Before we begin, I want to warn you that this chapter it's pretty short than what I usually write, and for that, I apologize but I will make it up for the next one as it will be longer, I just want to tell all of you that I might take long to post new chapters for both Naruto stories as my main attention is on the latest story that I have posted " The new lord of the sky". I will still post new chapters here and there, just be warned that I might take longer sometimes.

Naruto POV

'Has it really been three years already?' I thought amused as I and Hidan were walking the dirt road toward one settlement in the borders of grass country.

I move my gaze from the road and look at my partner, and my gaze was met with him still walking next to me, but I notice that he was holding in his hands a newspaper that he picked on our last stop in a small village, I also notice his facial expressions keep changing from surprise, amusement, confusion and then back to surprise.

Normally I won't care what he does and enjoy the peaceful silence that I barely get to have since Hidan became my teammate.

But I couldn't stop my curiosity to get the better of me as there aren't many things to make Hidan go through all those expressions, especially from a newspaper.

" What are you reading that it's constantly making you change your facial expressions, you look even more foolish than normally." I finally ask in a bored tone.

At my comment, Hidan looks up from the newspaper and sends me a murdering glare, but answers me nevertheless.

" It's about your nuisances of siblings, they have apparently saved a town filled with rogues shinobi, in here is a summary of the events that happened during and after the accident." Says Hidan while looking at me for any reaction.

At hearing Hidan's words I shake my head, this has to be the twentieth time that my siblings decide to save another small village or town, and honestly, it was starting to get irritating.

Especially because when I ask Hidan or check the newspapers to see where did my younger siblings were seen, it usually was some criminals towns and small villages that I frequent to make a deal or find a quick job.

" Let me guess, River country?" I ask Hidan while moving my gaze back to the road as I wait for Hidan to answer my estimate.

" Yes, little fuckers are getting annoying if you ask me...hmm, do you think that they're searching for you?" I heard Hidan ask as I could sense his eyes on me.

I keep walking normally along with keeping my eyes on the road while I answer Hidan's inquiry.

" I don't think Hidan, I know. Since Kisame told them of me being a member of Akatsuki, they have been looking for me in places that I frequently go to make deals or find a quick job, especially places where my name is very well known." I calmly say.

I could sense Hidan was silently thinking over my response. and as I thought that the conversation was over, I hear Hidan speaking again.

" Well, How long do you think that it's going to take for Sasori and Deidara to reach the village hidden in the sand? after all, they were ordered to go and capture the Jinchūriki of the one tail."

" Hmm, I say four more days, it depends at what pace they're going, and that's considering that the last we've heard, they were in Rice country, scouting for any base of the traitorous snake," I answer in

a calm voice, but I couldn't help narrow my eyes at the thought of Orochimaru.

I couldn't wait for the day that I get my hands on him for wounding my mother when he attacked the Leaf along with the aid of the Sand village. especially his failed attempts in experimenting with her on the past.

Thinking about my mother caused me to think of all the things that have occurred in these last three years.

After Itachi and Kisame encounter with my siblings and followed retreat caused by Jiraya's appearance, Konoha increased its strength as Tsunade accepted coming back to Konoha, and thanks to her, the wounded from the Sound and Sand invasion were healed.

'Something that caused quite a stir in the Akatsuki.' I thought briefly in amusement As I remember how Pain chew Both Kisame and Itachi out for their failure in capturing at least one of the Jinchūriki as they had the best opportunity right in front of them, and for basically informing the Leaf that I was a member of the organization.

After that, nothing special happened, I and Hidan along with the others keep completing missions and jobs for the funds.

Until now that is. Early this week, Pain ordered Sasori and Deidara to go and capture the jinchūriki of the first tailed beast from the sand.

But what surprised me was the changes that have occurred with my mother. From what I could gather from her monthly reports and the rare times that we could meet, she had inspected the book that Hidan gave her after our meeting three years ago.

And now she's able to do the same technique that Hidan so loves using, along with some other more diminutive but useful techniques for information gathering and stealth.

It also seems that she had become a little bit more distant with her friends and people that she considered as family, all except Menma and Natsuki.

I and Kushina have started to reconnect again after being separated for so many years. I noted that at first, it was hard for her to accept the kind of person that I have become, but after some time, she accepted that I couldn't change who I'm so abruptly.

She had insisted for me to try to get to know my siblings, or at least accept them, as I was and still am a little bit indifferent to them, the only reason I decided to accept them as siblings and that if the need ever arises, to protect them, was because I knew that if something were to happen to them, Kushina would be devastated.

The relationship between me and Kushina also became a little complicated. Sometimes we would act as a normal duo of a Mother and Son passing the little time that we could get together, and other times we would act like a couple that is attracted to each other.

Indeed, I have realized her attraction for me not too long after we start contacting each other, but she's in denial or she hasn't realized yet, knowing her, it's probably the former option.

I long accepted my attraction toward her, but the sudden shift of Love that I started to have for her took me longer to accept. Incest was a common thing back in the warring states period to keep the bloodline pure, but times have changed, and while marriages between distant family members still happen, I don't have any doubt that a relationship between a mother and a son would start a riot.

Sighing, I clear my head of those thoughts.

Suddenly I stop walking and tensed my body as I start scanning the area that I and Hidan were in.

" What's wrong Naruto." I heard Hidan whispered to me as he took a hold of his scythe on his back, ready to unsheathe it if the need arises.

I didn't respond as I concentrate on sensing for any presence. And I have to admit that I was impressed as I barely caught the signatures of chakra hiding behind the trees or bushes on either side of the road. The control that they had was impressive, to almost completely suppress their chakra was no small achievement and would definitely able to work against other inexperienced shinobis in this situation.

But unfortunately for them, they were dealing with me.

I slowly turn my head to look at Hidan and give him a pointed look while shifting it toward his left toward the trees and bushes.

If there was one thing that never ceases to surprise me, was that no matter how much I and Hidan argue with each other, or how many times we try to kill each other, our teamwork was only rivaled by Itachi and Kisame in the Akatsuki.

And so I wasn't surprised that he immediately understand the meaning from my silent message.

Suddenly I move my hands to quickly form the hand seal of the snake and quickly gathering the needed amount of chakra with a little bit of extra too, and I shout my Jutsu.

"Doton: Kiretsu!."

And like that, a giant fissure appeared on the ground in a horizontal line, the fissure was 50 meters wide, the ground around me and Hidan was shaking from the formed fissure.

Both I and Hidan saw as the enemy ninjas had to jump out of their hiding spots and on safety as the trees, big rocks formations, and anything else that was over the fissure fall.

But not every one of them was able to escape my Jutsu in time, as I saw at least six of them falling down in the fissure and toward their deaths.

When the earth stopped shaking, both I and Hidan observed our remaining opponents and I have to admit I wasn't expecting to see shinobis from Kumogakure, especially this far away from their land.

" Well, well, what do we have here, what are you Kumo shinobi doing so far from home?" I asked in an indifferent voice as I was examining the remaining opponents.

Most of them didn't impress me as they were unknown Jounins, but it was three of them that called my attention.

the first one that I noticed was a dark-skinned kunoichi with long spiky red hair and amber eyes. She's wearing a long, short-sleeved dress with frilly edges complete with the Kumogakure flak jacket, two simple yellow earrings, fishnet stockings, thigh-high boots with white soles and her forehead protector which she used as a bandanna, and lastly, she also carries a long sword on her back.

the second one was a young, dark-skinned Kumo-nin with short, spiky, white hair and dark eyes accentuated with eyelashes curving upwards from the corners. He's also wearing a dark outfit consisting of an overlong shirt with a hood, with red bandage handguards, Kumogakure shin guards, and a black forehead protector along with a Kumogakure flak jacket. He also carries a long sword on his back.

And lastly, I turn my eyes to the most interesting person, a tall, fair-skinned woman with a curvaceous figure with a stoic expression on her face. She has blue eyes and straight, shoulder-length blonde hair cut in an asymmetrical bob style.

She's wearing a very low-cut outfit that displays her sizeable cleavage, with mesh armor underneath, a short skirt and red handguards, high boots, and what appears to be a modified Kumogakure flak jacket that covers her stomach only, similar to a girdle, She also carries a tantō strapped horizontally to her lower back.

I could feel that she was the strongest from all of them, it took me a couple of seconds thinking but then I remembered from where I recognize them.

" Well, apparently today it's our lucky day Hidan, it looks like some cash decided to come to us." I mused out loud while still observing the group of six shinobi.

" You gotta be fucking kidding me, don't tell me that they have bounties on their heads you bastard." I heard Hidan swearing at me, I grunt in annoyance.

" Shut it you fool," I say while glaring at Hidan to make my point clear than I turn to look at the blonde-haired woman as she had been studying me and Hidan, and start talking.

" You still haven't answered my question Samui-san."

At this, I saw Samui narrow her eyes, and finally decided to answer my question. " We were sent to investigate this area as a source told Raikage-Sama of a secret organization."

At this, I slightly turn my head to the side pondering over her words.

' A traitor? but who?. it could just be Jiraya, but he couldn't know that we were in this area, and I doubt that he would inform the other four great nations of our existence, at least not yet.' I thought in my head.

" Surrender and we will take you in back to Kumo in a cell for interrogation, oppose to this and we will kill you both missing-nins." Spoke Samui.

At this, I felt Amusement at their belief in having me and Hidan in a vulnerable position.

" Careful Samui-san, you don't want to say things that you are not able to back up. The so praised Team Samui of Kumo, both heads of your two teammates are worth 8 million Ryo, but you, on the other hand, my dear, your head it's worth 20 million Ryo. I say it's going to be some easy money." I say as I started to feel my bloodlust start to build.

At my words, I saw as they all took their respective weapons in hand, I didn't have to look at Hidan to know that he had his scythe out as well As I saw him at the corner of my eyes.

" Take out the rest Hidan, I take care of team Samui" I grumbled at my partner before I start making a hand seal once again in a fast movement.

' Let the dance begin' I thought before whispering my Jutsu.

"Kirigakure no Jutsu"

And with that, a dense mist appeared engulfing everybody in and everything at the distance of one click thanks to the huge amount of chakra that I have poured into it.

I saw Hidan run off toward the group of enemies not caring for the number of kunai and shuriken that were thrown at him and pierced his body.

The six shinobi divided into two groups of three, and as I told Hidan early, he went to take care of the other irrelevant Jounins as they lead him away from my position in hope of separating us off.

" Fools, while not the brightest, the fool can't be killed," I told the remaining Kumo shinobi.

At my comment, I see the redhead kunoichi known as Karui, grow a frown on her face.

" And why is that you scum, I doubt he can survive against three ex Anbu Jounins of Kumo" she spoke with an air of smugness.

" Very simple my dear, I have tried to kill him myself more than once, the fool won't just stay dead," I told as I undo my cloak. I can see the shock of not only my words, but also of my arms and probably my back as they notice the stitches and masks.

" what the hell..." I heard the boy murmured in shock and horror. My sadistic mind never stops enjoy these types of moments.

" Well, should we start?" I sarcastically say, and with speed, I rushed forward to them, I pull two kunai from the pouch kunai that I have at my waist to the right.

I first slash at the chest of the redhead than at the other teen, both my attacks were blocked, and so we kept going in a dance of death as I calmly start to slashing, blocking and dodging their blades, suddenly I step to the left after kicking the redhead away from me as Samui's tantō cut through the air at my previous position, I quickly throw my left kunai at Samui face to give me enough time to break the lock that I was in with Omoi and jumping away from them as I hide in the mist.

" damn, that was close, he almost got me there" I loudly heard the voice of the teen Omoi.

I keep watching them, and I have to admit their teamwork it's good, but not flawless. Narrowing my eyes, I summon Kubi out of the seal on my right wrist while also creating a Kage Bunshin without hand seals.

I give the mental order to the clone and watch him run toward the group and engaging with both chunins of the team, while I get behind Samui.

I leap behind her and with my arm, I swing the huge Zanbato at the mid-section of her body. the Kunoichi was barely able to dodge the blade as it would have been impossible for her to block it in time. Not caring about the missed blow, I slash again but this time right at her shoulder.

We kept fighting with our respective blades, but I saw an opening when we locked our blades for the fourth time and I quickly took advantage.

With our blades still locked I maneuver the blade to the right along with her blade, and I covered my left hand with the Jutsu Doton: Domu, and punch the unprepared Kunoichi directly at her right ribs.

The blow hit and immediately my ears were greeted with her startled shout and the sound of shattering bones, because of the hit and the pain that followed after, she was too distracted to dodge my kick toward her chest pushing her away from me and worsening her already broken ribs.

I stood where I was to observe her, and I notice the trail of blood dripping from the corners of her mouth, from her pained look and how it sounded when I punched her, I guess that she has to have at least 2 broken ribs and one fractured.

Suddenly I was pulled out of my thoughts as I received the memory of my clone, and I dodge to my left as the now annoying redhead intended to stab me in the back with her sword. I slash at her with Kubi and the fool made the mistake of trying to block my swing this close as she didn't have the time to fully position her blade right, and because of that, I slash at her left side, leaving a big gash as blood starts coming out of it.

I was about to behead her when again I was interrupted, this time by a wave of kunai aimed at my entire upper body, not able to dodge in time without exposing my back to the redhead, I punch the Kunoichi right at her face sending her flying away from me, and at the last second, I positioned Kubi in front of me to block all the projectiles of death.

After the last kunai bounced off Kubi, I look up and I was greeted with a dragon made of yellow lightning with its jaws open right about to hit me.

I quickly pull a substitution with one of the few bushes still around.

I appeared a few feet from the blonde kunoichi and at seeing me she gets in her guard stance, behind her I saw both chunins also ready, and I notice that the boy had suffered a slash at his shoulder and left side from my clone.

Grunting in annoyance I stab Kubi in the ground, and I made five hand seals for a powerful Jutsu that I learned a couple of years ago

"Raiton: Kouten no Saiketsu" I shouted, and a large spinning tube of lightning launches itself out of my body and speeds away in the direction that I was facing. Going at a high speed the tube begins to tear up all pieces of land that it touches.

Samui at seeing and recognizing my Jutsu her calm expression broked as her face was filled with shock and slightly fear as she grabs both of her teammates and tries to get out of my Jutsu field.

As my Jutsu impacted with the ground right in front of them, it then explodes in a huge burst of electricity essentially electrocuting anyone within proximity of the explosion.

A curtain of smoke covers the area, blocking the sight even more inside of the mist. I held Kubi ready to defend myself from any incoming attack as I listened for every sound that would give away the position of my enemies.

As the smoke of my Jutsu disappears, it revealed destruction and scorched ground. It was then that I saw my opponents, and while they were able to escape the Jutsu alive, they definitely won't be able to keep fighting for any longer.

Samui was on the verge of fall to her knees, her body was covered by cuts, gashes, and burn marks from the lightning along with her clothes as they were scorched in some places.

Her other two teammates were in an even worse condition as I notice that the redhead has a large gash at her waist, she was also unconscious, most probably from the pain, I thought.

Then you have the only male of team Samui, and he's in a similar state than his redhead teammate, but at least he was still conscious.

" You don't look to be in good shape, my dear," I said to Samui, and I could tell that she wasn't sure what to do, she knew that I was stronger than them as I barely fought with my all, but they couldn't retreat either as I would only hunt them down. they were fucked.

Suddenly I heard the rustle of the bushes to my left and as I look toward that direction, I saw one of the Jounin that went to fight against Hidan run out of the treeline and into the created clearing, it was obvious that he was wounded as his entire right side was drenched in blood and he was missing his right hand.

But before he could do anything he screamed in pain and his body fall on the ground in front of him, as his dead body hit the ground, both I and the Kumo shinobi could see the red scythe of Hidan impaled deep in his back.

" Little bastard tried to escape, what a shit. You still didn't finish with these fuckers you bastard," spoke Hidan as he also comes out of the treeline and keeps walking to the body of the shinobi to pick his scythe.

" Not yet, but they are about to die-" I responded while looking back to my opponents and was about to rush toward them and kill them but then I felt a voice speaking in my mind.

' Naruto, Hidan we're having a meeting, Sasori and Deidara have just reached the borders of Wind country.' I heard Pain speaking, and I have to admit, I'm tired of getting interrupted as I could have long finished and been on my way to collect the cash on their bounty.

' Can't it wait, both I and Hidan are busy Pain.' I snarled toward him as I wasn't happy to let my money go away.

'Now Naruto. you have five minutes to find somewhere safe enough and then join us.'

I snarled in anger, I turn to look at my opponents and see them waiting for me to attack them, which fueled my anger even more as I know that I'm gonna have to let them go.

" You are lucky, as I and my partner have to leave," I growled as I seal Kubi back in the seal, I saw Hidan walking to me as he has also heard the words of Pain, he was also holding my cloak in his hand. Suddenly a thought passed through my mind, and I couldn't stop the sadistic grin to form on my face.

I'm sure that they have also noticed even with my mask covering my face, as the boy flinched at looking at me.

" But because I won't be able to kill you and collect the cash on your heads, It doesn't mean that I will let ya leave just like this," I told them as I know for a fact that my voice was filled with bloodlust and sadism.

I made a small cut with one of the blades of Hidan scythe, and start a small sequence of hand seals.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu," I simply said, and the next thing seven wolfs of the same size of a full-grown horse appeared in a plume of smoke.

The leader of this small pack of wolves was a black wolf with red eyes by the name of Ragnar, the son of the boss summon of the wolves.

"Naruto" I heard Ragnar say my name followed by a nod in greeting, I nod back and turn to face the last Kumo shinobi.

" You have 20 minutes before my wolves start hunting you. If you are able to survive and get to safety, well congratulations, but if you fail and my wolves find you, I don't think that I have to say what will happen if that happens." I told them sadistically.

I look at Ragnar to see if he agrees and I received a nod from him.

The Kumo shinobi were frozen in shock but immediately got up with the boy carrying his unconscious teammate and raced in the general direction of Kumo.

Grunting, I and Hidan left to go and join the meeting with the rest of the Akatsuki as I slowly dismissed the mist.

Konoha

Kushina POV

'the fifth time this week.' I thought as I was sitting on the couch in the living room of the house with a cup of tea.

Ever since I wake up this morning I just couldn't keep that dream out of my head. I understand that because of the long years that I and Naruto have without seeing each other before I met him three years ago, our mother and son relationship became strained.

It was like meeting a stranger. when I saw his body having all those stitches and his masks that contain the hearts of his fallen enemies on his back, I didn't feel disgusted but shock and sadness in just imaging what he had to go through to get all those wounds.

The following meetings that we had were tensed at the start, but then we just connected again after I have accepted the person that he is now. I have tried to change his personality a little bit, to make him be less...harsh and rough.

But it is a slow process, but it seems like fate wants to make my life complicated even more than what it already is.

The first few times that I happen to have these types of thoughts toward Naruto, I just was confused. But then when I understood that it was because I was feeling attracted toward him, Shock and revulsion filled me, not because of him, but because he was my son.

I couldn't and still can't understand how I could feel this way toward him, and I have tried so much in crushing these feelings, but they won't just die. Every time that I was going to meet him, I couldn't stop my heart to flutter in excitement and anticipation, I couldn't stop myself sometimes in just standing there and look at his features that he had inherited from me and Minato, features that added with his stitches at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes, to me they were attractive in a dangerous and eerie way.

And all these feelings became even worse when I started to have these...intense and passionate dreams, but none of them ended with me and Naruto together making sexual intercourses, that was at least until this week.

And the one that I had today was the most intense from all of them.

" What's wrong with me." I murmured out loud. I raise one of my hands and I touched the necklace of Jashin that I have around my neck, and start to fidget with it as I shake all thoughts of Naruto away and start to think of my practice in the techniques and ways of Jashin.

I have read the entire book already and it explained a lot of things that I can do now with this immortality.

One of them was the Curse technique, as it was in all honestly the only one capable to be used in combat, and even then it's a little bit risky as she had to stay in the circle with the mark of Jashin made of blood. The prospect of becoming a living voodoo doll at first wasn't pleased in my mind, but when I did try it in mission, to see how it works, I have to say that I was surprised from the pleasure that I had in making my enemy suffer, along with the pain that I myself felt in the process while inflicting wounds to my body in the process of hurting my enemies as after the first time, I kept using it here and there when in missions, who would have thought that I was a sadistic and masochist all this time.

Suddenly I heard the front door open and then close as the sounds of two footsteps filled the silent house.

I didn't have to wait long to see Natsuki and Menma entering the living room as they have come back from their most recent mission.

" it's good to see you back," I said with a small smile at seeing my children as I got up from the couch with the cup of tea on the small counter in the middle of the living room.

But my smile slowly starts to fade as Menma just grunted and then left the living room and to what I presume to go to his room upstairs.

Looking at Natsuki I see her shaking her head in fatigue and disappointment.

" I take it that the mission didn't end well," I muttered as I took a sit on the couch once again.

" He's just in a bad mood because the crime lord that we have defeated and interrogated in a settlement of criminals didn't know where Naruto could be as he hadn't told him, but the frustrating part is that Naruto was there a week before we went there." I heard my daughter say as she took a seat next to me.

" I see, I know how you feel my dear, you just have to have patience, and you see we will find him," I told to my only daughter as I wrap my arm around her shoulders in comfort.

" I know that we will mother, But it's hard, especially after finding out that he's part of the Akatsuki, the things that we have been told that he has done, I'm not sure what I will do when I'm face to face with him, mom."

The words of Natsuki filled me with sadness and guilt, as I have been in contact with him for three years while my children are working hard in trying to find him.

" It's okay Natsuki, your older brother it's just lost, he is filled with anger toward your father and unfortunately enough he doesn't hold much love toward Konoha.

And you have to keep in mind my dear, he doesn't know you or Menma at all, to him you are strangers. And because of this when we find him, we will all confront him together as a family." I say in a comforting tone to Natsuki as I hold her tighter in a show of support.

" Yes, mother." At this, I nodded.

" Cmon, you have to be hungry, go and take a shower, I'm going to cook some food for you and Menma," I told her and saw her nodding in acceptance as she left to go upstairs.

'Naruto...' I thought while starring toward the floor absently.

Sighing I shook my head clear my thoughts as I walk in the kitchen and start cooking some food for my children.

Yeah, y'all don't have to say it, I know the fighting part was rubbish. lol.