This is my first fic, felt bored so I thought I would give it a try, plot is made up by me and so are OC. Of course though all Naruto related things in this fic doesn't belong to me, it belongs to Kishimoto Masashi. This fic is set just after the time skip, everything in the manga has happened up until now. Naruto has returned for about 6 months, been promoted to jounin through troublesome tests by Tsunade and is an Anbu captain.

Oh well, hope you like it, critics welcome to review. (I don't mind flames; it tells me if I've gone crazy with the story XD)



Somewhere unknown to the shinobi world is the Akatsuki lair. Deep within 9 S-ranked criminals from various hidden villages can be found.

"Zetsu, you are on watch for the duration of this meeting," said the Akatsuki leader Pein.

"Understood."

"Itachi, what information do you have on the Kyuubi jinchuuriki and his mentor?" queried Pein.

"Uzumaki Naruto left Konoha 1 year ago as apprentice to Jiraiya-sama, one of the legendary sannin. What I have gathered is that Jiraiya-sama is training Naruto to be able to fight at Jounin level, and how to gain more control over the Kyuubi. Naruto should return to Konoha within the next 2 years. Kisame and I shall moniter him until his return; however we may be hindered by Jiraiya-sama."

"Will he be difficult to deal with after his training?" asked Pein.

"At this point in time, I think it will not, but if we attacked him now we would fail while he is under Jiraiya-sama's protection," replied Itachi.

"And will our plan be able to work once he has returned?"

"Yes," the Uchiha replied.

Upon hearing this the other shinobi in the room smirked, save for a couple.

"Very well, we shall continue as planned," said Pein, "Itachi and Kisame know what they must do, as does Sasori and Deidara. Zetsu shall head to his village and begin preparations. Hidan and Kakuzu as well as Konan and I shall go to our respective positions."

"Understood" replied the 8 other shinobi and darted from the room.

"Soon our visions shall be realized," muttered the Leader of Akatsuki.


Sorry this 1st chapter is a bit short, it is only the prologue, and prologues are USUALLY a lot shorter than chapters, so don't worry!

Hope you enjoyed, any reviews welcome.