KG: After many reservations of my own, I decided to write this story. I dunno how…perception of this is given this type of story, but I figured I could make it work in some way.

KG: If this type of story doesn't interest you then I ask that you leave. I will give you a warning of Slavery, slave trade, slave labor, and other things involved in it. Controversial? Maybe, I dunno.

KG: In my head I guess it sounded like a good idea. Maybe, I dunno. I had planned on this coming up after the 100 years it takes me to finish Contract of the Shinigami, but good luck of that happening. Take it as you will.

Music of the Month: Do You Feel Alive by Extreme Music.

Quote: "You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know," by William Wilberforce.

"We've been here for a week! When is Kakashi-sensei going to pick us up?!" Came the indignant shout of a 12-yr old youth. His voice rattled his teammates who were in the room with him. The obvious female of the group looked at him with only annoyance while the other male of the group seemed content to look out the window in an obvious attempt to ignore the rambunctious antics of his teammate. However the female of the group wasn't so forgiving.

"Would you calm down Naruto?! Kakashi-sensei is a jonin. He had an urgent jonin meeting back in Konoha. I'm sure he'll come and pick us up soon. Would it kill you to have some patience like Sasuke-kun?!" the girl asked in almost a snarl, fed up with her teammate's apparent childish frustrations. She merely shook her head as she watched him turn over off the mat and look out the window and into night sky of Takigakure or rather called the Village Hidden in the Waterfall. His spiky, blond hair swayed in the night breeze.

He snorted at the idea of being compared to his "cool" teammate in the corner who had been looking out the window like he was. He honestly figured that his frustrations weren't entirely unfounded. It had been a week ago that he and the rest of Team Seven had helped a shinobi from Takigakure by the name of Shibuki in escorting him back to his home. That was when Naruto had the crazy adventure of fighting the bastard, Suien, who tried to usurp Shibuki by using that special bottle of Hero's Water. Naturally Naruto kicked his ass before he drew upon more of that strange chakra from before. Well, Naruto had helped a friend and Shibuki was going to become the head of the village like his father had intended. Naruto wasn't about to turn aside good fortune. However, as nice as it was here, Naruto really wanted to go home and get some ramen if at all possible. But they couldn't leave until KAKASHI GOT HERE! "Tch, patience like Teme? He probably can't wait to leave either. He's probably more eager than I am to leave, Sakura-chan," Naruto remarked. A swift punch over the head was his answer which made Naruto grumble. Why was he the only one who got hit all the time? He didn't think he said anything wrong!

As Uchiha Sasuke watched Haruno Sakura pound her fist over his blond teammate's head, he found his mind going over what Naruto had said. While he wasn't ever going to admit it, Naruto was actually right. Sasuke did want to leave. He hated that he couldn't do something with his time while in this village. Because it was a different shinobi village, he couldn't train or practice techniques without allowing for the possibility of some foreign shinobi stealing them, treaty or not. Sasuke hated it when he wasn't doing something that could have furthered his goal. He too wished that Kakashi would hurry up with whatever he was doing and come get them so that he could go home and train. Though as he said previously, he wasn't going to give Naruto the satisfaction of knowing that he was right about what Sasuke was thinking. Sasuke blinked himself out of his thoughts just in time to turn to see a rather interesting sight.

"I'm just saying that there isn't anything to do here! I'm going to become the future Hokage of Konoha! I need to train to get better than I am right now! We're not getting it done in this village dattebayo! Also why do you keep hitting me whenever I say something?" Naruto said while Sakura growled. Her fist was actually tightening in her hands as a vein nearly snapped in her forehead at her teammate.

"Are you kidding me? Do you know how much stupid stuff comes out of your mouth sometimes Naruto? I keep trying to knock some sense into that damn thick skull of yours! You didn't have any parents growing up so you continue on with these stupid, childish dreams of yours! Kiba, Shikamaru, even Chouji all have a better shot of becoming the Hokage than you do! Sasuke-kun has the best shot. Bring yourself down to earth Naruto! Someone like you will NEVER become the Hokage!" Sakura said with a heavy huff. Her eyes widened before she placed a small hand over her mouth. Sasuke raised an eyebrow as the silence suddenly became laced with a hidden pressure. Not even Sasuke wanted to move from his spot for fear of breaking this long string of silence. However when you pull a string sooner or later…it will snap.

"Naruto? N-Naruto…I…I didn't mean…," Sakura attempted to explain as Naruto's hair shadowed his eyes. For once in his life, Naruto Uzumaki was tired of being nice. For once in his life, Naruto was tired of being the one picked on, and Naruto was tired of always being the one others said that HE couldn't do something.

"What do you know? What the hell would you know about me not having parents, Sakura? Even Sasuke knows what it's like more than you. Just once! Just once I would like someone to tell me that I could do it! Is that too much to ask for?! I get nothing like Sasuke gets it! We're both orphans! What is it about me that's so damn different from him?! Why am I always the one who's different?!" Naruto asked as he shoved Sakura out of the way before rushing out of the door to their room and down the hallway. Sakura and Sasuke watched him go before Sasuke turned to Sakura. At that moment, Sakura wished Naruto was back because Uchiha Sasuke was giving Sakura one of the harshest glares she had ever seen in her time with the Uchiha heir. Sakura swallowed the lump in her throat. Uchiha Sasuke…was not pleased.

-x-

Naruto kept running and running. He didn't know how far he was from Takigakure and truth be told, he really didn't care. The towns weren't very far for shinobi that took to the trees at breakneck paces. It had only taken Naruto about half an hour to make it to the next town away from Takigakure, but in his rage that half an hour must have been like either three or four minutes. He couldn't stop the tears that fell down his face as he landed to the ground and huffed. "Stupid Sakura. Stupid Sasuke. Stupid Kakashi. Stupid everyone else. Why is it only impossible for ME to become the Hokage? Why do only Iruka-sensei, Ayame-chan, and Teuchi-oji believe in me?! Why can't my own team believe in me?!" Naruto asked. His only answers were the sounds of the crickets and other night bugs that came out when the moon did.

With time, Naruto wiped is tears away. He swore to do no more crying. Crying solved nothing. He had spent too many sleepless nights crying about the situations that he found himself in. He resolved to do no more of that. He would make them all see! He would make them all see that he would become the fuckin' Hokage and he would earn the village's respect! He would earn both Sakura and Sasuke's respect! No one would say that Uzumaki Naruto was incapable of doing the impossible!

Though Naruto calmed himself, he wasn't ready to go back yet. Sakura's words about him having no parents had truly hurt. It wasn't his fault that he didn't have a guardian. What did she know of the pain, the loneliness, the sorrow of wondering if even the people who gave life to you…cared for you? She knew nothing! And just because she got that one luxury! That one privilege! She was able to gloat about it in his face! Now that was something Naruto wasn't going to take. "I guess I'll just go to the town, stay a bit and then go back," Naruto told himself. He offered a small nod. That sounded like a good idea. Even Naruto needed some space from his team.

So, with that plan in mind, Naruto made his way into the neighboring town from Takigakure. Its town lights were blazing as many people walked the streets. Naruto's eyes were nearly sparkling as he watched various employees of food stands attempt in vain to get other people to sample their products. He could see many, and he meant MANY, people exiting either Casinos or gambling hotels either laughing or crying. Naruto shook his head. It was odd when it brought him back to his own gambling experiences. He remembered when he had a cheeky bet with Iruka. The man had been crying two days later at giving Naruto as much ramen as he wanted for a day. At the time, Naruto hadn't thought too much about it, but as he thought about it now it was actually rather funny.

Naruto wasn't sure how much time had passed, but it must have been quite a while since he heard his stomach growl. Naruto groaned before he opened his frog wallet and glanced inside. He actually had quite a lot of money. Though it wasn't compared to what he had in some of his scrolls at home. Naruto gave a rather small sigh. He supposed he could go into a casino. He was…technically an adult. Though Konoha was one of those villages that was rather…edgy about allowing anyone under the edge of sixteen to do such things as drink, gamble, or…other things. A very odd system of doing things, but it was to be expected. "Gah! I want some damn food!" Naruto shouted, not once remembering the vendors that he had passed to get to where he was.

It didn't take long for Naruto to hear chuckling and laughing. He blinked at he looked up. Men and women in fancy looking kimonos and suits were all walking into the forest. Naruto narrowed his eyes. He could never understand the ideas of the rich nor what they did with their time and damn him if he would ever try…but…he was curious. A…A peek couldn't hurt. Who knows, maybe they had some awesome food that he could eat!

So, the wheels of Fate, which Naruto still didn't believe existed, began to turn as Naruto trailed the people via the treetops. He couldn't make out much of what they were saying without exposing himself, but he could hear three distinct words. "Buying…expensive…rare? What the hell are these people talking about?" Naruto thought to himself. It could probably have been buying expensive or rare foods, a thought that nearly forced Naruto's stomach to give him away with a small growl. Naruto forced himself out of that idea if only so that he didn't get caught. He had managed to paint the entire Hokage Mountain in broad daylight without anyone seeing him. A bunch of snobby, self-absorbed rich people with no formal shinobi training would be a cakewalk for him. It…probably helped that his orange jumpsuit was dual-sided. Black on the inside and orange on the outside. Naruto just had to turn it around. Screw you orange-haters.

After about five minutes of walking, Naruto noticed the multitude of people beginning to funnel into a rather…small house. How the hell could a house hold this many people? Still when you grow up an orphan, you learn to pick up some hints. Naruto could tell something was off about the house. "Why would this place have this many guards?" Naruto asked. He could see at least three mercenaries on the room and four others guarding the four corners of the house. Each had a blade about as big as Naruto himself. Though Naruto hoped none of these guys knew how to use it like Zabuza. Just the thought made Naruto shiver. Still…this interested Naruto…even with the danger. Naruto was getting that food!

Naruto was hardly unaccustomed to dangerous situations. If there was one thing, Iruka always complimented about Naruto, it was that he was two things. He was unpredictable, and…he had a very dangerous mind. Walking a couple of feet away from the house, Naruto gave a breath before he crossed his fingers. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," Naruto called out and created two clones. With a firm grin, Naruto enacted his plan. He and the two clones fell behind the cover of some trees as they watched people pass. Naruto saw one man who was lagging behind the rest. He ordered the clones to move! They quickly pulled the man into the bushes as Naruto knocked him out and laid him against the trees. You might be thinking, Naruto Uzumaki, stealing and kidnapping? Why would a child with such innocent and a heart of gold do such a thing? Heroes don't do that! Well, Naruto was an orphan and this was a mission! Missions were off the books and an orphan did whatever they had to do to survive. Naruto wasn't as innocent as he probably led some poor sap to believe. As he pillaged the man of all he could find, he gawked as he opened the man's wallet.

"This guy's fuckin' loaded!" Naruto thought as he actually had trouble counting the bills and coins of yen and ryo in the man's wallet. It was like thirty or forty times what Naruto had in his own wallet. Naruto grinned. The man was rich. He wouldn't be needing these. Naruto chuckled as he added the man's funds to his own. The amount of ramen this would get him was staggering with enough left over to do with what he pleased! Still Naruto didn't stop there as he continued to give the man a one over. He reached deep into the man's pockets and blinked when he felt something hard. He picked it up and held it in his hand.

"A ring?" Naruto asked himself. The two clones merely watched the original finger the ring in his hand. It was a white ring with a shiny gem in its center, the gem looked purple at its core. Naruto had to admit…it looked beautiful. Maybe it was worth something. Well whatever, Naruto quickly placed it on finger. Rings were to be worn right? Though it did look tacky. Having all that he needed, Naruto tied the man up and then left him before he turned to his clones. "You guys know the drill," he said. They both nodded before they gave the same handsign and a puff of smoke covered their forms.

The attendee to the door sighed in relief. Finally the people were settled. This job sucked. Why couldn't rich people have better things to do with their time? But he was getting paid for this so it wasn't like he cared either way. "Alright boys, let's lock the…," He paused when he heard more walking. He looked and noticed a boy with yellow hair, blue eyes, and whisker marks walk into his vision. He wasn't alone as he was surrounded by two other mercenaries, each with a sword at their waist. One female and one male surrounded him. The mercenaries that guarded the building narrowed their eyes, but the attendee stopped them from moving. He gave a rather small smile as the blonde boy stopped in front of him.

"Isn't it past your bed time little man? This isn't a place for kids!" The man said. Truth be told, he was talking out of his ass here. There had been too many instances were young Lord or young Ladies had been to this type of thing. Sure they had guards, but usually they were with their parents. This was a little suspicious after all. Forgive him if he would have a little fun.

The boy snorted as he looked up at the man. His hard blue eyes glaring into his form. "Ugh I feel like Sasuke!" Naruto thought before he took a deep breath. "My parents thought I would be fine on my own. I don't see why they needed to bring guards with me. It's my birthday so Tou-san and Kaa-san said I could get some tasty eats!" Naruto said. He hadn't expected the attendee to laugh as he held his stomach and hunched over. Though despite his confusion, Naruto didn't remove his gaze.

"Is that what they call it? Well they aren't wrong. We got a lot of tasty eats for ya kid. So it's the birthday man's first time here eh? Well did your Mom or Dad give anything to you? To show me that you aren't lying?" he asked with a small smile. Naruto swallowed the lump in his throat. Keep cool Naruto. This was just like that time you posed as an Inuzuka to put female dog hormones on all the men and women before unleashing all the dogs. Oh man that was a funny sight.

"Well I don't know if Tou-san was supposed to give me anything, but Kaa-san gave me this ring. Told me I'd be fine," Naruto said showing the white ring with the purple gem to the attendee. Naruto noticed the man's face actually pale at the sight. Nearly all color seemed to drain away from him. The man quickly verified the ring before swallowing his attitude and any of his humor.

"R-R-Right this way, young Lord. We'll show you your accommodations," he said as he opened the door. Naruto merely nodded as he and his disguised mercenaries walked inside. The attendee closed the door as Naruto walked into the hallways. He blinked. The house was fancy as he expected, but he didn't see any of the people who had previous settled into the house.

"Good evening young Lord. If you would follow me. I will show you to the rest of the festivities," a woman said as she came from a separate room. Naruto had to admit that she looked beautiful. Her clothes really didn't leave much to the actually put Sakura to shame with her beauty. He couldn't resist the blush that appeared on his face. She merely giggled before opening a door which seemed to go into the very depths of the earth. Naruto followed after her. Somehow…someway…this was a bad idea.

Naruto and his clones followed her down the flight of stairs. "Is there any food here?" Naruto felt the need to ask. The woman chuckled as she looked at her clip board. "Most don't come here for the food young Lord, but we do have refreshments if it suits you. We'll make sure that you are well tended to," she said with a smile. Naruto just chuckled nervously as they finally made it to where he heard hundreds of people talking.

Once they came into the main floor, Naruto gawked. So many people were eating delicious foods. The aroma filled his nose as Naruto nearly felt the urge to drool, but he had to keep his appearance. No matter how hard it was. "If you will follow me, young Lord I will show you to your private room. There you will have refreshments and we will give you our menu," she said. Naruto grinned and nodded. He could hardly wait.

It hadn't take long for the woman to bring Naruto to 'his' room. She unlocked the door which was seated behind a mirror. There had to have been more than just his because he saw plenty of other ones. "Might I interest you in our menu before you get started? Because of your ring's benefits you are allowed to see the special auction before the people who sit in the seats below. We ask that you place your value wisely," she said. Naruto just nodded. Oh so some kind of item auction was going on. Well Naruto didn't mind. Maybe he could get some kind of neat sword or maybe even something for his house.

"Erm…sure," Naruto said. The woman nodded before she left the room for a quick moment allowing Naruto and his clones to glance around. "Boss I don't think this is a good idea," The female mercenary said. Naruto was actually inclined to agree, but it all looked so damn cool. The chair he was sitting in was even more comfortable than his couch back at home. How the hell could a chair be more comfortable than a couch?!

Naruto sighed as he watched the people eat. He didn't really know how much time had passed him by. He probably should have hurried back to his team, but he couldn't deny that he was having a lot of fun. His clone would have liked to have tried the chair as well, but it was a glass window. He could still hear everyone outside talking about…rich people things like what expensive clothes to get, which place to go for a vacation, or things like that. Naruto just tapped his finger on his armrest.

In a couple of more moments, the woman returned with a tray of food and a small book. "Your food, young Lord," she said, placing the food in front of him. One of his clones wiped his mouth with a cloth forcing the woman to laugh slightly. Naruto rubbed the back of his head before he apologized. The woman didn't seem to mind before she handed Naruto the catalog.

"I hope you find everything to your liking, young Lord. I will have an attendant stay with you. He will be your bidder. He will also do anything you ask or require more assistance. I take my leave, young Lord," she said as she bowed and went away. Naruto just nodded as she closed the door. She couldn't have closed it fast enough before Naruto dived into the exquisite cuisine. He even allowed his clones to eat some of the food and Naruto had to admit that it tasted even better than he could have imagined. The buttered rolls, the warm noodle broth, the tenderness of the meat. Naruto had never had such a dinner before in his life. He couldn't even savor it that it was so good. He actually had to ask one of his clones to go order more. He was actually on his fourth plate before one of his clones took the book into their hands.

"Boss, don't you think you should read this over? See what kind of cool things we can get, instead of stuffing your face in?" The male mercenary asked. Naruto took a hard gulp of the food he had eaten. That wasn't a bad idea. Naruto did like cool things. He also loved showing up a certain teammate of his when he could. "Yeah, let me look it over!" Naruto said as the clone handed him the menu. Naruto quickly opened it and at that moment…he felt his heart sink, his stomach clench, and his mind shut down. His ears picked up on noise.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen! For your viewing and buying pleasure! We have a great showcasing tonight. A lot of rare exotics for you today. Have a fun look!" The man shouted as Naruto turned the pages of the menu. Men, women, and children…for money. He looked up and if his fears weren't apparent then, then they were now as he saw a man with sorrowful eyes chained to the podium in full view of everyone. A simple cloth was the only thing that separated his modesty from viewing eyes.

"B-B-Boss…this…this is a…," The female clone mercenary said, but both quickly noticed Naruto jump to his feet. It was time to go. He…was in a slave auction?! Oh this was bad. This was very bad! This was the worst it could have possibly been. Whoever said Uzumaki had good luck, could go and shove a sword where the sun didn't shine.

Naruto bolted for the door and grabbed the handle. His clones fell into pace with him as he opened the door. Naruto had to get out of here. However his hopes were dashed when he noticed the attendant that the woman said would come, looking down at him. "Something the problem young Lord? Why are you and your party leaving?" He asked curiously. Naruto bit his lower lip. His creative mind racing as he attempted to come up with an excuse. He doubted he could just knock this guy out as that might have alerted everyone in his vicinity to him being an impostor and Naruto didn't want to know how Kakashi and the rest of his team would feel about him in this situation. He gave a small breath and composed himself.

"I looked through the m-menu. I didn't have anyone I wanted. I figured I would go home and try another time," Naruto said. The man smiled, but it was a smile that told Naruto he was nowhere near close to getting out of this situation. The man but have noticed his slight stutter.

"I see. The young Lord is uneasy about purchasing his first slave. Everyone is like that the first time they come here. However master, you must realize the repercussions of such a thing. You see when your Tou-san and Kaa-san gave you that ring they also agreed that whenever they or anyone in their family came…then they would purchase at least one slave…for benefits is all young Lord. If you do not purchase one then we will rescind the membership," he said. Well that was fine in Naruto's eyes. Let them rescind the damn thing. Serves the damn people right!

"Also to make sure your parents would keep quiet about the club well…we would have to take many…preventative measures with them. Not to scare you young Lord, but this is a business after all. You wouldn't want anything to happen to your parents would you?" He asked. Naruto's mind was actually in a haze. His body felt like it was being tied to a weight. He…he didn't know these people! He could probably just say screw it, but that would been bad for him as well. What kid wouldn't like to help their parents? The man would have known something was wrong if Naruto refused. Naruto couldn't ask for such a convenient excuse like to use the bathroom now without them most likely taking someone with him to make sure he didn't run off and this place was under the house from earlier. There was no way there were any doors or windows for escapes.

Seeing the boy's plight, the man merely smiled. "Who knows young Lord. You might actually be a kind master. No is saying you have to be some cold, heartless brute, but you must purchase something from this place. It's the way things go around here. Surely you understand. Come, I will help you find a good slave of your own!" he said. Naruto felt a piece of himself die as he hung his head down. He really wished Kakashi was with him right now. Hell he even wished Sasuke or Sakura was with him right now just so he wouldn't be going through this alone.

His feet felt like lead as he walked back to his chair and sat down in it. The man took a chair next to him and sat as well. The clones merely stood at Naruto's side, concerned. This wasn't how they had planned things out at all. This was bad. Very bad. "Oh look at that one. Young Lord, a fine specimen," the attendant said as Naruto turned his eyes to see a man, different from the first one, standing on the podium. Naruto looked away. He would have really liked to leave now.

"Yes ladies and gentlemen, look at these muscles! Look at this firm face! A hard-working man! Willing to do any and all things for you and more! Never talks back! Strong and mighty! In more ways that one. Ladies," the bidder said. Naruto scrunched up his face when he heard some of the women laugh and chuckle. He felt the urge to puke. It was even more disgusting when he heard the bidder laugh.

"Bid starting at 35,000 yen!" he called. A woman raised her hand. "40,000!" a man shouted. The bidder pointed him out. Higher and higher the price on this man's life came as Naruto's heart dropped lower and lower.

"Don't want a strong man young Lord? Someone to help around the house?" the man asked. Naruto just shook his head. A sound came crashing down, just like the crashing down of his spirit. "Sold! To the lady in red for 70,000!" the bidder shouted as the woman smiled to herself in her chair. Naruto grumbled. He hoped she burned.

He noticed a woman stand up to the podium. "Here we have a nice looking woman! A kunoichi of Iwagakure. Captured for trying to break into a fellow club member's house. He obviously didn't want her. Can you tame her? Just one of the many splendid surprises we have today! A skilled woman in the art of killing, best keep an eye on this one all you men and ladies. Skilled in the art of seduction she will give anyone the time of their life that no cheap prostitute ever could! Bid of 450,000!" he called out. Naruto couldn't hide it. She was rather beautiful for a shinobi coming from another village. Her shoulder-length brown hair was easily apparent. He had no idea what she was capable of doing, but it looked like she was strong. Her tears were insane and they made him curse. She was humiliated and Naruto could understand why. Well, he kind of couldn't, but he knew what it was like to be humiliated. He sighed. Maybe he could just…buy her, free her and then let it go with that.

With a sigh, Naruto looked at his wallet. The money he had stolen, in combination with his own, was more than enough to buy at least ten of this woman…even if the price raised. "Ah, found a sight young Lord?" the attendant asked. Naruto felt the bile rise in his throat at each word that came from the man's mouth. He resisted the scowl that was nearly upon his face.

"I guess," the words tasted like sand in Naruto's throat as the bidder noted the man next to Naruto raise his hand. "450,000 to the young Lord in the back! Any takers?" the bidder asked. Naruto hated seeing some people eye him in mild surprise. He even noticed the woman looking at him. Her tears burned her face as she looked into Naruto's eyes. He was sure he saw a look of surprise in her eyes before it was erased. Naruto blinked.

"500,000 to the gentleman on the left!" The bidder said. The woman and Naruto's eyes tore from each other as Naruto glared down to see a man looking at him. Naruto cursed. He was not in the mood to be toyed with right now. He turned to the man. He nodded. "750,000 to the young Lord!" The bidder shouted. The man at the left widened his eyes as Naruto folded his arms. This…wasn't him. He didn't like bidding for someone's life, but…hopefully this would work out for both her and for him.

"850,000 to the man on the left!" The bidder said. Naruto's fist clenched. If he ever made it out of this he was never betting in against people for money ever again! "Going once! Going twice!…" The bidder said. Naruto quickly pulled the attendant's arm and whispered into his ear. The attendant widened his eyes and held up his hand.

"1 million ryo for the Iwa kunoichi!" The bidder shouted. People murmured as they looked at Naruto. He wasn't sure how harsh his look was but people shied away from it in some type of fear. "SOLD to the young Lord! Let's give a hand to his first slave!" the bidder shouted as the Iwa kunoichi dropped down the podium and walked away. Naruto stood to his feet.

"There, I bought one. I'm leaving!" Naruto said as he made his way for the door. "Are you sure young Lord? There is still a wide selection. It is customary for all members to stay until the end. Wouldn't want any…missed opportunities. Maybe you will find someone else that you will like," the man said with a grin. Naruto's hand reached the doorknob. He was going to pound this guy's face in. Naruto had just offered to pay 1 million ryo for a person. How many missions worth of money was that?! The sad thing? Naruto had SO much more money left over.

"Can I buy all of them?" Naruto asked. The man laughed as he turned. "Rather eager aren't we? Sorry young Lord. You had a bid so you cannot bid for another three slaves. Give other a fair chance. That's the name of our game," the man said. Naruto felt terrible, but he returned to his seat and lowered his head. That Naruto wasn't entirely sure of it, but helping people was his character. If he could help the world, he would. Naruto would have liked to get rid of these thoughts, but he couldn't. A large part of him would have just spammed his clones and ransacked everything in front of him while feeling the slaves, but…there were Daimyo here. If this somehow traced back to him in Konoha, would the village be in trouble? Naruto didn't want that. Most of all he wouldn't be able to face the disappointment on his sensei's face.

Men, women, and children passed Naruto by each time. Fortunately the man stopped talking to him. Naruto had his one so he didn't need to make a bet anymore. Though he truly wished he wasn't in this position, but he supposed he had only himself to blame. His curiosity had gotten him into this situation and he was paying for it now. Why couldn't he have been smarter? Naruto sighed as he folded his arms. By the time he looked up, they were on the very last one. "Thank Kami. Now I can get out of here and NEVER come back here again!" Naruto thought to himself.

"Have we all had a wonderful time tonight? I know I have. I see a lot of happy and angry faces in the crowd today, but I think I have something that will wipe it all away! Now for our main attraction! A girl hated by society! Shunned away from her village for her heinous crimes! Kidnapped in the night to bring into the heel of her masters! A local kunoichi from our very own neighboring village, Takigakure, I present you our main attraction!" He shouted. Naruto blinked as he looked down to see girl…his age. Her green hair shined in the light. Her orange eyes stared fearfully, yet angrily, at everyone. Her dark skin was like skin Naruto hadn't seen before. He could see the many lacerations on her skin as well. She had been struck…a lot. Just like he did when he was younger. He sympathized with her. Plus they were close to Taki. He could return her right now!

"Ah, but you wonder what makes this little tot so amazing that she is our main attraction. Well have you ever heard tales of the Bijuu. Powerful monsters of destruction so strong that not even legions upon legions of shinobi could successfully take them down. So strong that one nation would pay have it's economy to have one. Well…our little tot happens to hold one of them! That's right ladies and gentlemen, you are bidding for your very own jinchuuriki!" The man called out.

Naruto's mind froze. He didn't understand the term 'jinchuuriki', but everything else he heard. She…had a bijuu. She was just like him. Naruto swallowed the lump in his throat. If he could help no one else then he would help her. "We start the bid at…3 million!" The man said. Naruto widened his eyes. 3 million ryo was for a jinchuuriki?! Naruto shivered, but he couldn't even catch his breath as nearly everyone raised their hands.

"4 million! 5 million! 9 million! 10 million! Any more bids?!" The bidder asked as Naruto turned to his attendant. Fine, you wanted Naruto to bid so much? Naruto would make sure that none of you ever raised your damn hands again! Naruto grabbed the man's arm and stared into his eyes. The man was almost surprised when Naruto growled into his ear. The man gasped. He stared into Naruto's eyes. He nodded. He turned to the bidder and raised his hand. The bidder…shivered.

"3….30 million for the jinchuuriki to the young Lord!" The man said as people gawked. Some glared hard at him, but Naruto glared back even harder practically daring them all to challenge his bid. The Taki girl looked at him for a moment before she looked back down at the ground. "S…S…SOLD TO THE YOUNG LORD FOR 30 MILLION!" The bidder said the sound of its state come hammering down. The guards took the girl away as people began to file away. Naruto stood to his feet and walked for the door. His clones and his attendant followed him.

"Impressive bids young Lord, but before you acquire your…new assets you have to pay for them first. Please fill out this form as we walk towards the payment stand," he said. Naruto just nodded, sick to his stomach of the night. He was physically, mentally, and spiritually exhausted. "D…Do slaves ever go free?" Naruto felt the urge to ask. The man laughed.

"Well I know there are master who will keep their slaves until the exact moment that slave dies! Other kind masters allow their slaves to work a while and then let them leave. However that's for normal slave auctions young Lord. That…doesn't happen here! When you bought your slaves. You bought every single legal right that they own. They are yours now…until you or they die," he said. Naruto blinked. He…didn't want to hear that.

"What if I don't want slaves forever? What if I don't want them anymore? What if I just want them to leave me alone?!" Naruto asked rather angrily the man noticed. It was necessarily hard to find out the young Lord's ultimate intentions. "Well then you have merely just wasted 31 million ryo on two slaves who cannot leave your side. I would make a peace with that now," the man said. Naruto stopped walking. His intentions had been utterly destroyed. Naruto looked down at the ground, but he soon followed on. This was going to be tough to explain.

Naruto and his attendant came to the payment area. Naruto, having filled out the form, gave it to the man behind the desk. He then pulled out the wads of ryo, yen, and coins needed to…Naruto growled…pay for his…slaves. Naruto gave the money and the man had the gall to smile pleasantly. "Good doing business with you, young Lord, now if you don't mind heading to one more place we will get you acquainted with your seal," he said. Naruto didn't even have the time to ask before he was dragged away.

"Hey put me down! What are you drawing on me?!" Naruto asked as he kicked his feet in a chair. "Please calm yourself young Lord. This is merely your Master Seal, that is all. Your assets are getting theirs as well. No they cannot be a village's perimeter away from you if they are then the seal will activate and electricity will surge into their brains killing them instantly. It will also activate in brief periods if they attempt to cause you harm. You may activate it yourself if you prefer to truly force your will. A lot of masters do this. Nothing too much. Just keeps the slaves in line!," the attendant said as Naruto shivered.

"That's what they meant when they said that they couldn't get away. Oh no, what am I going to do?! Sakura-chan, Sasuke, and Kakashi-sensei are going to kill me!" Naruto thought and just a he finished that thought he saw the seal had been finished and the chakra applied. The light from the seal faded as Naruto was unstrapped from his chair.

"Well now, then here are your papers. Your slaves are at the back of the house. Follow the hallway down the right and you will find them. Have fun young Lord," the attendant said with a wave as Naruto swallowed as he and his clones walked off.

Naruto felt like he had hit rockbottom. He…bought people. He…gambled with people's lives. He…participated in slave trading. He…was a master now…of slaves. Naruto felt one of his clones touch his shoulder. "It's done boss. Should we dispel?" the female mercenary asked. Naruto nodded, confident that no one was following him now. The two popped away in smoke as Naruto made it to the end of the hall. It couldn't have come long enough. Naruto stared forward and saw chained collars around the kunoichi from Taki and the kunoichi from Iwa. The chains were held by a tall man. He looked down at the still disguised Naruto.

"Your slaves…young Lord. Oi! Present yourselves to him!" The man said and Naruto, with all his inner will, resist the urge to kill the man where he stood when he kicked both forward. Both kunoichi bowed. "We live to serve you Lord. Do with us as you see fit," Both said. Naruto took a haggard breath to calm his nerves. It was even higher when the man nudged his arms.

"Good buy, young Lord. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" He said as he handed the chains to Naruto before opening the door for the blonde fake Lord to leave. Naruto shivered as he took a step. The chains rattled much like the rattling of thoughts in his head as Naruto made it back into the outside. The sounds of footsteps behind him made him all the more aware that this was real.

Naruto stopped walking as did his slaves. He looked at the ground. "I'm no Lord," Naruto said. The Taki kunoichi and Iwa kunoichi looked at him before both saw a poof of smoke as Naruto change back into his orange jumpsuit. Both could see him actually trembling. "I was just a stupid idiot who got curious and followed a bunch of idiot rich people. Everyone I saw, I wanted to save, but I couldn't. In my head I thought, if I buy them immediately give them their paper rights and let them go then…I might have made some good out of the situation dattebayo. Gomen. Gomen," Naruto said as his shoulders trembled. His hair shadowed his eyes as his tears fell down. Neither slave spoke, unsure of what to tell their apparent master. Slaves did not speak unless given permission to.

"You guys can speak if you want to," Naruto said. That…seemed like an order, so the Iwa kunoichi shifted her chains. "We could have gotten worse Master. For good or worse, we are your property now. I would suggest that you live with this, just as we will live knowing this as well. Our lives are now yours master," the Iwa nin said before she backed away. Naruto sniffled.

"Can I know your names?" Naruto asked. They didn't understand why he asked, but the Iwa nin gave a hard grunt of her throat before opening it. "Suzumebachi Master," she said before offering a bow. Naruto nodded before turning to the green-haired girl his age. She couldn't meet his eyes, but her voice was a whisper.

"Fu-ssu…m-master," She said and Naruto just nodded before attempting to give both his best smile. "Naruto Uzumaki. Pleased to meet you guys," Naruto said before taking out a kunai from his pouch. Suzumebachi and Fu widened their eyes at the weapon as Naruto approached them. Suzume shivered as Fu took a step back. Naruto quickly took note of their responses.

"I want those damn chains off the both of you. They make me sick ya know," Naruto said as he slashed at the chain breaking it from Suzumebachi's legs and arms before following to Fu's legs and arms. Naruto gave a nod before turning away.

"Come on, I'll…buy you some clothes. You guys must be cold," Naruto said. As if to answer him, a breeze made its way through the area making Fu and Suzumebachi shiver in their rags. Naruto sighed before he beckoned them to follow him. What a night it turned out to be.

Naruto ignored the looks sent his way. He was used to it, but maybe hate and disgust went hand in hand. Naruto released a sigh before they appeared in front of a clothing store. "Go inside and ask the lady to help you. Pick out clothes that you like or that you think you will need. I'll…I'll just wait out here," Naruto said. Suzumebachi and Fu nodded before they bowed and went into the store. Naruto sat on a bench. He didn't need the people to tell him. The Konoha genin was ashamed of himself. For once in his life, he was utterly lost on what to do. Naruto had his head in his hands. He had a headache.

How was he going to explain all of this? "Oh hey guys, I screwed up and bought to slave kunoichi and I have no way of setting them free. Hehe I'm a klutz aren't I?" Naruto acted before he groaned. He was so damn doomed. How would his Jiji take this? Or even his friends? Could Naruto even support two extra people in his apartment? Well since Naruto stole that money he had about…Naruto quickly checked his wallet…another 40 million to do with what he pleased. Man this guy was fuckin' loaded. Well Naruto would put it to better use.

Another 15 minutes passed as Naruto noticed Suzumebachi and Fu walk out of the store. Naruto quickly paid the cashier for all the clothes. "You both…ummm….look…nice?" Naruto attempted to compliment. Neither seemed to respond negatively or positively. Naruto just shook his head and had them both follow him. It was late and he was tired. He would sort this all out tomorrow.

Given that he wasn't running through the trees, it took an additional 30 minutes for him to make it back to Takigakure. So many lights were out. He sighed before turning back to Suzumebachi and Fu. He turned to Fu specifically. "I…bought you because they said you were from Taki. I…thought it would have been a cakewalk to release you back here. Heh, guess I screwed up," Naruto said with a very strained chuckle. Fu's eyes hardened.

"I have nothing to say to anyone from Taki-ssu…m-master," Fu muttered out. Naruto turned and could see the hatred in her eyes and the contempt for Taki. Obviously Taki was probably the reason she was in this situation in the first place. He didn't like hearing them call him 'Master' and he could order them to stop, but that wouldn't change the situation or their dynamic.

"Oh. Sorry, I thought it was a good idea," Naruto replied. Fu shook her green hair. "It is not Master's fault," Fu said. Naruto just thanked her before he led them into the hotel. It was a rather uneventful walk. He did send a harsh glare to the receptionist of the hotel who had given Fu a hard look.

"This is where my team and I stay. I've been gone a long time. I just want us all to rest tonight and we'll get this mess sorted out tomorrow. That sound good?" Naruto asked. Fu and Suzumebachi merely bowed.

"If that is your will master," Suzumebachi said. Naruto gave a groan. That was going to really take some getting used to. He used his hotel key and opened the door. Years of shinobi experience helped Suzumebachi as blocked the incoming fist that was headed for her master's face. She caught the fist much to Naruto's surprise.

"Naruto-baka, do you have any idea what…time…it…is?" Sakura asked slowly as she noticed Suzumebachi holding her fist and keeping it from connecting with her master's face. Sakura withered as she withdrew her fist. "Umm sorry about that. Did this idiot do something he wasn't supposed to again?" Sakura asked.

Suzumebachi internally sighed. She really didn't know if Naruto was telling the truth about all of this, but the way he cried in the forest…there was a sincerity that Suzumebachi knew couldn't have been there with anyone else. She didn't know what prompted her to protect him. She would have inwardly laughed at his pain, but…she had felt something in the pit of her stomach. None of this was her master's fault. If what he said was true, then they had all just been dealt a fucked up hand by Fate.

"Master, she wishes to do you harm. How should I proceed?" Suzumebachi asked. Naruto grimaced at the stupefied look on Sakura's face as she looked at Naruto. "MASTER?!" Sakura screeched prompting Sasuke to slam open his door. He gave a hard glare to Sakura before turning to see Naruto surrounded by females.

"I don't want to know or care dobe. It's late. Kakashi will most likely pick us up tomorrow. Explain…this then. Now Sakura, shut up so I can sleep," Sasuke said before he closed the door harshly. Sakura deflated. Great, she had made Sasuke-kun angry.

Naruto sighed as he scratched his scalp. He then gently touched Suzumebachi's shoulder. "It's okay Suzumebachi-san. She's right. I was gone too long. We got into a fight which is how this whole…thing started dattebayo. You…can get your stuff settled," Naruto said. Suzumebachi gave Sakura a glare before releasing herself. She gave a small bow. Sakura dropped to the ground in confusion.

"M…M…Master…would you like to run your bath-ssu?" Fu asked. Naruto looked at the ground before he thought to himself. "Nah, it's alright Fu-san. You both can use it if you want to, but you both must be tired. I'll lay out your futons and then we'll all go to bed," Naruto said. Suzumebachi wanted to argue that they would role them out for him, but she saw Naruto just shake his head. His eyes pleading with her to just let him do it. She relented before she guided Fu into the shower.

Naruto walked past Sakura to grab the futons. "Naruto…what happened?" Sakura asked. Naruto didn't answer her as he grabbed the futons. "Just go to bed Sakura-chan. I'm still mad at you. I'll try to explain it all tomorrow," Naruto said. Whatever protest Sakura tried to make had died in her throat. She had never heard her usually energetic teammate so…exhausted, tired, and defeated. Sakura dared not push him. Everyone knew that when Naruto was quiet it was the ultra bright sign to just leave him alone. Even Sakura could see it. She merely closed her mouth and walked away.

Naruto laid out the futons and sighed. He turned and noticed Suzumebachi and Fu exit the bath. "It's going to be a long day tomorrow. For all of us. Let's…get some rest," Naruto said. Both nodded and slipped into their futons as Naruto turned out the light. He got into his futon as well. He turned over in his sleep…a lot.

-x-

Kakashi hadn't meant to be late. The meeting had taken longer than he had anticipated. He had hurried back to his team as fast as he could. Now that he was here…he could tell that something was up. Never mind the two additions of female members to the team, but also the fact that Sasuke and Sakura seemed to be looking at the usually more energetic member of the group with something akin to sheer disbelief written on their faces. The fact that Naruto looked like he had just been pulled through a ringer, stretched and then pulled through a ringer again didn't inspire the best of happiness out of their jonin sensei.

Kakashi sighed. He knelt before Naruto. He didn't miss the shame that appeared in Naruto's eyes. Now wasn't the time to be strict, but to be understanding…just like his own sensei. "Care to explain this all to me…Naruto?" Kakashi asked in an understanding voice. Right now, Naruto looked like he really needed to let this out. Kakashi would allow him to do so. Sakura and Sasuke turned to Naruto. Naruto looked back at Suzumebachi and Fu for a moment. He then nodded.

Naruto regaled Kakashi with the story of his fight with Sakura which Kakashi sent a light glare to Sakura which told her that they would be having a talk later as well. Naruto then told him how he wanted space from the team for perhaps an hour or so which had him spending time in the next town over. He then told Kakashi about walking through the forests feeling hungry. That was when he noticed rich people walking towards the house. Naruto assumed it had to be some kind of fancy restaurant so…he transformed to look like a young Lord to get into the place. Naruto might have…skimmed some details on the exact hows of doing it. He then told of his experiences as someone mistook him for the young Lord of a very rich family giving him their member ring. He told about his experiences at the slave auction and his thoughts while he was there. Upon discovering that he was a part of a slave auction he tried to leave, but they said that he couldn't without purchasing at least one from the auction. Naruto figured he would buy the Iwa kunoichi and then pay for her freedom rights then let her leave. He thought it was a good choice. This honestly made Kakashi wonder why he was seeing two slaves then.

Naruto paused for a breath for a moment before continuing. He then said he hadn't planned on buying anyone else, but he had to stay until the end so he did. "Umm Kakashi-sensei, can I…have your ear for a second?" Naruto asked. Kakashi raised an eyebrow. He turned to the green-haired girl. Obviously there was something about her Naruto wasn't willing to share with his teammate AND Kakashi. Kakashi watched Naruto turn to Fu.

"Fu, this is my sensei, Kakashi Hatake. He…won't judge you and he'll try to help dattebayo. Can I tell him?" Naruto asked. Fu knew what her master was talking about. Her damned status. Dear Kami she would have liked to say no, but she couldn't bring her mouth to. She merely bowed.

"Master may do as he pleases-ssu. I cannot stop you from doing as you desire," she said. Naruto didn't like her response, but it was the best he would get. He nodded and turned back to Kakashi. Kakashi turned his ear and Naruto whispered about the slave auction's information on Fu not only being from Taki…but also being…the holder of a bijuu.

Kakashi widened his visible eye and his entire brain nearly shut down from those words. He had heard rumors that Taki had a jinchuuriki, the Nanabi, if he remembered correctly. That was odd. If a jinchuuriki's status was anything to go by then sure they weren't well-liked, but they were their nation's weapons. No one would want to get rid of one so easily. Kakashi widened his eye. "Unless…the village didn't have a leader or the leader didn't know about it," Kakashi said to himself. For the jinchuuriki of the Nanabi to be sold in a slave auction. Kakashi could see now why there was two slaves. It made sense. Naruto had a rather unusual tendency to try to help others. Of course he would try to help her. It's because Naruto sympathized with her.

Kakashi would have to make his analysis of that latter. He wanted Naruto to finish. So Naruto did. He then told how he managed to outbid the other competitors to purchase Fu. He then it would have been about a thousand to three thousand ryo to pay for Fu and Suzumebachi's freedom, but then they gave him a seal which essentially made him their master until his very death. Naruto took them home and bought them clothes before telling the story to Sakura and Sasuke.

When Naruto was finished with his story, Kakashi was absolutely floored. Slavery, while common in the Elemental Nations, was frowned upon why many a people. Now Kakashi wasn't going to make his village a hypocrite and say that there weren't ANY slaves in the village, but the slave:master ratio in Konoha was very much below average in comparison to the other nations. Kakashi was sure some of the clans had slaves of their own, but just wouldn't say such a thing out loud and to the public.

Kakashi sighed. He didn't know whether to scold Naruto for leaving his team or praise him for being able to go undercover into a slave auction and fool everyone there and making it out unscathed. That didn't happen to a lot of shinobi. It did…concern him that an Iwa kunoichi and Taki kunoichi had to be his slaves. Generally enemy shinobi weren't allowed into the village and even if they were then the only sight they were seeing was the T&I Department. Naruto was their official master. He could have it that they not go to the T&I Department. Slaves didn't answer to the Hokage, but to Naruto. But one of these was a jinchuuriki of all things! "That was…an interesting story Naruto," Kakashi said. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura looked at him.

"Kakashi-sensei, you believe him?!" Sakura asked. Truth be told, Kakashi didn't WANT to believe him, but Uzumaki Naruto was a horrible liar…or so he thought cause he got into the auction somehow. "Well he showed us the seal and the two over there continually call him their Master. I think this story has some truth to it." Kakashi said. Sakura and Sasuke turned to Naruto to see the blond giving a somewhat small smile. Kakashi turned a light glare to Naruto.

"Naruto, while I understand you were upset at Sakura's words, unneeded as they were, you were still in the wrong as well. What if you had been discovered? At worst you would have been taken as a slave as well and Sasuke and Sakura would know nothing about it. You would be in a lot more danger. As a shinobi, I have to say I'm pleased at your stealth skills, but as your teacher you must learn to control your emotions better. But what's done is done now," Kakashi said. Naruto hung his head down, but nodded.

"So how does he free them? I mean, do we really trust Naruto in his apartment? With two women?!" Sakura asked. Sasuke snorted. He really didn't care about that. Suzumebachi turned to see that Fu couldn't stop the light blush to her cheeks as she found the dirt on the ground very interesting. Kakashi had to give a giggle.

"Well, not like we can stop him, but not matter how it is I'm sure those slave papers are legally binding, even for those like Fu-san. Taki no longer has a claim on her anymore. The only person who does, is you Naruto," Kakashi said. Naruto swallowed the lump in his throat.

"But I don't want to be anyone's master! I just wanted to free them!" Naruto said. Kakashi nodded. He understood that very well, but he sighed. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions Naruto. The only consolation I think I can give you…or perhaps your ladies is that you might make a better master than anything they would have most likely have been given if you weren't there. That's all you can do for them at this point. At least until we can get Jiraiya-sama to look at that seal," Kakashi said, keeping a part of it to himself.

"Should…should we tell Shibuki about it? He's the leader of Taki now," Naruto said. Kakashi sighed. He was debating that too. As far as slaves go, they had no obligation to tell Shibuki or Taki about Fu being owned by Naruto, allies or not. Yet, Kakashi probably figured that Naruto thought Fu would want to say something.

"What do you think Fu?" Naruto asked turning back to his green-haired slave. Fu looked up upon being called. No one missed her look of hatred. She respectfully spoke regardless. "If Master believes I should say something to Taki, then I will-ssu. However master, when you asked me last night how I felt, I still feel the same. I have nothing to say to Taki," Fu said. Sakura and Sasuke could hear the ice in her tone as could Kakashi. Betrayal from one's village could do that to a person.

Naruto just nodded a little sadly. "I see," Naruto said. Fu merely nodded, but…she couldn't stop herself from speaking more. "M-M-Master, if I am allowed, I would like to retrieve one thing from my house. It is the only thing that holds any value to me in Taki anymore…o-o-ther than Master, of course," Fu said. Kakashi narrowed his eye. It was probably unlikely that she would run away. Runaway slaves were treated VERY harshly, but given how Naruto explained to Kakashi that the seal should work then that wasn't the case.

Naruto wasn't thinking about such things. "Sure Fu, we'll wait by the village gates. Grab what you need and then we'll all leave," Naruto said. For once, the green-haired jinchuuriki allowed a small smile to com to her face before she thanked her blonde, same-aged master before she quickly moved back to her house.

"Kakashi-sensei are we really allowing this?! Are we allowing him to keep…slaves of all things?! This isn't right!" Sakura argued. Kakashi turned to her. "Whether it's right or not isn't the issue Sakura. It's legal. Naruto's done nothing wrong as by the laws of society. You, Sasuke, or even I could acquire slaves if we so desired. It's not a perfect world otherwise we would have need for 6-12 yr olds to learn how to kill," Kakashi answered her. Sakura slumped.

Truthfully, Sasuke didn't see the problem. His clan had…slaves when he was growing up. Or was the term indentured servants? Was there a difference between slaves and servants? Sasuke wasn't sure, but he wouldn't lie that he hadn't thought about getting a slave or two like his Father and his clan had, but…his mother was a VERY touchy subject on the matter. She loathed it to the core.

"Master, I will go collect your things and the rest of our things. Are there any other things I should make note of?" Suzumebachi asked. Naruto quickly turned to her, a little miffed. "Erm…no. Thank you Suzumebachi-san," Naruto said. The former Iwa nin nodded before she went back into the hotel to get Naruto's things. Naruto just watched her leave.

"Kakashi-sensei, what am I going to do? I don't know how to be a master or take care of others! I never wanted…this. I just…I just wanted…," Naruto shivered, but a hand on his shoulder from Kakashi stopped him. "Just take it one day at a time Naruto. That's all you can do. We'll explain it to the Hokage when we go home. That's the only advice I can give you," Kakashi said. Naruto just took another breath and nodded. He was glad his sensei wasn't too hard on him.

It hadn't take long for Suzumebachi to return with her things, Fu's things, and Naruto's things. It was an uneasy walk to the village gates, but they made it and only had to wait another five minutes for Fu to arrive…carrying an orange cylinder cloth on her back. "Thank you for allowing me to bring this master. It's all I have left-ssu," Fu said. Naruto merely nodded and offered her a good smile. So…this was his life now?

"This wasn't what I had in mind Suzumebachi-san, Fu-san, but if we're really stuck together then I'll try to be the best Master in the world! You have my word on it dattebayo!" Naruto remarked. Fu and Suzumebachi didn't know how to feel about that, but it seemed that as far as masters went…they probably had it as good as they could have gotten. For her own, Suzumebachi sighed. She really wanted to go back to Iwa. Konoha was Iwa's enemy. She was going right into that village, with the same status is an animal with no rights. She didn't like it at all and she hated her team for assigning her to that mission which landed her in this position in the first place.

"We are forever in your care…Master," Suzumebachi said. Naruto just nodded while Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke watched the interaction. Kakashi noticed the looks on his genin before he pulled out his orange book.

"Maa, life is full of interesting things my cute little genin. This is just a big step in Naruto's life. Now then, let's return back to Konoha with a mission success," Kakashi said. Sakura and Sasuke nodded and so did Naruto. Seeing that everything was packed, Team seven left Taki' gates…with a couple new additions.

KG: Honestly I take some kind of pride that I could write about this. Granted I tried to make Naruto as…authentic to the situation as I could without turning him into someone heartless.

KG: As I said earlier it is a somewhat controversial story so if it doesn't suit you then you are more than free to look at something else. I don't particularly care either which way.

KG: It was set before the Chunin exams, but after the Wave arc which is the only time Naruto is ever in Taki that I know about. I decided to give Suzumebachi this mission that went awry before she met Naruto and Team 8 in that filler bug arc.

KG: To the inevitable question, will Naruto have more slaves? Probably. I just don't know who yet.

KG: Anyway, we're done here. Stay breezy, protect what's important to you, never give up, review, and SEND ME CREAM SODA!

KG: I also demand that you all fuckin' respect the glorious wonders of CREAM SODA!