and we will reclaim the Ichibi Jinchuuriki. So prepare yourself." Sasori coldly said, still glaring into his grandmother's eyes.

Deidara smirked slightly "Don't worry Sasori-danna. The Jinchuuriki won't escape. And these Konoha nin will face the wrath of my art!. Un!" He shouted in glee.

"Deidara, I've already told you. Your so called art is nothing compared to my vision of art. True art is eternal, and everlasting." Sasori stated, giving his partner an irritated look.

"And I've told you Sasori-danna. True art, is but a moment. Before it disappears via explosion! Un." Deidara argued.

Sasori snorted "What is the point of art, if it only lasts a single moment?" He rhetorically asked.

Deidara opened his mouth to answer Sasori's question, but he was forced to suddenly dodge to his right. Just in time as well, as a massive beam of blood red energy went right by him, and blasted through the walls behind the two S-ranked criminals.

Gulping, both Sasori, and Deidara slowly looked behind them. Only to bear witness to the cave walls behind them being reduced to nothing but a pile of rubble, while the rubble itself was slowly being reduced to ashes.

Slowly, both members of the Akatsuki looked towards the team sent to rescue Gaara. Only to find the white haired girl, next to the blonde Jinchuuriki, with her hand extended. A slight red hue fading from her hands as she glared at the two.

Both Chiyo, and Kakashi looked wide eyed at Shiroi. They couldn't believe it.. It just wasn't possible.

Kakashi knew a little about Shiroi's abilities. After all, Jiraiya had taken him aside for a moment to explain her abilities. And Kakashi knew that she had some telepathic abilities almost exactly similar to the Yamanaka clan.. But this?! Jiraiya had never mentioned this!? Either had never used this around Jiraiya, or she never revealed it period!

However, judging from Naruto's unsurprised expression, he was assuming she never revealed that around Jiraiya.

"The fuck was that!?" Deidara shouted, looking at the wall behind him with a little fear.

If Sasori could have, he would have gulped. Instead he simply settled for looking blankly at the destruction before him.

Chiyo lightly shook her head, there was no time for questions. They had a job to do, and by Kami she was going to finish it.

Chachazero lightly giggled. It seems like her master is getting annoyed with those two~

Shiroi slowly lowered her hand, feeling a slight disappointment as she had missed her initial attack. She was just getting so annoyed with those two. Her patience was wearing dangerously thin. She just wanted to rescue... Gaara? Was it? Beat the shit out of those two! Find a nice, quiet, and private place.. And then proceed to fuck the shit out of her fiance via cowgirl position. Was that to much to ask!?

Apparently, it was!

Naruto payed no attention to any of what was happening, he just kept his attention on Gaara's unconscious form. He was relieved the redhead was alright. However, that didn't ease the worry he held.

Meanwhile inside the seal, Kyuubi (Finally knocked out of his shocked silence) turned his attention to the redhead in Naruto's arms.

The Kyuubi blankly kept his gaze on the redhead, before he closed his eyes, and let his mind be dragged into the place where only the Bijjuu, and their chosen could gain access to.

"Shukaku.. You look like hammered shit." Kyuubi stated, a sneer on his face as he gave his brother a glare.

Shukaku groaned weakly "Fuck... You... Kurama." The Ichibi weakly said in response. Taking in slowly, and raspy breathes.

Kurama's eyes softened slightly, before a harsh, and angry glare took his place. "So you got your ass kicked around, and you were captured by a human no less. And your call yourself a Bijuu? How pathetic!" The Kyuubi sneered.

The Ichibi groaned pitably "Did... You.. Come here to... Insult me? If so.. Then just leave me be Kurama.. Some brother you are." He coldly said, giving his brother a weak glare.

Kurama kept his glare on his brother for several more moments. Before red Chakra began to leak from his body. and the Chakra moved to Shukaku's weakened form, where it than proceeded to rejuvenate Shukaku.

"W-What are you doing?" Shukaku asked, a shocked look on his features as he looked at his brother. Feeling his strength return steadily.

Kurama snorted "What does it look like? I'm lending you some Chakra." He lazily stated.

Hearing this, made Shukaku blink in surprise. "But why?... Don't tell me you actually care?..." He trailed off.

If the Kyuubi's fur wasn't a orange color, then you would be able to witness his blush a mile away. "D-Don't misunderstand! I-I don't c-care about you, or any of the others! I have to protect my image dammit! How would I be able to call myself king of the Bijuu if I can't even help my subjects!" He shouted in embarrassment. Trying to save his reputation in front of his brother.

Shukaku chuckled slightly, feeling still a little to weak to actually try to argue with his brother. "Yeah, yeah. Just let me know when you're done." He stated, laying his head down.

"Shukakau... Why aren't you..? You know." Kurama asked.

Shukaku rolled his eyes slightly. "When the Akatsuki were sealing me... They tried to also seal my conscious. However, I was able to escape from the priest bastard that sealed himself in me. Because of that, the bastard was sealed into that statue. Instead of me." Shukaku stated in a matter of fact tone, before he shut his eyes. Preparing for a well deserved rest.

There was a comfortable silence for a few moments, before Shukaku spoke, his voice dripping with sleep. "Kurama... Thank you.. Nii-sama." He tired said, his eyes closing as he drifted off to sleep.

If he had stayed awake any longer, he would have heard Kurama mutter "Sure.. Any thing for family." But alas, Ichibi was exhausted, and required his rest.

Outside the seal, the blonde slowly placed Gaara back down on the ground. Silently creating five clones "Take Gaara somewhere safe, and protect him." He ordered. Shortly after, the clones picked up Gaara's unconscious form, and blurred into the trees behind them.

Deidara smirked at the blonde's actions "Hey Sasori-danna. I'll take the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, and Sharingan no Kakashi. You can have the girls. Un." The blonde member of Akatsuki said, taking a few of his clay arts. Before throwing them into the cave ceilings above them "Katsu!" He shouted, destroying the ceilings.

"Hey Cyclops! Kyuubi Jinchuuriki! Catch me if you can! Un!" deidara taunted, flying away on his clay formed bird.

"Shiroi-chan... Can you handle everything here?" Naruto asked, giving his fiance a look.

Shiroi waved him off "I'll be fine, it's time I get back into fighting anyway. To be honest I feel a little out of practice. This is the perfect opportunity to let loose a little." She said, a slight smirk on her lips. "Chacahzero you stay, I'll most likely need your unique talents while fighting this man." She added.

Chachazero giggled "Of course Shiroi-chama!" The doll excitedly shouted, jumping on the white haired girl's head. Sasori blinked for several seconds, before he slightly shook his head in disbelief.

"Ne Naruto-chama! Can you bring me back a present when you kill that other blonde?" She asked, a innocent expression on her face.

Naruto blinked, before he slowly nodded.

"Thank you!" The doll chirped, before she focused her attention on Sasori.

Naruto silently nodded towards Kakashi, and the two Jonin began to chase after the blonde Akatsuki member.

"Are you done with your useless talk? I'm getting tired of waiting." Sasori coldly uttered, giving the three females (Chachazero is included) a death glare.

Chiyo shook her head lightly "You always were impatient, Sasori." She stated, disapproval in her voice.

Sasori would have rolled his eyes if he could have "And I see your still giving lectures that I do not care for... Chiyo obaa-san." He said in response.

Shiroi rose a elegant eyebrow "Chiyo... Obaa-san." She muttered, giving the elder woman a look.

Chiyo closed her eyes "I guess there is no avoiding this topic... Sasori is my grandson." She stated, opening her eyes to glare at her grandson. "And the reason why he is like this... Is partially my fault... So I shall take responsibility for my grandson's crimes!" She shouted, her voice firm with resolve.

Sasori snorted in amusement "Please.. I have long since surpassed you in strength Obaa-san. And you are way past your prime. You couldn't hope to defeat me, even with your strongest technique." the puppet master of the Akatsuki declared, a hint of arrogance in his voice.

Chiyo shook her head "I always told you that arrogance would lead to your downfall... And it seems you have not taken my teachings to heart!" The elder shouted. "Shiroi-chan! Prepare yourself! I know Sasori better than anyone, and I know all of his creations weaknesses!"

Shiroi glared at the elder woman. "Listen here... you old hag. Don't. ever. Call. Me. Shiroi-chan. Again! Only a rare few people has that right." She snarled, giving the elder a glared that promised pain, and death should she refuse.

Chiyo gulped slightly, but wordlessly nodded at the white haired girl.

"Enough with the words!" Sasori declared, a massive bladed tail darting from his cloak, and launching itself directly at the three females.

Shiroi narrowed her pink slitted eyes, while Chiyo promptly dodged out of the way. The white haired girl looked at the mental tail with indifference, before she tilted her body slightly to the right. the bladed tailed missing her entirely by only a mere inch.

Chiyo's eyes widened in disbelief, and her mouth hung open slightly.

Sasori narrowed his eyes in confusion. He was sure that strike was heading for her chest. So why? Why had it missed. He narrowed his eyes further,, and that's when he saw it. Her body was only a few inches away from where she was standing a few seconds ago. That means that the girl either moved very slightly while they were chatting... Or the girl's speed was so vast, that he couldn't even see her dodge, and move back into the position she was previously in.

It was a worrying thought indeed.

Nonetheless, the puppet master of the Akatsuki still felt confident that he could defeat the girl, and his grandmother. All he needed was to be patient... Something he truly despised with his entire being.

"Chachazero, you know what to do." Shiroi stated.

Chachazero grinned maliciously, and the doll released a menacing giggle. "Right Shiroi-chama!" The doll replied, jumping atop Sasori's bladed tail. Placing her small hands on the tails surface, the doll glowed slightly, before she grinned.

Sasori blinked, and retracted his tail. idly wondering what was the point in that.

Shiroi, somehow sensing Sasori's confusion spoke. "Your probably wondering what the point was in all of that." She said, gaining Chiyo's, and Sasori's attention.

"You see, when I created Chachazero. I made sure to give her various abilities involving combat methods of her choosing." The white haired grinned widely "She ended up choosing abilities related to bladed weapons. One of her abilities was-"

At this point, Chachazero's entire right arm morphed, into a exact replica of Sasori's bladed tail. "-The ability to copy any weapon she touches." Shiroi finished, a dark, and sadistic grin on her face.

Chiyo's eyes widened at that. Such an ability would be extremely valued, and quite possibly sought after in the times they lived in.

Sasori cursed. Why did he have to deal with such a amazing doll?

Shiroi gave Sasori a disturbing grin as she glared at the man with blood red eyes. "Now than... Where were we?" She thoughtfully said, a demented smile on her face.

If Sasori weren't a puppet himself. He would have been shivering, but seeing as the man was a puppet, he didn't feel anything other than a slight rattling of his body. Making his blink in confusion.

Chiyo had no such advantage, and the elder notably shivered, before she stilled. And she gained a hard look in her eyes.

As for Chachazero? Well, if there was a such thing as a reward for the largest smile in the world. Than the prize would go immediately to Chachazero.

Naruto growled lowly as he, and Kakashi chased Deidara across the forest. For the past several minutes they were forced to chase the smug faced bastard threw out the forest. And it was getting tiresome. Very. VERY. Quickly.

Kakashi seemed to agree with the blonde as well. If the way he glared at the blonde member of Akatsuki was anything to go by. Though Naruto had no idea how much Kakashi wanted to slit that bombing crazed Akatsuki's throat.

It was obvious that the blonde S-ranked criminal was leading them somewhere. And based on the history of Shinobi throughout time. They have always fled to a different area, for several reasons. One: To lead them into a trap that they're comrades set up.

Which Kakashi believed was highly unlikely. Two: They were fleeing into a area where the terrain would benefit their fighting style. Or three:... They were just running like a little bitch.

Based on what Kakashi was able to gather from this Deidara, the copy-nin knew that the blonde wasn't the type to just run away from a fight.

So the question was...? What was the blonde doing? It was a question, that Kakashi did not have an answer for.

"Naruto." Kakashi said, gaining the hooded blonde's attention. "You do realize that that guy is leading us into a trap. Right?" The Jonin in ANBU armor asked, giving his former student a look.

"I know." Naruto responded, not even looking at Kakashi as he kept his blank face on the blonde riding on the white bird.

"Than... Why are we still chasing him?" The silver haired Jonin asked, giving his former student a questioning look.

The blonde Jinchuuriki didn't answer for several moments. Instead keeping a blank gaze on his fellow blonde that was currently giving them a taunting smirk. "Call it curiosity... But I'm curious as to what he will do Kakashi-senpai." He stated.

"Isn't that a bit... Arrogant?" The former ANBU captain asked worriedly. Fearing that his former student was becoming arrogant. If that was the case, then he needed to find a way to get Naruto back to reality.

The blonde stared at Kakashi for several moments, before he sighed. "Very well than. If you feel so strongly about-" He suddenly trailed off, his eyes glazing over slightly.

Worried, Kakashi placed his hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Naruto?" He questionably said.

A moment later, the blonde shook his head. "One of my clones just dispelled." He responded, once he got his bearings. "A mile from here, my clones have hid Gaara in the largest tree they could find. Several of them are as of this moment patrolling the area. However-" The blonde gave Kakashi a commanding stare. "Clones are only good for three, maybe four hits before they dispel-" He trailed off.

"You... Want me to go, and protect Gaara." Kakashi stated, effectively finishing the blonde's sentience.

Wordlessly, Naruto nodded.

"But what about that guy? You don't plan on facing him alone do you?" Kakashi asked, concern for Naruto being shown heavily at the moment.

If the situation were different, the blonde would have felt touched by the Jonin's concern. However, now wasn't the time for talk. This was a chance to eliminate a member of Akatsuki, to keep Gaara out of danger. There was no time for talks, now was the time for action.

"Listen Kakashi-senpai. You have to trust me on this. The mission is to ensure Gaara is safe. And I just don't have faith that my clones will be able to protect Gaara should a competent Shinobi make their appearance." Naruto said, finally turning his head to gaze upon his former teacher.

And that was when Kakashi saw it... One eye was the soul piercing blue he knew all to well... While the other, was a pupilless crimson color.

'Is that the influence of the Kyuubi?... No... Usually there is a slit for a pupil.. But there is no slit at all... Just.. What is this?' The Jonin thought. Before the silver haired adult could ponder on this strange development. Naruto's left eye returned to its normal blue color. With the pupil returning. The blonde was none the wiser it seemed.

Kakashi blinked, before he stared intently in the blonde's eyes. Looking for whatever could be influencing him. He knew it wasn't the Kyuubi, and he was sure the blonde didn't get hit with a GenJutsu.. So how was his left eye so different a moment ago?

"Kakashi-senpai. Your getting distracted, focus." Naruto sharply ordered, breaking Kakashi from his musings.

"Right." Kakashi answered, focusing on the matter at hand.

"Anyways. Please.. I need you to protect Gaara. I can deal with this guy. He'll be nothing but child's play." The blonde Jinchuuriki stated, his eyes glaring at Deidara's flying form.

Kakashi silently looked at NAruto for several moments, before he sighed tiredly, and gave a slow nod. "Very well Taicho. I'll trust you with this guy.. But be careful.. Alright?" Kakashi asked, giving his captain a stern glare.

Wordlessly, the blonde nodded at Kakashi's request. Kakashi's visible eye lingered on the blonde's form for several moments longer. Before he suddenly vanished in a blur.

The blonde glanced at the spot where Kakashi was, before a hard look crossed his features. "Now to deal with that other blonde." The blonde codly spoke, his voice taking a slightly dark edge. Making the Kyuubi within him to narrow his eyes in worry.

The blonde reached for the crossbow on his back, and he pointed it at the crazed artist. Wordlessly, the blonde launched the arrow. The arrow speedily made its way towards Deidara position.

However, instincts, honed from dozens of battles forced Deidara to suddenly turn around, and quickly catch the arrow with his only arm. "What the...? We weren't informed that you had ranged weapons Jinchuuriki." Deidara spoke, stopping his bird once he noticed Kakashi's absence. "Where's that Sharingan having bastard? Un." The blonde asked.

"You don't need to know that." Naruto coldly spoke, a slight smirk on his face.

"What are you so smug about? Un." Deidara asked, his eye narrowed, and confused.

"I was hoping you'd catch that arrow." Naruto stated, his smirk growing a bit larger.

Deidara blinked "What? Why would you want me to catch this damn arrow? I don't see anything special about it. I mean, sure.. It's an arrow.. Bur what can it d-" Deidara could not even finish his sentence however.

As he witnessed the most shocking thing he had ever witnessed in his life. One second, the blonde was in front of him only a few feet away from his position. The next? The blonde was directly in front of him, his arm stretched out.

The blonde Akatsuki member saw a metal gleam come from the blonde Jinchuuriki's gauntlets, and he instinctively raised his arm to block the strike. The result? Naruto's hidden blade digging deep into the man's arm, making him cry out in pain as he felt the blade pierce his bone.

Panicking slightly, the blonde member of the Akatsuki kicked the blonde away from him. His fellow blonde performed a couple flips in the air. And the blonde landed on his feet, atop one of the taller trees. His blue eyes glaring coldly into the other blonde's eyes. His hood blocking the rest of his face from view, while he fingered Altair's handle.

Deidara glared at the blonde, however, a hint of fear could be seen in the blonde's eyes. "That technique you just used... It wasn't a body flicker was it?... It was... The legendary Hiraishin... Wasn't it?" He asked.

The response he got from his fellow blonde, was a cold smirk "And if it was?" The Jinchuuriki asked, his cold eyes glaring into Deidara's eyes.

Deidara gulped, silently pleading to Kami to let him out of this alive. The brat knew the legendary Hiraishin! How could he ever hope to defeat the blonde now! The legendary Hiraishin. A Jutsu revered in Konoha, but also a Jutsu feared among the other hidden villages. One of the most powerful, and famous techniques to ever come into the world.

A technique that allowed the user to instantly teleport wherever he pleased, so long as a Hiraishin seal was in the area. A technique... That had caused Iwa the third great war. Deidara was no fool. He grew up during the war. He heard of Namikaze Minato's exploits, how could he not... He lost his parents to the yellow flash.

His parents were proud Jonin of Iwagakure, yet... When they, and their platoon faced the likes of Namikaze Minato... They were utterly destroyed, and the only person standing, was the man Iwa came to fear greatly.

Come to think of it. This brat had the same blonde hair as the yellow flash... The same blue eyes... the only difference was that his face was more rounder than the Namikaze's... Could it be that?..

Deidara's eyes widened in both realization, and his eyes expressed slightly more fear. "A-Are you... The Yondaime Hokagae's son." He stated more than asked. He was sure of it. This boy was that man's son. He had to be!

Naruto tilted his head slightly, giving Deidara a curious stare. However, his eyes remained cold. "And if I am?" He asked bluntly.

"If you are indeed that bastards son... I'll kill you! To avenge my parents! UN!" Deidara roared, his visible blue eye glaring at the Jinchuuriki with hatred.

Narut raised a eyebrow "So you wish to kill me... So you can avenge your parents? Hmm?... I see... How pathetic." The blonde stated.

"What!?" Deidara snarled, glaring at the blonde with rage and hatred. How dare that bastard son of the yellow flash insult him!? "Are you insulting me!? Bastard child of the yellow flash!?" The blonde roared in fury, clenching his fist.

Naruto merely kept a cold glare on the member of Akatsuki before him. This man wanted to kill him because of his father's actions during the war? How foolish. It was a time of war, there was no need for any sympathy for the enemy. In war, it is simply killed, or be killed. That was the way life worked in war... It was the way was in the Shinobi world.

However, Naruto wished to change all of that. He knew that true peace seemed impossible. But he wouldn't, and cannot give up. He made a promise to Jiraiya that he would fight tooth and nail for peace. He knew how much of a fool he sounded... But he wanted to believe in his teachers dream of peace. He was going to try as hard as he can to achieve peace. And the first step... Was getting through this member of Akatsuki.

Focusing back on the task at hand. The blonde glared deeply into Deidara's eyes. Inside the seal, Kurama narrowed his eyes... That glare... Reminded him to much of 'him' for his liking.

"I don't need to insult you Akatsuki-san. You do a fairly excellent job of it already." The blonde Jinchuuriki stated. Giving his fellow blonde a small smirk. Sometimes toying with an opponent was to fun. Naruto blinked, and he wondered where that thought came from, before he shrugged and looked back at a expectant Deidara.

Naruto rose an eyebrow "I'm sorry... Did you say something?" He asked in genuine confusion.

Meanwhile Kakashi suddenly felt like giving Naruto a 'manly' hug, and to shout out to the sky saying 'I did Minato-sensei! I corrupted your son!'

Inside the stomach of the Shinigami, Minato suddenly felt like haunting Kakashi.

Deidara felt something inside of him snap, and all he saw was nothing but pure red. With a roar of absolute rage, and hatred. The blonde member of the Akatsuki threw a piece of large clay at the blonde. The clay formed into the shape of a humming bird, and it flew at the blonde with surprising speeds.

To the blonde Jinchuuriki however, the mere clay animal was moving at a snails pace. Casually lifting his hand, the blonde channeled lightning Chakra in his palm. And effortlessly caught the bird in a tight grip.

Deidara grinned in glee, and placed his hand into a single hand-sign. "KATSU!" He yelled.

... The only sound that was heard was the wind blowing against Naruto's robes. It was so silent that you could hear a cricket chirping in the distance.

"What... Was that suppose to do? If you don't mind me asking?" Naruto said, idly fiddling with Deidara's clay art.

"W-What? Deidara whispered, a shocked look on his face.

Naruto sighed in a bored manner, his eyes lazily looking into Deidara's eyes. "I'm giving you one last chance... Surrender peacefully, and I'll ensure that your prison cell will be to your satisfactory." The blonde Jonin stated, a neutral expression on his face.

"Fuck you! Bastard child of the yellow flash! I will kill you, and dump your body back into the middle of Konoha. Right before I show you my art!" Deidara shouted, an insane gleam in his eyes.

Naruto narrowed his eyes in distaste as he looked upon the blonde member of the Akatsuki. "I see... I offered you a chance to live, and possibly fight another day... But you threw it right back into my face.. I will kill you, and that will be the end of it." He stated, his hands moving to form several hand-signs.

"You won't beat me! Son of the yellow flash!" Deidara said, throwing another clay animal at the blonde.

"Water style: Water wall!" Naruto exclaimed, a massive wall of water forming around him. Effectively protecting him from Deidara's attack.

"It seems you are also a little quick to anger. If that is indeed the case. Then this battle will be simple." Naruto stated, his hands speeding into more hand-signs. "Wind style: Great breakthrough!" He shouted, shooting a torrent of wind from his lips.

Deidara cursed, mentally ordering his clay bird to dodge the attack. Successfully dodging the attack, the blonde member of the Akatsuki threw more clay animals at the blonde.

The blonde merely narrowed his eyes, was that all the S-ranked criminal used for an attack? If so, then Naruto wondered how exactly the other blonde survived for so long.

"Lightning style: Great palm of enhanced lightning!" The blonde Jinchuuriki exclaimed, merely lifting his palm, which was covered in pure lightning, and stopping Deidara's clay animal.

This lightning Jutsu was something he had created. It was an idea after he saw how Kakashi had used the Chidori for the first time. The idea behind the technique was to create a generate lightning in your palm. Having the destructive power of the Chidori, but lacking the speed behind it. It was a devastating technique, though it was the slowest Technique in his arsenal.

Deidara seeing the blonde capture his clay animal, put his hand into a hand-sign. "Katsu!" Once again, nothing happened. "Shit! Why won't it work!?" He said in frustration.

"Quick question. Akatsuki-san." Naruto said, gaining Deidara's slight interest. "What do you think would happen if clay came into contact with lightning?" The blonde finished.

"Its pretty obvious that it would-" Deidara's eyes widened in realization. "Damn you!" He angrily said.

"You've figured it out I see. So now do you understand.. I am the worst opponent for you." Naruto once again stated "Now I shall give you one last chance. Surrender."

Deidara clenched his fist in rage as he glared at the... Bastard in front of him. He could see the bastards father standing right beside him, laughing! Taunting him! He could see the yellow flash killing his parents. Oh how he hated that bastard! He was going to kill this fucker! One way or another!

"I WON'T REST UNTIL YOUR DEAD! YOU BASTARD!" He roared in rage, and unadulterated hatred. Recklessly charging at the blonde with rage boiling in his eyes. A handful of animal clay in his hands, preparing to set them off the second he was close to the blonde.

Naruto for his part, merely sighed in irritation. Some people... Just didn't learn.

Slowly shaking his head in slight disappointment, the blonde went through several hand-signs. "Water style: Water dragon!" A dragon made completely of water emerged from the atmosphere behind the blonde, the dragon screeched, and propelled itself to Deidara's direction.

However, the blonde wasn't done yet. Going through several more hand-signs, the blonde glared at Deidara, as he attempted to dodge the water dragon. Naruto hummed for a moment, before he called out the name of his next Jutsu. "Lightning style: Laser circus!." Several streams of lightning shot from the blonde palm, and struck into the water dragon. Making the dragon become infused with lightning.

Deidara seeing the threat, immediately tried to escape the area of target. However, Naruto would not allow that to happen, as he shot a Hiraishin arrow from his crossbow. With Chakra channeled into the bow, the arrow seemed to move at impossible speeds. Making a small sonic boom. The arrow struck into the ground behind Deidara, and the blonde instantly appeared behind the older blonde.

Speeding through hand-signs that most Jonin would find difficult to keep up with, even with the Sharingan. The younger blonde shouted "Wind style: Vacuum sphere!" The wind technique slammed into Deidara's back. Making the Akatsuki member cry out in surprise, and pain. The wind technique kept the blonde in place long enough, for the lightning infused water dragon to slam into him.

Naruto crossed his arms as he stood atop a somewhat damaged tree. Glaring down at Deidara with a blank gaze. "Are you done yet?" The blonde Jinchuuriki asked blandly.

Deidara slowly stood up, his body aching with pain. He glared at the Jinchuuriki with his uncovered eye. "You!... I'll kill you! I will completely destroy you! Just like how I outclassed that other Jinchuuriki in my last battle!" He yelled in anger.

Naruto's eyes instantly narrowed slightly "What did you say..?" He asked, his voice taking on a deadly edge.

Deidara grinned, feeling a sense of satisfactory as he finally said something that got to the blonde. "I said, that I'll take you down.. Just like I took down that other Jinchuuriki."

"So.. You were the one to fight Gaara." Naruto stated, his hood eerily obscuring his entire face from view. Except his mouth, which was set into a deadly scowl.

"And so what!? Yeah, I took down that damn Jinchuuriki. You should have seen his face when I launched my C3 to destroy a very populated area of the village." Deidara bragged, his features set into a dark smirk. However, Deidara was unaware of the shit storm he had just thrown himself in.

The instant Deidara finished his sentence, he felt something painful on his chest. Slowly looking down, he saw his chest squirting out fluids of blood. Channeling Chakra into the wound to stop the bleeding, feeling a presence behind him, the blonde member of the akatsuki slowly turned around. Only to see Naruto with his back turned to him, silently sheathing his sword.

After several moments of shocked silence on Deidara's part... Naruto spoke, his voice cold, and blank. "I wasn't planning on killing you... I was merely going to knock you unconscious, and bring your decapitated form back to Konoha for a little 'session' with Ibiki... But now... Now, I am going to turn your entire body into dust." The blonde Jinchuuriki said, slowly turning his head.

And Deidara stiffened in fear as crimson red eyes glared at him from beneath the hood. The slitted pupils glaring into his normal ones. Deidara idly wondered if getting on the blonde's badside was a good thing, before he was forced to dodge a strike that would have removed his head had he not been paying attention.

"Time to die." Naruto bluntly stated. His voice not even joking around. There was no arrogance in his tone, or overconfidence... The blonde had said as if it were a fact.

'Sasori-danna... I hope your having more luck than I am.' Deidara thought, desperately trying to get some distance from the Jinchuuriki as his fellow blonde engaged him in TaiJutsu.

'Deidara... I hope your enjoying yourself... Because I'm not.' Sasori thought, looking at the destroyed remains of his main puppet. How he got into this type of situation was quite simple.

No matter what he did, no matter what type of trick he pulled. He could not get that small little doll away from him, add in to the fact that both his grandmother (Who was a renowned puppet master. A legend in her own right) and that white haired girl made a somewhat good team. Despite their slight arguments... Yeah, it was easy to understand how he got into this situation.

"So you destroyed my puppet, thus forcing me to reveal myself.. Impressive." the puppet master of the akatsuki stated. His voice blank, and detached.

Chiyo looked upon his form with shock. She didn't believe, and would not believe it. Her own grandson had barely aged at all. It was as if he just became immortal. And that was impossible. No one could be at least in their twenties, and look so young. It just wasn't possible. she didn't know why he looked so young, but she suspected that he could have done... THAT.

"Ne! Shiroi-chama! Can I keep this?" Chachazero innocently asked, holding up the long bladed tail of Sasori's puppet.

"Chachazero-" Shiroi sighed "-Why would you want that when you can easily shape shift into it?"

"I want it as a trophy! Pretty please!" The little doll begged, hugging Shiroi's leg while giving her a puppy eyed look.

Shiroi hummed for several moments before she wordlessly nodded.

"Yay! Thank you Shiroi-chama!" Chachazero excitedly shouted, snugging into Shiroi's leg.

Shiroi lightly giggled, before her face turned serious when she noticed Sasori digging around in his robes. "What do you think he's doing? Chiyo-san." She asked, glaring at Sasori.

Chiyo glared at Sasori as well "A good puppeteer always has extra puppets with him." The elder stated, as if that explained everything.

Shiroi slowly nodded, being more cautious as she warily glared at the red haired man.

"I can't believe I'm being forced to use 'him'. My most powerful, and favorite puppet. Hmph, consider yourselves honored... Its not everyday-" Sasori paused, extending the scroll he had pulled from his robes. He channeled Chakra into the robes, making smoke cover him, and his creation.

"-People get to lay their eyes on the Sandaime Kazekage." Sasori finished, the smoke clearing from view. Allowing the figured of a puppet with long black spiked hair.

Chiyo choked on her own spit, and she looked disbelievingly at the Sadaime Kazekage. "I-Impossible!" She cried out. "Th-That's the Sadaime Kazekage! Sasori.. Don't tell me that your the one who...?" She trailed off.

"Yes. The Kazekage never disappeared. I killed him, and used his body as the foundation for a new puppet." Sasori confirmed.

The Kazekage puupet began to release grains upon grains of black sand.

"So you are responsible for the deaths of two of our Kages Sasori!" Chiyo accused, glaring at her grandson with disgust.

"Hey hold on a second." Sasori began, his eyes narrowing lightly. "I had nothing to do with the death of the Yondaime Kazekage. That was all Orochimaru's doing." He corrected, giving his grandmother a blank glare.

"It matters not! Shiroi-san, take extra care with this puppet, it is known as the Sandaime Kazekage. He uses a technique known as Iron sand, and it is extremely dangerous." Chiyo said.

"Thank you for the warning." Shiroi said blandly, looking unimpressed.

"Now the both of you... Will die here." Sasori stated, his voice staying ever so blank.

With those words, the time for talking came to a close, and the black sand of the Sandaime Kazekage began speeding towards the trio. The black sand separated into three parts, one for each person of the group.

Chiyo cursed, as she back-flipped several times in order to avoid being hit with the black sand. For such an old woman, she was surprisingly nimble, and agile. Dodging several more attacks of black sand, the old Kunoichi glanced over at Shiroi to see how she was doing.

Only to see the white haired girl dodging every attack aimed at her with ease, and grace. With swipe of the black sand, Shiroi dodged accordingly. It was as if she knew exactly when the black sand would strike, seeming to read the sands thoughts. However, Chiyo knew that was impossible, as sand did not have a sentient mind.

So it was only logical to conclude that the white haired girl was reading it's attack patterns.

Positive that Shiroi did not require any assistance, Chiyo turned her head to Chachazero... Only to sweat-drop as she saw the little doll doing cartwheels in mid-air as she treated the entire situation as if it were a game.

Chiyo shook her head, but focused on dealing with her grandson, and the Sandaime Kazekage. She glared at the at the Kazekage, and her brain went through several methods on how to deal with him.

However, those thoughts were shot to hell with Shiroi's, and Chachazero's next move.

The little doll morphed both of her hands into exact replica of Altair, with the only difference being that the blade was molded into her arm. The doll began to spin wildly, and in a uncontrolled manner. The black sand of the Kazekage attempted into surrounded, and overwhelm the little doll. But to Chiyo's awe, and shock, the sand stood no chance against Chachazero's relentless barrage.

Sasori seeing this, had the Sandaime Kazekage recall all of his sand, however, it would take time seeing as it had been spread across the entire field.

"Shiroi-chama!" Chachazero shouted, her tone gleeful, and chirpy.

Chiyo turned her head, and she bore witness to the site of Shiroi propelling from her spot on the battlefield. Seeing this, Sasori attempted to have the Sandaime Kazekage's bladed right arm stab into the white haired girl. However, that plan was shot to dust, as Chachazero moved in front of the bladed arm. Morphing her hands into bladed claws, the little doll caught, and severed off the arm of the Kazekage.

Sasori attempted to have the Kazekage dash away from the doll, however, he couldn't get his puppet to react in time. As Shiroi gave a devastating, and bone shattering kick into the puppets face. The puppets face creaked with strain, and it cracked slightly.

The Sandaime Kazekage was blasted away from Shiroi, his wooded face near the edge of shattering. "Pathetic. I expected a bit more from a Kage. Even if he is a puppet." Shiroi stated, a hint of arrogance in her tone.

Chiyo narrowed her eyes lightly "Don't underestimate him Shiroi-san. Even as a puppet, the Sandaime Kazekage is highly dangerous." the elder warned, keeping a wary gaze on the Sandaime Kazekage's twitching form.

However, her worry was for naught, as Shiroi suddenly drove her leg into the Kazekage's wooden chest. Shattering it, and scattering splinters of wood on the ground. Wanting to make sure the stupid puppet was truly destroyed, Shiroi silently held up her hand. Her palm facing the Sandaime Kazekage's unmoving form.

An intense red light began to generate from her palm, crimson Youki forming in her palm in the shape of a small sphere.

Grinning widely as her technique finished forming, Shiroi whispered the name of her technique. Even though it was a faint whisper, everyone in the cave were able to hear the name. "Cero." The red Youki shot out from her palm. The Youki creating a arc of pure Youki as it sped to the prone Sandaime Kazekage.

The Cero completely destroyed the puppet body of the Kazekage, and whatever was in its path, before it slowly faded away, when Shiroi stopped channeling Youki into her attack.

Shiroi smirked rather darkly. The cero was by far, her favorite, and most favored technique. The best part was that no human could ever hope to use such a thing, so even if the technique was seen by lets say a Sharingan... Yeah, you get the picture. The Sharingan would analyze the technique. However it would not be able to copy it.

Cero was made completely by Youki, only Jinchuuriki, and Youkai could ever hope to even learn such a technique. If anyone else attempt to learn it, than it would only end with utter failure. Shiroi was proud to say that she herself taught Naruto the technique, he had mastered the technique in just over a week. They had some hardcore sex after that... In a private location of course... Away from 'prying' eyes.

Somewhere in Konohagukre, Jiraiya sneezed. He grinned as he thought that a gorgeous woman was talking about him. However, the sneeze caught the attention of the woman in the hot spring he was 'researching' on. The bad thing was... They were all Kunoichi... What a bad day to be Jiraiya the toad sannin.

Back to the battle, Sasori looked on in disbelief as his greatest creation was destroyed. His eyes narrowed slightly in anger, before he gave Shiroi a examining look. One that disgusted Shiroi beyond comprehension.

"You... Will make for an excellent replacement as my new puppet." Sasori darkly uttered, glaring blankly at the white haired girl.

Shiroi shuddered in pure disgust as she glared at the man through blood red eyes. She was going to break him, and she was going to enjoy the look of pure terror on his face when she killed him... Very... Very... slowly.

Chachazero grinned in a disturbing manner, before she morphed her hand into the shape of a large Shuriken. She giggled lightly as she did a few pratice swings with the star shaped blade.

Chiyo glared at her grandson, before she reached into her robes, and pulled out a total of ten scrolls.

"So you are using that technique, Obaa-san?" Sasori asked, a single raised eyebrow.

"Yes I am Sasori." Chiyo stated, opening the scrolls, and summoning ten puppets in white cloaks.

"Ah yes the White secret technique: The Chikamatsu collection of ten puppets. It is said that you were able to destroy entire castle with those very puppets. However-" Sasori trailed off, as he threw his robes off, revealing himself to be nothing but a living puppet himself. This fact surprised Shiroi slightly, and Chiyo had a grim expression on her face. It was just as she thought, Sasori did turn himself into a puppet.

"-Can your ten puppets, stand up to my-" The redhead of the Akatsuki pulled out a scroll off his back, he opened and unsealed the contents inside, making a large smokescreen cover the area. The large smokescreen slowly faded... Revealing Sasori surrounded by hundreds of puppets."-Red secret technique: Performance of a hundred puppets?" Sasori stated more than asked. His chest opened up, letting hundreds of Chakra strings to connect with his army of puppets.

"You used your White secret technique: The Chikamatsu collection of ten puppets, to destroy a castle... I used my Red secret technique: Performance of a hundred puppets to destroy an entire nation." The redhead stated, his cold, and blank gaze settled upon his grandmother.

"We will just have to see won't we Sasori? Shiroi-san... Please, I ask that you leave Sasori to me. There is no need to involve yourself. This... Is family business." Chiyo stated, her voice firm, and determined.

Shiroi glared at the old woman. Did she just... Did she just tell her what to do!? She must not have know who she was! She was (Soon to be) Uzumaki Shiroi, Wife (Fiance) of Uzumaki Naruto! The greatest, and only man ever worthy of touching her! She took a breathe to calm herself. She shouldn't feel angry over something like this.

However, she really did not like it when someone told her what to do. But she'll stay out of this fight... If only because Chiyo had managed to earn just a bit of Shiroi's respect.

So choosing to stay out of the way out of respect, Shiroi grabbed a whining Chachazero, and jumped out of the crater that was formed after Deidara left. And she sat down, her legs dangling off the edge as she boredly looked down on the fight that was just beginning. She idly noted an explosion off to the distance. She instantly knew that explosion came from Naruto's direction.

But she wasn't worried, after all... Ever since Naruto finished his training with Jiraiya, she had never once see him lose a fight... Except when it came to a game of chess.

Narrowing her eyes only slightly, she decided that those explosions did not come from the enemy that Naruto was fighting. Why? It was simple, she could feel Naruto's Chakra levels rising steadily. She smirked slightly, looks like Naruto decided to take things a little seriously.

She smirked a bit darkly, maybe... she had influenced her Naru-kun more than she thought. After all, knowing him, he would have liked to keep measuring his opponents strength, before taking things seriously. But right now, he wasn't even taking trying to observe his opponent... He was going straight for the kill now.

She couldn't wait to see her (Fiance) husband covered in blood again, she was sure Chachazero was going to enjoy it as well.

Deidara looked at the blonde before him in pure fear. For the past several minutes, he had tried fruitlessly to injure the blonde with his explosive clay. When that didn't work, he switched to human sized clay goblins to combat the blonde.

After all, his clay goblins were great for close combat, and their strength was surprisingly powerful given the fact that they were made from clay. Plus, they could explode at any given moment. So he was very much confident now that he had his clay goblins.

However, against the blonde, it was all useless. He fought the goblins without any type of fear whatsoever, and after several minutes of fighting the goblins, the blonde Jinchuuriki had uttered out a 'Time to get serious' before an explosion of light blue Chakra engulfed the field.

Deidara didn't know what happened, but he suspected that his fellow blonde created an explosion with the force of his Chakra alone. The very thought that someone could have such potent, and pwerful Chakra sent a shiver of ear down his spine.

Now the blonde Jinchuuriki was looking at Deidara with a blank look in his eyes, his arms crossed over his chest, while he gave Deidara a bored look. "I hope you are done." Naruto stated, blankly looking at Deidara.

Meanwhile Kyuubi, (Who had just finished supplying Shukaku with Chakra) narrowed his eyes slightly. The way the blonde regarded his opponent... It reminded the fox of... 'him'.

But why was the blonde attitude to his opponent resembling 'him'? Could it be that...? No it couldn't be. When the fox was first sealed inside Uzumaki Kushina, he had instantly noticed the twinge of Uchiha blood in her veins. At first, it confused him. Why did his previous container have Uchiha blood in her veins. But then, when he began to look at the genetic structure of the Uchiha DNA Thoroughly... He was quite literally shocked to learn that Kushina's grandfather was in fact 'him'.

It just wasn't possible, how was it possible in the first place!? Also, when did 'he' ever have the time to conceive a child? It was just pure bullshit as far as Kyuubi was concerned. Back then during the clan wars, 'he' was one of the most feared warriors of his time, with Hashirama of course being the most feared. Of course 'he' was little more feared, because of his brutal methods of dealing with someone should they threaten him or his clan.

Anyway, with the knowledge that 'he' had offspring, Kyuubi had immediately began the process of suppressing the Uchiha blood in her veins. It worked, and Kushina never unlocked her Sharingan as a result.

When Kyuubi was sealed inside Naruto, he had also got straight to work on suppressing the Uchiha blood in his veins. Once again, it was a success. Don't get the giant fox wrong, he trusted Naruto now... But he would never trust Naruto with the Sharingan. Kurama was very much aware of the way the Sharingan changes a Uchiha.

There was a reason it was called the 'eye that unlocks emotions'. Uchiha's had always cut themselves offf from the world because they feared their own emotions. When they loved something, or someone, that feeling only intensified with they awakened their Sharingan. The Uchiha's love was very, very much stronger than that of the Senju.

Kyuubi knew this, after all, you don't live for several hundred years, and not pick up a thing or two about some of the strongest clans in Konoha's history.

"Brat, when are you gonna stop toying with this guy?" Kyuubi asked, his crimson eyes intently looking at the battle.

'He hurt Gaara Kyuubi. I plan on showing him just how useless fighting is. And when he realizes the mistake he's done in attacking my friends... Only than will I finish him.' The blonde answered, his eyes darkening slightly. The blonde was not sure why he's been having these dark thoughts, but it didn't matter at the moment. He still had a job to do.

Kyuubi sighed in slight relief. The blonde was doing this because he wanted to get some payback for Gaara. He could deal with that. But if the blonde was turning into another Madara... That would have been a different story all together.

"Just don't take too long Naruto." Kyuubi said, laying his head back down.

Wordlessly the blonde nodded, and he returned to giving Deidara a blank look of disinterest.

"Well? Are you finished with your attempts at revenge?" Naruto asked.

Deidara gave the blonde a withering glare. His fists clenched so tightly, that they bled. Why... Why! Why!? Couldn't he hit the guy!? throughout the entire fight, he had never once managed to place even a finger on the blonde. Every time he attacked with his clay arts, the blonde would simply react accordingly, and almost effortlessly nullify his attacks like they were child's play.

It enraged Deidara to no end. To have all of his attacks just shrugged off like that... It was insulting. "You... You! YOU! I WILL SHOW YOU TRUE ART!" Deidara raged, his voice screaming loudly, as his eyes gained a manic gleam in him.

The blonde of the Akatsuki reached into his pouch, and pulled out all of the clay inside it. With a manic smile, Deidara allowed the mouths in his hands to chew all of the clay, and after several moments, the mass of clay was released. "Get ready to face my greatest work of ART!" Deidara shouted, throwing the clay in the air. Where it erupted in a massive cloud of smoke.

Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly, and he slowly moved his feet slightly more apart.

The smoke cleared, to reveal a positively MASSIVE version of Deidara, with the difference being that everything about the double being that it was much paler. Even the dark colors of its Akatsuki cloak was a bit pale.

"I was saving this for Uchiha Itachi! But for now, you'll just have to do!" Deidara exclaimed, a pleased grin on his face.

Naruto merely glared heatedly at the giant version of Deidara. Silently, the blonde drew Altair from his sheathe, and the blade began to spark with red lightning.

This was a very interesting feature to Altair. Seeing as Altair was literally born from Kyuubi's Chakra, and Youki, the blade had it very own Youki, and some Chakra of the Kyuubi as well. As a result, whenever the blonde channeled his lightning Chakra, the blade would convert it, and change it into red lightning. Making the cutting power increase nearly a hundred fold.

In other words, with Naruto channeling lightning Chakra into the blade, and Altair making it stronger by a near hundred fold... You get the picture. (That's a bit overpowered isn't it? Than again, Madara Uchiha is an overpowered as motherfucker... He still my favorite Character in Naruto though.)

The giant clay version of Deidara began to move towards the blonde, who was merely glaring at the massive being.

"Witness true ART!" Deidara gleefully yelled, bringing his fingers into a hand-sign. "ART.. IS AN EXPLOSION! KATSU!" With that sentence, the giant clay version of Deidara began to converge, and a light began to emerge from its insides.

Naruto's eyes widened slightly as he sensed the power behind the explosion. He looked at his palms, and he clenched them slightly. Time to take a page from his father's book. With that thought, the blonde silently held up one of his father's special Kunai. Placing it in front of him, he let it go, making it float in mid-air while he focused intently on the seal that was engraved on the blade.

The giant clay version of Deidara was finally ready to implode, and without any amount of hesitation, the massive being exploded. The blast radius advacing on the unmoving blonde Jinchuuriki.

However, a sealing matrix suddenly appeared in front of the blonde. The seals spreading out, until they managed to reach about eight, to nine inches long. "Time to teleport this 'art' work." Naruto joked, the explosion being absorbed into the seal itself. Clenching his fist once the explosion was successfully absorbed, the blonde turned his gaze towards Deidara. As a massive explosion appeared exactly three or four miles away, from behind Deidara.

The oncoming shockwave made Naruto's robes flutter, and his head was removed by the raging winds, releasing his shoulder length golden blonde hair, and making the ribbon keeping his hair in a ponytail snap. Naruto idly watched the ribbon fly off with dread. How was he supposed to explain this to Shiroi? It was her gift to him in the first place.

How was he gonna tell her that the ribbon was sent flying off Kami knows where?

Deidara meanwhile looked at the blonde with shock, and.. Slight awe. the image of the blonde standing atop the tree, his robes fluttering about, his golden blonde hair shining brightly. And his blue eyes glaring down at him. The sun shining behind him, giving him a divine image.

"This is... Art." Deidara uttered, his mind flashing to when he first met Uchiha Itachi, and how he thought the Uchiha's image was art. But this... The image before was true art. This image before, made that of Itachi's seem like nothing more than a mere inconvenience.

Deidara blinked, and his fellow blonde was gone, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, Deidara saw that Naruto's hand was placed on his chest, directly where his heart was. Being thoroughly confused, Deidara looked at the tree the blonde was previously on, only to find it empty. "H-How?" He asked shakily, a tickle of blood sliding from his mouth.

"It was during that time." Naruto began "When you caught my first arrow, and when I first teleported to you. When I stabbed you in the arm, I had discreetly placed a Hiraishin there."

"S-So y-you could have end this fight... Since the beginning. D-Damn y-you N-Namikaze bastard." Deidara managed to say. The blonde of the Akatsuki swayed on his feet for several moments, before he began to fall on the ground.

However, Naruto caught his fellow blonde before he could fall on the ground. And he gently lowered the art loving blonde on the ground. "You know. You are dying now. Wouldn't... You want to get some things off your chest?" Naruto asked, looking at his fellow blonde solemnly.

Deidara coughed slightly, before his eyes shifted to the blonde beside. "W-What do you want to know?" He asked. He could feel his life fading, so... He at least wanted to have a clear conscious.

"Why do you have such an obsession with art?" Naruto asked.

Deidara took a shuddering breathe "Your father during the last great Shinobi war.. Killed my parents. My parents were proud Jonin of Iwa. It was even said that my father was a candidate for the position of Yondaime Tsuchikage. But, your father killed him before it could be confirmed. I... Was in the Iwa Shinobi academy by that time. When news of my parents death came.. I felt a void enter my heart. My heart had a large hole that could never be filled. I tried to have that void filled. But nothing I did ever filled that void." Deidara coughed slightly, before he continued.

"But then... I found the thing that would fill the void in my heart. Art. Art began to fill the void in my heart. I dedicated all of my spare time on drawing artistic pictures of my parents. I loved art so much, that I was willing to drop out of the academy to resume my art work. But... The Sandaime Tsuchikage found a way for my art to be used in battle situations. The mouths in my hands, allow me to place clay in them, they chew the clay. Lacing them with explosive Chakra, and when they are released they are like an explosive tag." Deidara coughed once more.

"Soon, I began to love explosions as well. And I began to use both my art, and explosions together. Art became my obsession. It became... My replacement for my parents. Art... In a way, replaced my parents."

"You replaced your parents image with that of art. Others may call that pathetic. But I don't believe so... I believe, that you loved your parents so much, that you refused to let them go. And as such, you put your parents image on the art of your art. We are human... So it would make sense that we are searching for something to remind us of our deceased loved ones." Naruto said.

"For you, it is your art that reminds you of your parents. To me... It is both the Hiraishin, and the Rasengan that reminds me of my father. While Altair-" The blonde placed his hand on Altair's hilt "-And the Kyuubi no Kitsune inside me... Remind me of my Uzumaki linage, and of my mother." Naruto finished, placing his other hand on his stomach.

Deidara looked at his fellow for several moments, before his eyes began to glaze over slightly. "You know... For the child of the bastard I hate most... Your not half bad at all... I wonder... Would we be having this conversation?... If... My parents... killed... yours..." Deidara eyes glazed over completely, and the wind gently swayed the grass.

Naruto shut his eyes, and he closed Deidara's eyes. "You loved your parents so much, that you used their image in your art work. You were truly an artist at heart, yet your parents death were your motivation. Go, and be with your mother, and father now. yasuraka ni nemuritamae (May you rest in peace)" The blonde Jinchuuriki said, standing put from his kneeling position.

"I never would have imaged that man's motivation would be his parents death. I thought that he just loved art, and explosions." Kyuubi commented.

Naruto merely looked upon Deidara's dead form, before silently he created several clones. "Dig a grave for him." He ordered his clones. The clones wordlessly nodded, and wen about their task.

Kyuubi rose any eyebrow "I will never understand why you show such respect to your enemy's corpse." He stated.

Naruto stayed silent, merely closing his eyes, and patiently waiting for his clones to finish their given tasks. Several minutes later, the clones stopped what they were doing.

Naruto looked upon the now twelve inch deep hole. He moved towards Deidara's corpse, and gently picked up the dead blonde. He moved back to the deidara's grave, and gently placed the body in. He gave a glance to his clones, they nodded, and began the process of burying the artist.

Naruto glanced around the field, and found a big enough rock for what he was planning. Picking up the rock, and placing it near the head of Deidara's grave, he shallowly buried the rock. Pulling out one of his throwing knives, he craved in Deidara's name.

He looked upon the newly created grave for several moments, before he jumped into the treeline.

Shiroi looked on in interest as Chiyo disposed the last of Sasori's hundred puppets. The fight had last for several minutes, but it was brutal, and very much tense.

Shiroi didn't believe it, but the old woman had actually managed to defeat one hundred puppets with her ten puppets. during the battle, a few of Chiyo's puppets were overwhelmed and destroyed in the process. Of course being the puppet master that she was, Chiyo compensated accordingly, and was able to destroy twenty of not more each time one of her puppets were destroyed.

During the fight, Shiroi had noticed a large mushroom like cloud off in the distance. She had risen an eyebrow, and wondered what was over that far. Before she remembered that Naruto, Kakashi, and that other guy were fighting in that direction. She assumed that cloud was an explosion. She could sense Naruto's Chakra even from a distance, and she concluded that the blast was nowhere near his location.

Confident that her love was alright, she turned back to the fight happening below her.

The fight had Chachazero feeling 'twitchy', and many times Shiroi had to prevent the little doll from just jumping into the fray to cause some major damage on the enemy's side.

As Chiyo said, this was her fight in the first place, and as such she had no right to interfere... Of course that didn't stop her from 'accidentally' stopping a Kunai from striking Chiyo back. Or 'accidentally' knocking a poisoned senbon off course.

Hey, just because she didn't partake in the fight didn't mean she wasn't going to find some way to quench her boredom.

Her attention was driven back to the fight when Chiyo's last puppet was destroyed by Sasori himself.

"I grow tried of this frustrating battle." Sasori stated, his eyes narrowing as his voice held a twinge of anger. All of his work, his puppets. The Sandaime Kazekage. His one hundred puppets technique. All of it. Decades of work. Countless hours spent working on his puppets... All of it. RUINED! By some old woman, a small white haired girl, and her little pet!

For the first time in a long time. Sasori felt hatred burning through his being.

He was going to kill them, there was no doubt about that. He was going to kill them in the most brutal, and twisted manner he could think of. And after he has broken their body beyond comprehension. Than, and only than, will he end their miserable lives. And he will use their bodies as his new puppets.

Shiroi glared at the S-ranked criminal. The gleam in his eyes told her all she wanted to know.

They had to finish this quickly.

She glanced at Chiyo, only to find the elder woman breathing heavily. But she still stubbornly stood, preparing to fight her grandson against all odds. Shiroi's respect for her rose up by a large margin.

"I am going to kill all of you. And use your remains for the foundation of my new puppets." Sasori darkly stated, compartments in his puppet body opening up. Blades wildly spinning, and dripping with poisons.

Shiroi, tried of just sitting around, jumped in a defensive position in front of Chiyo. "Sorry, but I'll be taking over from here Chiyo."

Chiyo opened her mouth to argue with the white haired girl, but she felt her breathe stop in her throat when Shiroi glared at her with her slitted blood red eyes.

"I said, I will take care of this. So just sit. Down. And let. Me. Deal with this. Got. It?" The white haired girl dangerously said.

Gulping, Chiyo slowly nodded, and she jumped back several meters to rest her old bones.

Chachazero giggled as she floated near Shiroi's head. "Shiroi-chama! Will we be joining in on the fun now?" She innocently asked.

"Of course Chachazero." Shiroi answered, a grin on her face. Her blood red eyes gleaming madly with blood-lust.

"So you are the first to die it seems? Very well." Sasori stated. The red haired puppet charged at the white haired girl, his blades spinning madly as he crossed the distance between them in less than an instant.

Shiroi kept the grin of pure blood-lust on her face as she dodged the spinning saw blade attempting to bisect her. She tilted her head, just as several Shurikens flew past her. The Shurikens that were shot from the hidden compartment in Sasori's right hand.

However, Shiroi was not able to dodge Sasori's blade left arm. She was able to bring up her forearm however, to ensure the blade would not dig into her face. However, the blade dug into her arm, making her grin slightly wider.

Before Sasori could react, Shiroi grabbed hold of him, and tightly held on to his arm, making his woodened arm creak from her strength. "Chachazero." She called out.

Within a moment, the little doll emerged from behind Shiroi, and morphed her entire right arm into a scythe like weapon with a jagged edge, and extremely sharp point. the little doll swung her scythe, and it made contact with Sasori's arm. Slicing it in two, and inflicting major damage upon the puppet master.

With the loss of his right arm, Sasori jumped back in a attempt to gain some distance.

Shiroi glanced at her injured arm, and she lifted her arm to examine it better.

"Its over." Sasori spoke "I just inject you with poison with that strike. You''l be dead in moments." He finished.

Shiroi kept her blood red eyes on her wound, before she brought her injured arm to her lips.

"What are you planning on do-" Sasori stopped his sentence, as his eyes showed surprise at Shiroi's next action.

The white haired girl merely bit into her arm, her fangs sinking deeply into her arm, and she began to suck out the poison inside her arm. Several moments later, she brought her arm away from her lips, and began to spit out the poison in her mouth. "Disgusting." She uttered, continuing to spit out the poison.

Sasori's eyes showed something akin to shock. 'I'Impossible! She managed to suck out the poison before it could do any real damage to her. But... The only creature capable of such a thing is... So she is of that kind. this battle just got more difficult.' Sasori thought.

Shiroi, now finished dispelling the poison from her lips, glared at the S-ranked criminal. "How should I kill you I wonder. Maybe I should break your entire woodened body into dozens of tiny pieces. Or maybe... I should aim for that heart of yours in that fake chest of yours." The white haired girl stated. "Decisions, decisions. So many decisions." She added.

Sasori tensed slightly, and his final arm shifted into a spinning demon wind Shuriken.

Shiroi narrowed her eyes at the red haired puppet, and glanced at Chachazero's direction.

Chachazero giggled madly, before her arm shifted into a copy of Altair. The little doll charged at the S-ranked criminal. The green haired doll swung her the copy of Altair, and the little doll giggled madly as Sasori countered by blocking the strike with his own blade.

Sasori was caught off guard, when Chachazero's other arm shifted into a scythe, and she swung the scythe, aiming to remove Sasori's head. However, Sasori proved that he deserved his S-ranked status, when the man narrowly dodged the attack, and countered by smashing his elbow into the dolls face.

A small crack formed on Chachazero's face, and the area was eerily silent. That is until it was blasted with killer intent so intense, and filled with so much blood-lust that it would have made Uchiha Madara green with envy. The green haired female doll slowly turned her head to give Sasori a smile filled with blood-lust, and her green eyes were gleaming madly.

"That was a nice hit!" She complemented "But now... Let me show you, how hard I can hit." She said. Before Sasori could react, the little doll shifted both of her arms into two large spiked balls. "Hold still... Please?" She asked sweetly, and without any hesitation she launched the balls at Sasori. Sasori's eyes widened at how fast the balls were, and he barely managed to dodge one that almost hit his head directly.

He warily kept his eyes on Chachazero, but the doll merely pointed behind the S-ranked criminal. Confused, Sasori turned around, only to see the same spiked balls he dodged redirect their course, and begin to once again move in on his form. He idly noted the chain that connected Chachazero with the two weapons, before he was forced to dodge a strike that was aiming for his legs.

The red haired member of the Akatsuki was forced to play a game of cat, and mouse against Chachazero, and those two weapons of hers.

Deciding enough was enough, Sasori began to spin the demon wind Shuriken in his hand, and he threw the blade at the green haired doll. Chachazero reacted accordingly, and she shifted her arms, into a bladed shield like weapon, and she batted the Shuriken away.

"It's over." Sasori's voice spoke from behind her, and she spun around in a attempt to bash the bladed shield into the man's face, but she wasn't fast enough, and Sasori's bladed arm was nearly going to pierce the little dolls head... However, that was put to a stop, as Sasori was suddenly punched square in the jaw, and the red haired man was sent flying away several meters, before he skidded to a halt.

"Thank you for distracting him Cha-chan. But now... Its time I stopped holding back. There is no doubt in my mind that Naruto-kun is nearly done with his fight. So I'll just finish up here." Shiroi said, her eyes gleaming slightly, as a aura of pink Youki was leaking from her small form. Her blood red eyes, shifting from a menacing pink, to a terror inducing red.

"I'm always glad to help! Shiroi-chama!" The doll responded.

Sasori slowly stood, with widened eyes of shock. 'She... Has been holding back this entire time?' He slowly thought.

Shiroi have a small smirk, before she suddenly shot from her position, the ground behind her being ripped apart slightly with her monstrous speed. (She isn't as fast as the Raikage, or Naruto, and Minato, but she fast enough to cause even some damage to the ground beneath her)

Sasori eyes widened as he was tried to dodge the attack heading straight towards him. but he wasn't fast enough, and he was punched in his woodened face by shiroi, who quickly followed up by elbowing the human puppet in the neck, causing splinters to fly up in the air.

Not wanting to show even a hint of mercy, the white haired girl kicked the living puppet into the air, and launched herself in the air. The white haired vampire began to perform acrobatic feats, and began to literally beat the shit out of the puppet master with numerous combos. Shiroi finished up her combos, by delivering a earth shattering kick to the mans woodened stomach causing the man to hit the ground with such force, that the ground shattered on impact.

Shiroi land silently on the ground, and she began to take slow steps to the crater that was formed. Stopping at the edge of the crater, she smirked at Sasori's broken form.

Sasori's puppet body was broken beyond comprehension, and any normal human would have died instantly. His legs were positively shattered into so many pieces, his chest area was caved in, his only working arm had broken off, and was lying somewhere in the battle field, his neck caved in in several places. And his head, having several cracks, and cave ins.

If it were normal human, than this scene would have been more gruesome than as it were right now.

Shiroi chuckled darkly, and she lifted her arms. "Any last words?" She asked, red Youki beginning to form in her palm.

Sasori shut his eyes, and after several moments reopened them. "Yes... Its about a certain sannin... By the name of Orochimaru. No doubt you've heard of him." He said.

An interested look crossed Shiroi's features, before she scowled. "Go on." She ordered.

"Several day from now, I am to meet with a informant of mine that has been spying on Orochimaru. The location is at the tenchi bridge near grass country-" (That's the right spot... Right?) "-However, given my current condition... I don't think I can meet with him." Sasori finished, closing his eyes acceptance.

Shiroi stared at the man for several moments, before her cero began to decrease in size, until it was small enough to only be the size of a soft ball. "As a sign of respect... I won't destroy your entire body." She stated, before the softball sized cero was shot in a beam like manner, and it pierced Sasori directly in the only thing about him that was human... His heart.

"Chachazero... We going now." Shiroi said, turning around to walk out the nearly destroyed cave they were in. Chachazero eagerly followed, though she was a bit sad that she didn't get to do much in the battle. But hey! Watching her master conquer the entire fight was awesome enough!

Chiyo had her old eyes widened to the size of dinner plates, before she slowly overcame her shock. She cast a sad glance at her grandson's now truly dead body, and followed Shiroi shortly after.

Gaara floated slowly in the darkness. He didn't know how long he had been in this never ending darkness. He had lost track of time long ago, all he remembered was saving Yui's falling form, before he blacked out.

This darkness was so cold, so hollow... He felt alone, he felt lonely. All the glares, the fearful glances, the pain, the sorrow, the loneliness... He would rather suffer through all that instead of being in this never ending darkness.

Who was he anyway. Strange, all he remembers is a girl named Yui. Was she important to him? What was she to him? Someone precious? Could she be? He was a demon... Wasn't he?

This darkness was so confusing. He didn't know anything more.

"Gaara."

That voice... why did it seem so familiar? Was Gaara even his name?

"Gaara."

It was important to him. That much he knew... But who was it?

"Gaara.. Wake up."

Why did it sound like it was clearing away the darkness?

"Gaara my friend... My brother... Please wake up."

Now he remembers... That voice was the cause of all his happiness. It was the reason why everything hehad, everything that made him happy even existed. That voice... That saved him from his own darkness...

Gaara opened his sea green eyes, his vision blurred for several moments, before it cleared, and blonde hair caught his instant attention. "Na... Ruto" He slowly uttered.

Naruto smiled at the young Kazekage "Hey Gaara... you gave us all quite a scare." He softly said, patting the redhead on the shoulder. Small tears of joy appearing in his eyes.

Gaara looked behind Naruto, and he noted Kakashi giving him an eye smile, elder Chiyo smling softly at the scene, and a white haired girl who gave a small smile at the heart warming scene.

Gaara than turned his eyes to survey the area... and his eyes widened in disbelief, when he caught sight of dozens... No... THOUSANDS of Suna Shinob all of them with tears in their eyes as they looked upon their Kazekage.

"KAZEKAGE-SAMA!" They shouted in joy, all of them cheering, and crying in joy as their Kazekage was unharmed.

Gaara watched all of this with disbelief, not believing this was truly happening. However, one cheer caught his attention the most.

"GAARA!"

A black blur tackled him, forcing Naruto to jump back so he wouldn't get hit as well. The black haired figured tightly hugged Gaara, small sobs of joy as she held on tightly.

"Yui?" Gaara softly asked.

Black hair shifted, and Yui's beautiful yellow eyes met his sea green one, and she gave a happy smile.

Gaara gave a small smile as well, but he was caught off guard when Yui suddenly leaned up, and gave him kiss. The shinobi of Suna all awed at the display, even some of Gaara's fan-girls couldn't resist the awes that came from their eyes at the sight.

Naruto smiled at the scene, and he felt something cuddle into his side. Blinking, the blonde turned his head, to see Shiroi cuddling into his robes, while smiling at the scene happening before her. Naruto smiled, and he placed his hands around Shiroi, making Shiroi kiss his neck lightly, making sure to place a teasing lick on it as well.

She giggled at the red hue on Naruto's face, and she giggled even more when Chachazero decided to perch herself on the blonde's head. The doll giggling as she found herself trapped in the blonde's hair.

Kakashi seeing the scene, smiled happily at the scene... They looked like a family.

Kakashi looked up at the sky, his Icha Icha forgotten. He closed his eye, and he sighed happily, with a hint of sadness. 'Minato-Sensei... Kushina-san... You would be proud of Naruto. I have no doubt about this. I myself am proud of him, despite having taught him very few things. It won't be long until Naruto reaches his true potential, and he'll be the greatest Shinobi in history. I can feel it.' The masked Jonin thought.

The masked Joni utrned his gaze back upon everyone's cheering forms, and he smiled once more. This was a joyous, and happy moment, there was no time for such thoughts. The future could wait. The present, was what mattered. With those thoughts, Kakashi joined in in the cheers.

Unknown to them all, a single Sharingan eye regarded them with amusement, before it disappeared.