Hello Ladies and Germs! So I got a review about the nanites that Torune used against Naruto in the second chapter. They that it was really weird that I used them and that it seemed unlikely. Well, let me tell ya. Torune, in the manga and anime, is from the Aburame clan. He is extremely special and uses a type of insect called the rinkaichu. These are microscopic insects that are extremely poisonous. His most dangerous technique is a kinjutsu of the Aburame clan known as the Jar of poison technique. Now, ON WITH THE SHOW! We're merrily merrily merrily merrily merrily on our way, to nowhere at all! WRONG SHOW!

"Well, can we take it off?" Guren asked.

"Not right now, I'm not experienced enough with seals to understand how to get rid of it." Naruto explained.

"Then we need to be extra careful. Naruto, is there anywhere besides Wave that we could go to avoid Danzo and Root?" Kai asked. Naruto thought for a moment,

"Suna. I have friends there, and it's pretty far away from Root's reach I would imagine." Naruto said. Kai nodded. As they sat on the ship, debating their next move, a plume of smoke erupted from nowhere right next to Ko. Everyone drew their weapons and assumed a defensive stance, in case it was an attack. "A badger?" Naruto deadpanned as the smoke cleared.

"Yes, they are my summons, and the reason why I am our spymaster." Ko explained. Naruto was still skeptic.

"How are badger's good for spying?" Naruto asked.

"Badger's can live in almost any climate, and most people don't take a second glance at them if spotted. They just think it was interesting to see one." Ko said with a smile. He then turned to the badger, who was dressed in monk's clothes, much like Ko was. After a few minute's of hushed whispers, the badger nodded and disappeared in another plume of smoke. "It seems we have a job." Ko said, turning towards the group.

"And what is the pay out?" Hisao asked.

"A large blow to Orochimaru's support block, and twenty thousand ryo." Ko informed. "It seems our trip to whirlpool caused us to not hear about the snake killing the Sound Daimyo, and assuming control over the nation, as well as the hidden village. However, he failed to kill Princess Nozomi, who was on her way to the neighboring country, the Land of fog, to meet her Fiancé, Prince Mashashi Funaki. She sent a message to them saying that the border was looking for her, and so she's hiding in a nearby town. Our job is to find, and escort her to Fog. This will break Orochimaru's hold on the country, as it is virtually unknown that he's taken over." Ko explained. After a few minutes to think over the information, Kai motioned towards Guren.

"Guren, I want you to take Naruto to Suna. You can't be seen in Sound, since Orochimaru think's you're dead. As for you Naruto, you aren't ready for a mission of this caliber. Go to Suna, and train there till you can take on multiple jonin at once. The once you're ready, use this, and it will summon one of my wolves, that way we will know that you're good to go." Kai said, handing Naruto a scroll with a summoning jutsu on it. Naruto nodded. "This mission will take some time, so don't worry about rushing yourself." Kai said. The rest of the day was spent preparing for the mission.

The next day they made port, and were greeted by Tazuna and Tsunami.

"How'd it go Naruto?" Tazuna asked.

"It was good, I found what I was looking for." Naruto said with a smile.

"Good for you." Tsunami smiled. "Will you be staying any longer?" She asked.

"No, my friends have a new mission that's quite urgent, and I need to get back to training." Naruto explained. Tsunami nodded.

"Well, you're Ninja after all, always one thing or another." Tazuna said. "Don't be a stranger now." Tazuna said as they left wave. Naruto hugged Inari and Tsunami, and gave a Tazuna a handshake.

"Alright, everyone ready?" Reo asked. The team nodded before running in different directions. Naruto and Guren towards the northwest. Kai, Ko, Hisao, and Reo Northwest.

About an hour into their run, Guren and Naruto stopped. "What is it?" Naruto asked. Guren created a crystal bladed armguard.

"We're not alone." She said. Naruto pulled out a kunai. A single figure walked out of the trees. He wore a mask with the kanji for root.

"Naruto Uzumaki. Come quietly, and your friend will not be harmed." He said as seven more Root Anbu appeared.

"You up for this?" Guren whispered.

"We're going to find out." Naruto replied. "I'm not going back to Konoha." He said before sending a barrage of kunai at the nearest Root Anbu. Guren formed some handsigns and three clones materialized. The four ran towards different Anbu, engaging in Taijutsu.

Naruto, formed a familiar cross with his fingers, and ten clones burst into existance. Two clones remained as the rest engaged the other Anbu. "Why are you after me?!" Naruto demanded. The agent remained silent as he went through handsigns before two large fireballs were sent flying towards the blonde. Naruto quickly substituted with a log, narrowly avoiding being burned to a crisp.

He took out two kunai before charging the anbu. The anbu unsheathed a sword before the two clashed, sparks going everywhere. the clones charged as well, aiming punches at the anbu's head. He dodged, evading the blonde clones. Naruto used one of the clones to create a rasengan and slammed it straight into the anbu. The anbu was sent flying into a tree, killing him.

Naruto's clones dispelled, causing Naruto to have a headache from images running through his mind. Guren appeared next to him, blood running down her braces. "What's wrong?" She asked, noticing the kid rubbing his head.

"A headache. I've never had one after using the shadow clones before." Naruto said. Guren furrowed her brow for a moment.

"We'll worry about it later. For now, grab a mask from one of the root anbu's we'll take it with us." Guren explained. Naruto nodded before grabbing a mask and they took off towards Suna.

After about an hour, Naruto was growing bored. "Say Guren, have you ever been to Suna?"

"Once. Right before Orochimaru killed the Kazekage." Guren said. The two fell in to an awkward silence until they made camp for the night. "If we continue at the speed we've been travelling, we should arrive at Suna in about three days." Guren explained as she stoked a campfire.

"Your pretty strong, aren't you Guren." Naruto said.

"I'd like to think so. I was a candidate to be Orochimaru's next vessel before I defected." She said. Naruto nodded, thinking about the bone guy he fought when they went to retrieve Sasuke.

"He brainwashes everyone. Doesn't he?" Naruto asked. Guren sighed.

"Yeah. He finds those who have been forgotten, used, thrown away, and he promises them a home, and a purpose. And eventually, he becomes your whole reason of existence." Guren explain.

"I was like that before I became a ninja. I was hated, or ignored my whole life, and I didn't even know why. But a few people believed in me, and thats what kept me sane." Naruto said. Guren looked at him for a moment before nodding.

"Lets get some rest. We've still got a while to travel." Guren said. And so they went to sleep, a few of Guren's clones watching the perimeter. The next three days were spent in relative peace. They were only delayed for a few hours by a sand storm.

"Halt. State your name and purpose of entry into the village hidden in the sand." A guard said as they finally arrived. From the outside, one would never guess a village was contained by the large rock jutting out of the dessert.

"I am Naruto Uzumaki, and this is Guren. I'm here to visit my friend Gaara of the desert." Naruto explain. The guard raised an eyebrow before sending a messenger hawk to fibd Gaara. After about ten minutes the redhead arrived at the gate.

"Naruto. What are you doing here?" Gaara asked.

"Gaara, I need a place to lay low and train for a little while. I figured you could help." Naruto said. Gaara nodded before looking at tge blue haired woman. "Oh this is Guren. I met her and a group of other ninja on the road, not long after you saved me." Naruto explain. Gaara nodded once more before thrning towards the guards.

"Let them in." He said. The guards nodded before moving out of the way of the road. "Come." Gaara said. As Naruto and Guren walked through the village, Naruto marvelled at how different it was than Konoha. The buildings were made of stucko and clay, and seemed more dome like than the traditional four point home. Most people had some form of covering over their heads as they travelled through the village.

"Wow Gaara, your village is really interesting!" Naruto said with a grin. The people in the immediate area smiled as they heard the stranger compliment their home.

"If you say so." Gaara replied.

"Is your friend always like this?" Guren asked. Naruto nodded with a smile. Guren shugged. Eventually, the three came to a fairly large home with a wall surrounding it.

"This is my family's home. You are welcome to stay as long as you wish." Gaara said. "Guest rooms are on the first floor. I must get back to my duties." Gaara said before shunshining away. Guren sighed in relief as they entered the home. It was much cooler inside.

The interior was much different than the exterior. The floor was grey marvel tiling while the walls were made of a dark mahagony. The floor plan was fairly open, with a staircase going up to the second floor, and one going down towards a basement. The kitchen and living room made up most of the first floor, with a full bath, a library, and two small guest bedrooms finishing the area. The second floor had four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and a study for the family head. In the basement, there was a laundry room, a storage area, and a workshop for Kankuro.

"Gaara, is that you?" Kankuro asked. as he walked up from the basement. "Naruto? What are you doing here? And whose the babe?" Kankuro asked. A tick mark appeared on Guren's head before a crystal kunai embedded itself in the door next to the Puppetmaster's head.

"Kankuro, this is Guren. Guren, Kankuro, Gaara's brother." Naruto introduced. "As for why I'm here, I needed some place safe for me to train for a while." Naruto explained. Kankuro nodded.

"Well, Temari will be glad your here. How about you guys unpack your things and wash up. It's probably been a while since you've had a proper shower." Kankuro suggested. Both ninja agreed before Kankuro showed them their rooms.

After unsealing everything, Naruto exited his room. "Guren took the shower already Naruto. There's two upstairs that are free though." Kankuro explained from the couch. Naruto nodded before going upstairs. He saw seven doors and sweat dropped.

"Which one is it Kankuro?" He called downstairs.

"Second door on the right, or third door on the left." He heard in response. Deciding to take the closest bathroom, he opened the door.

"I wonder what that shout was. Must be Gaara beating up Kankuro over something stupid." Temari said to herself as she dried her legs off from her bath. She had just finished a relaxing soak after a long day of training. "I wonder how Naruto is doing." She wondered aloud. Just then, the door opened, revealing said blonde. Both stopped immediately and stared at each other in shock. Temari recovered first and grabbed the first thing she could get a hold of. It was a large bottle of shampoo. "Pervert!" She yelled as she threw the bottle, hitting Naruto square in the face, knocking him to the ground out cold. A bit of blood ran down his nose, whether it was from the bottle or Temari, it was unclear.

She quickly slammed the door as Kankuro rushed up the stairs to see Naruto on the floor, a bottle of shampoo next to him, and blood running down his nose. "Oh no, don't tell me he walked in on Temari." Kankuro groaned. He grabbed Naruto and dragged him downstairs, placing him on the couch before getting an ice pack for his nose.

Ten minutes later, Guren walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed. "What happened to him?" She asked upon seeing Naruto.

"I think he walked in on my sister bathing. Her name's Temari." Kankuro explained. Five more minutes passed before Temari walked down the stairs, her face a deep crimson.

"Please tell me Naruto didn't just walk in on me, and I didn't hit him in the face with a bottle of shampoo." Temari asked. Kankuro gasped like a fish before pointing towards the couch. Temari looked over and blushed deeper at seeing the blonde. Then she noticed Guren. "Um hi. I'm Temari." She said.

"Guren, Naruto's travelling companion." Guren said.

"I hope I didn't him too hard. What are you guys even doing here?" Temari asked. Guren then explained everything that happened since the blonde joined Echo. "So some creep in Konoha is trying to kidnap Naruto?" Temari asked.

"So it seems." Guren shrugged.

Meanwhile, with said creep.

"You failed me again!" Danzo yelled.

"I'm sorry sir, he was not alone. A woman with a strange bloodline was with him." A root anbu explained.

"It doesn't matter! I wasted one of my implanted eyes to get everyone to agree to banish the weapon so that we could capture him. There aren't any more Sharingan eyes!" Danzo ranted. He turned towards the world map, and stared hard at a red blinking light.

"And now he's in Suna. One of the worst places for him to be." Danzo said.

"Shall I get a group together to infiltrate sir?" Ths anbu asked.

"No, we can't risk it. Suna may not have the security barrior we do, but their ninja are extra vigilant. We can't afford to be caught." Danzo explained. The anbu nodded before dissapearing from the room. "Damn you Uzumaki."

"Uh what happened?" Naruto asked as he sat up from the bed. When he saw Temari, the memories of her naked body returned to him, causing him to blush madly, and a bit of blood trickled down his nose. "T-Temari. I didn't mean to walk in on you I swear!" Naruto stuttered out. Temari's blush returned twice as dark.

"Just don't make a habit out of it. Knock next time, the lock doesn't always work." Temari said as she looked af the wall, not able to meet his eyes. Kankuro giggled a bit. A tick mark appeared on Temari's head. "Why didnt you tell him I was bathing!?" She yelled as she slammed her fan on Konkuro's head.

"I didn't know you were home." He said from the floor.

"I yelled down to you earlier that I was home and going to take a bath!" Temari said.

"You did?" Kankuro asked. Temari slammed her fan down on him once more.

"You are too loud." A voice said from the door. Everyone turned to the door to see Gaara taking his shoes off. "Naruto, can you give me the full story for why your here now?" He asked. Naruto nodded before explaining his travels and being attacked and tracked by root.

"Hm, this is most unconfortable. I will have to ask the council to increase our patrols." Gaara said.

"You can do that?" Naruto asked.

"I'm being trained to be the future Kazekage. I have a bit of sway with the council." Gaara replied.

"WHAT!?"

Alright. I hope you all enjoyed. Sorry about the delay. I bid you all adieu.