(BIJUU THINKING)

Thank you all for the awesome reviews. In this chapter you all will finally see what I've been buried in emails for. A lot of Naruto's past will be revealed. Also a few other things will be set into motion.

Hopefully my story of his life while be all you guys hoped for.

(BIJUU THINKING)

BIJUU TALKING

SUMMONING TALKING

(SUMMONING THINKING)

" People Talking"

O - Scene change

(Peoples thoughts)

I don't own Naruto so come anywhere near me with lawyers and I shall decimate you with he almighty spork.

Fear its power muha ha.

Alright lets rock.
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The trip back to Konoha was mostly quiet with everyone still stunned over everything that had happened. The girls were in a turmoil of emotion ranging from anger to confusion hated it though.Although their emotions were clearly visible on their faces, they wouldn't admit it. Seeing their hunk of a sensei being affectionate to another woman burned them.

(Who does she think she is!!) Thought Ino at one point when Naruto had said he was going to take a quick dip in a lake nearby while they took a break. Tsunami shocked everyone when the mild-mannered and friendly woman had grabbed his hand smiling and practically dragged him to the nearby lake out of sight.

Inari had stood there for a second before shrugging and going back to his new favorite past-time: bugging the living hell out of Shino.

Now Shino believes everyone is entitled to ask questions and be naturally curious but after Inari's thirtieth question without pause or breath, Shino was leaning toward beginning to weigh the pros and cons of hurting the small boy.

True he was glad the boy thought his symbiosis with his insects was cool but he was ready to implement a plan to shut him up involving a cork, a small amount of kikai and a spork. The boy would never know how lucky he was when the two adults in the group returned.

Naruto's face held a small grin which had both kunoichi slant their eyes and huff at Tsunami. Tsunami was literally glowing from whatever had happened and remained oblivious towards the girls glares. The group continued on, accumulating
a few more shocks of seeing actual parental abilities from Naruto as he showed the boy how to set up a camp and start a fire.

Tsunami looked on with a look that left the girls wishing they could be so lucky.

There was about a day left of their journey home when two people appeared that shocked the genin. Standing there waiting on the group plus two were Zabuza and Haku. Naruto walked over to Zabuza and held out a hand. The team stood there with wide eyes when Zabuza shook it and shrugged his shoulders.

He simply said "A deals a deal."

Naruto turned to his team and decided a small explanation was due from their expressions. "I ran into these two at there hideout after our fight and made a bet with me. They lost so they'll be coming with us to register as Konoha ninja." He said before walking over to Tsunami and smiling to reassure her feelings of unease with them and began walking down the trail.

After a second every one followed. Shino was a bit surprised when the hunter ninja took step next to him before
removing the mask and giving him a friendly nod. He was surprised and couldn't help but blush, an action that was not missed by Haku, Zabuza or Naruto.

While Zabuza raised an eyebrow, Naruto simply shrugged at him, and they continued on. Haku just gave him a smirk before placing the mask back on and continuing on like nothing happened.

Both girls were confused at the interaction and sniffing gossip material in the air, their eyes gleamed and they decided to corner the newest female companion on it later. Trying to get anything out of Shino was like talking to a brick wall if he didn't want to say anything.

Stopping for the last night before there return to Konoha the team quickly put up the tents while Inari insisted on building the fire pit while Tsunami and Naruto went to collect "Firewood".

Zabuza sat next to the soon dug fire pit cleaning his massive sword with Haku compounding some herbs she gathered for medicinal purposes.

As the girls finally thought they had a chance Shino ruined that by sitting across from Haku and surprising everyone actually started a conversation with the girl.

"I noticed you have knowledge in herbal medicine judging by the poultice your making," he said as he did his trademark adjustment of pushing up his sunglasses.

Haku smiled at him before replying. "It helps when you're on the run and constantly in battle with hunter ninja after Zabuza and myself. Though it was actually Zabuza that taught me everything I know on horticulture."

Everyone present turned a surprised eye at the demon of the mist. He simply shrugged while continuing to clean his sword as he replied. "Everyone's gotta hobby you all assume to much," in a deadpan tone as he raised his blade one handed while inspecting it for any damages or smudges."

It is a very useful skill to have though." Said Naruto as he walked back into the clearing a couple of clones behind him carrying more firewood while Tsunami followed smoothing out her dress while Haku and the girls all raised an eyebrow at her glowing demeanor… again.

"I'm sure Konoha would love it if you wanted to explore a career as a med-nin Haku. Konoha's in steep need of them as is." He said as he placed the firewood in the pit and got Inari next to him to show him how to start a fire.

All the girls stopped what they were doing as they watched Naruto teach the young boy the basic skill with patience. Their maternal heart strings pulled as they observed the fatherly side of Naruto that had there biology warming up.

Tsunami smiled as she sat next to them her own thoughts warm as she watched her son and lover interact. She'd never have guessed this would have happened but she couldn't thank Kami enough for sending the man before her to her and her son's aide when they needed most and saving her son from the depression that had taken over his life.

Zabuza watched before turning his eyes to Haku. Watching as own lessons showed through in the skill she showed mixing the herbs and taking the mortar and pestle and crushed them before storing them for later use in treating cuts. He felt that pride he'd been feeling ever since he'd taken her in. It still confused him to no end.

Haku saw her master/adoptive father watching her with rarely shown pride in his face at her abilities in herbal medicine she displayed. It was those moments that since he'd shown up in her life she'd strive for.

Those rare silent compliments he gave her. She knew he cared more than he said. She almost giggled when she remembered a boy who'd tried to flirt with her only to barely made it out alive as Zabuza had nearly killed the boy and refused to allow her to dress like a girl since, but rather androgynous ever since to cover as a guy. Zabuza used the excuse that it would lead to too much distraction for there clients.

She knew though he simply didn't like boys coming on to her. She realized as they traveled that he was protecting her and with that thought he unconsciously or conscious considered her far more than a weapon.

Turning from those thoughts she looked up and realized that the silent boy of the team was trying to discreetly look at her through his sunglasses. She smirked inwardly as she thought it rather cute. She'd obviously never been in a relationship before but the silent strong type was always slightly appealing to her.

She could tell the boy had a small crush on her since the clearing and even more when he found out it was her he'd fought and had added a deep respect to her abilities to the mix. She considered it in her mind.

(Well he's not too bad looking from what little I can actually see of his face. Besides he's very polite, and my pervert sense isn't tingling like it does around that Hinata chick, or even faintly like it does around Ino. Well let's see if he's got the courage to ask me out when we get back to Konoha. Hope his evasion skills are good though till I can calm down Zabuza when he asks...)

For his part, Shino was studying the kunoichi before him. (She is the first female around are age I've seen to take the shinobi life seriously, yet at the same time retain her heart. When we were fighting she only aimed for non-lethal targets with her needles. If she'd tried to kill us, it's almost certain within the parameters of our abilities and the situation she would have done so.) He thought before his mind changed topics against his will.

(And yet I can't help but think of the are talk in the woods. The discussion made me wonder if albeit illogically she could see me as one of her precious people someday. It's strange and highly unreasonable but I wish to spend more time around her. Perhaps my sensei could help with figuring out this puzzle?). Shino pondered as he turned his head slightly to watch Naruto stand up before sitting next to Tsunami.

She wrapped her hand around his and they just sat there. Shino watched this and couldn't help but ask is this is what he wished for himself. Perhaps he could have that with the girl he had begun to ponder much about recently? Deciding he would ask his sensei when there came a moment to do so in private he drifted off to more obscure wondering he wouldn't remember thinking as his eyes drifted back to Haku.

Ino sat there just watching as her teacher acted like a man her and every woman dreamed to meet in there lives as he took the time to show Inari things with a patience and thoughtful air about him that made her miss her own father back home.

She watched him stand up and sit next to Tsunami. The two of them seemed to have a silent language all there own as they just sat there but a peace she'd never felt from her sensei before emanated from him.

As if just for a little bit that weight he always seemed to have wasn't bearing down on him. Where would she find something like that? It certainly wasn't with Sasuke. He was damn too cold for it.

No as she looked on she realized what she wanted. Something simple, a person who simply loved her for herself and not anything inconsequential. It was at that moment though Ino wouldn't know it till years later that she grew up a little and began to strive for what she wanted down the long road not just the cheap thrills but something that she could always smile at as the years passed.

She'd always look back on that and remember those days with her team as special. With moments like this where they all just relaxed and were themselves as golden.

Hinata was feeling a little sad as she watched Naruto. (Is that what a father is supposed to act like? He's not even his son yet Naruto treats him better than father ever did for Hanabi or me.)

Thinking on it, she realized despite his demeanor, Naruto never once put anyone down and had gone far beyond the call as sensei to not only train them but be there for them as a steady rock in there lives.

(I've changed a lot thanks to Naruto-sensei and Anko-sensei. Though she still scares me...) She thought back to his offer and wondered if he still wanted her around now. Shaking her head and mentally slapping herself, she realized that was her old self at it she knew he meant it still and wanted her to live with him.

He wanted her to get away from her father. He wanted to help her. (Because that's who he is.) She thought with a smile. (The real hero in shining armor trying to help everyone despite his sometimes-rough exterior. He really does care for everyone. I wonder if maybe someday I can be like him. Strong enough to help everyone like he's always doing without anyone ever realizing just how much he does.)

She set her resolve and saw a new way for her: to become a leader like him. So when she became clan head she could show that the Hyuuga needed to change. It was high time to fight for the changes she'd always secretly wanted to see. Well it was high time to stop waiting and do her part. (Just like you do Naruto-sensei.)

For his part Zabuza was in his own contemplation like the rest it was mainly about the blond headed blind man before him who'd beaten him. Zabuza had fought in war and constant battles for and against his former land. He'd seen a lot of things.

Especially during the bloodline purge that had left him sick to his stomach with his countries fallen honor. That had been the final straw for him, and then the Mizukage back stabbed him and the rest of the seven and had the audacity to wonder why he'd attempted a coup against his fat ass.

Through it all this ninja before was definitely up there in his curiosity folder. He couldn't figure the guys angle for all this. Sure he was getting two strong shinobi in to Konoha's ranks but what else? Zabuza felt there was something else the guy had planned. Though he sensed it was nothing sinister or malicious, he just couldn't figure what it was.

He figured the guy would say what it was eventually and for the most part Zabuza respected him. It was rare to meet a man of honor these days. So for now Zabuza followed besides it might be worth it. Even though he'd never admit it to anyone that it would be nice to relax and finally maybe give Haku a chance at living life without hunter ninja behind her shoulder.

A life more stable than he could give otherwise. Zabuza shook his head before asking, "So anyone got anything to eat?"

Naruto turned his head at Zabuza's question and pulled a scroll from his pocket, he unsealed some canned food and a few pots. "I refuse to eat soldiers bars if it can be helped so pork and beans it is." He said and everyone watched in surprise as a blind man cooked dinner.

Not for the first time Haku and Zabuza wondered if the guy was really blind as skillful as he was and aware of everything around him as the guy seemed. Soon everyone ate there portion while Naruto said who had what guard for team 8 with him first before everyone tucked in for the night while Naruto sat down in the middle of the camp and extended his senses for any sign of trouble till his watch was over.

The next day started bright and early as Shino woke everyone with the sunrise to him cooking as he had the last shift. Stretching out the kinks everyone gathered around the fire and quietly ate the good meal Shino had cooked.

Before cleaning up and making sure they didn't leave any trace of there camp out of habit more than anything else before heading out. They walked on while Ino and Hinata pulled Haku in quietly for girl talk while Inari walked along with Naruto and Tsunami and Zabuza took rear guard with Shino.

As the gates came into view, they picked up their pace till they arrived at the front gates with Naruto taking the lead to speak with the two chunin guards.

"Team 8 under Special Jounin Naruto Uzumaki returning from mission with two civilian and two missing ninja wishing to join Konoha ranks." He said and waited as he handed over his documents of the mission to the guards.

"The two ninja might be a problem. You're gonna have to deal with ANBU watching you the whole way for security reasons. Are you good with that Naruto?" One of the guards asked.

Naruto shrugged."Shouldn't be a problem but we're heading straight to the Hokage's tower to report in anyways so it will be alright. I'll assume responsibility for them till then at least."

After a moment the guards nodded and turned their backs and made a discrete sign for the ANBU present that they were good but to follow them as they opened the huge gates.

Sarutobi Sasuke was fighting the endless void that was paperwork dreaming of fire jutsu's and burning paper when his office door received a knock.

Sighing in relief over getting a respite he called out for whoever it was to come in and a pleasant smile appeared on his face when he saw his unofficial grandson enter with his team but a curious look replaced it when a man he knew to be Zabuza of the seven by his dress and sword followed in with an unknown youth wearing a hunter ninja mask from mist next to him.

After that a young woman who appeared in her twenties with a small boy followed. Naruto bowed and spoke up." Team 8 reporting in. Mission was successful Jiji. Though it turned from a C- rank to A as it progressed." Sarutobi frowned at that before gesturing for everyone to sit before asking him to continue.

"On the way to wave my team was attacked by two chunin ranked missing ninja by the name of the demon brothers as I informed you via air whisper jutsu Jiji. My team handle themselves admirable taking the two out without much problem utilizing teamwork and taijutsu."

"After the two were captured, I interrogated them and after questioning the two I disposed of them before getting some answers out of Tazuna for his reasons of lying and endangering my team."

"After learning of the shipping mogul Gato's abuse of his power to strangle wave to submission and take over it, I asked my team what they believed should be the next course of action. The three decided together to continue on and we proceeded by boat to wave.

"After arriving on shore on route to Tazuna's house, we had our first encounter with Zabuza-san who was under the employ of Gato. After a brief but intense kenjutsu battle I defeated him but before I could finish the swordsman the young kunoichi standing next to him posed as a hunter ninja used senbon needles to put him in a near death state temporarily before escaping with him.

We proceeded with little worry, as I knew that he'd been Gato's ace and I had heavily wounded him with a deep cut into his chest just missing his lungs. Also due to the needles it would take almost till the bridge was completely finished before he'd have recovered enough to face my team and I again.

"The rest of the time was spent training my time and keeping Tazuna and his family under guard while he worked on the bridge. I also had a second meeting though with the two behind me before are final encounter and laid down a bet with him." Naruto was interrupted as the Hokage burst into laughter.

Shaking about he finally sputtered." No wonder your here that boy has Kami's luck when it comes to things." Before finally regaining his composure as Zabuza had a small tick under his eye and signaling for Naruto to continue.

"The bet was if I lost I'd give him 100,000 ryo and my services for one mission he wanted." At this the Hokage shrugged knowing the boy had deeper pockets than any suspected. Besides the kid never lost a bet so he wasn't worried over it.

"Should I win though, Zabuza and his apprentice, the young woman standing next to him named Haku would have to come with me and join Konoha." Sarutobi nodded again thankful for the boy's insight and wisdom and getting such shinobi to come over to Konoha.

"Afterwards when the day the bridge was to be completed we finally met in combat again. I engaged Zabuza while Ino and Shino fought Haku who was revealed to hold a powerful bloodline allowing extreme ice control while Hinata guarded Tazuna.

"I ended my fight using my thunder god blade technique. Knocking out Zabuza using only half the technique in time to see Shino and Ino standing over an unconscious Haku." Zabuza's eye begin to twitch again after realizing he'd been beaten by half a move.

As soon as the fight was over Gato appeared with roughly two hundred hired thugs and Tazuna's daughter and son as hostages." At this Naruto's hand squeezed his sheathe tightly before continuing.

"Gato threatened Tsunami and Inari's life before slapping her full in the face. I used my advanced version of Sunshin to move and grab her and her son Inari and getting them out of danger and ordered team 8 to get them safely away. After my team was gone with them I unleashed IT on them and killed all of them in a matter of several seconds."

Everyone except the Hokage who'd let his pipe drop out of his mouth at that statement looked on intensely curious as to what IT was he used.

"Naruto," the Hokage said regaining his composer and grabbing his pipe. "Are they aware of the situation?"

Naruto shook his head before answering. "Permission to talk with my team and the civilians Tsunami and Inari on said thing Hokage-sama?"He said emotionless as he stood still as a statue.

The Hokage after a moment nodded trusting Naruto's judgment but was curious about the woman and her son he'd brought along. Guessing the older man's thoughts Naruto spoke up." I am currently in a relationship with Tsunami and asked her and Inari to come here to live with me in Konoha."

At this the old mans face lit up with joy at the boy before looking at the two civilians with a smile. His smile warmed the two and somehow assured them it would work out all right. " I must say then it's an honor to meet you and your boy Tsunami-san. I hope you can someday soon join me and my clan for dinner one night with Naruto and your son."

He said warmly loving the thought of someone in his privately proclaimed lonely grandson's life. "Naruto I would suggest using my private study for privacy. While your talking with them I will go over with these two the paper work necessary to become leaf shinobi and to get them a place to live." Naruto nodded before leading them out.

Naruto sighed again as he led them down the corridor from the Hokage's office to a room a few doors down. Opening the door he gestured everyone in. The room was lined with bookshelves and in the middle was a table big enough for everyone to sit with old but comfortable chairs.

Naruto had everyone sit down but kept his face down as he organized his chaotic thoughts. Feeling a hand squeeze his he smiled at Tsunami more to reassure her than him before speaking.

"What I'm about to tell you is a S-classed village secret that can only be told by me or by the Hokage with my permission and presence as Jiji had it laid down the day it happened. This cannot leave the room on pain of death." He said taking a moment to let the information sink in. Before he turned to Inari.

"Inari some of what I'm about to say is brutal and very hard. I will understand if you don't want to listen." Inari looked at him in surprise before realizing the trust he was being shown and the choice he being given.

"I… I want to stay and listen." Inari said quietly as Tsunami placed a hand on his shoulder. Naruto nodded and decided it was time to let his team and the two he was now responsible for what they were apart of now. He wouldn't lie to them and he didn't want any half-truths between any of them.

"How much does anyone know of the day the Kyuubi attacked?" Naruto asked.

Shino was the first to respond after a slight pause. "The Kyuubi attacked our village eighteen years ago soon after the last ninja war and wreaked havoc on are village. It came from nowhere that we were able ascertain. The Yondaime Hokage eventually defeated it. Ironically it was during the first day he took office that he defeated it, but also died in the process." Naruto nodded at this and turned to them.

"Thats what you've been led to believe since you've been old enough to remember. This though is an illusion." He paused noting the confusion in the air from all but one. He'd suspected Shino had most of it figured out from the bridge. This would just give him the last piece of the puzzle to what he'd seen earlier.

"It is impossible to kill a demon of that caliber. A tailed demon is too powerful and simply would reform in time should you somehow destroy its material body. Knowing this, the Yondaime sealed it. But to seal something so powerful you need something more than just a scroll or a weapon. You need a human being," he said as he felt the shock coming from everyone.

"This human would have to be someone whose chakra coils had yet to form. Why? A special type of a body could adjust to the power of the youki or demonic energy coming from the bijuu in inside of it. In other words a new born child."

He almost laughed morbidly as he could literally here the pieces clicking into place in peoples heads around him."As you can guess I was that child. I am the Jinchūriki (Power of Human Sacrifice) of the Kyuubi no Yoko. The power of the human sacrifice that jails the demon within my own body to keep everyone safe."

Naruto waited quietly ready for any reaction, or so he thought. He wasn't prepared for Tsunami to stand up and walking over to him kiss him. It was a chaste kiss as they go but it gave him everything he needed to know. She was by his side through anything regardless of what he was. He pulled her in to him and simply held her there not caring for the unusual display on his part of public affection before continuing with her sitting in his lap leaning against him.

"I don't know of any reason why I was chosen except I was born that day. I was told that my father and mother were unknown due to the chaos at the hospital but they believe she died when one part of the hospital roof caved in. For years I would wonder who my parents were but I never was able to find out despite the fact of my appearance being so dissimilar to most of the village."

"Very few people in the village have blond hair and none I know of have any close to my bright shade of it. Back when I still had eyes I remember them being a very light blue almost faded.

Though my eyes changed slightly due to my occupant to a more bright blue around eight. So I never found anyone even close to resembling my parentage. Finally I gave up on it." Naruto took a deep breath as he finished and sat there quietly letting the information process in the peoples' minds around him.

"That Shino is what you witnessed the result of on the bridge despite my orders otherwise." He finally said as he turned to Shino. "Despite your reasons we will conduct extra training as punishment in one three days. These three days before hand, I'm giving you some time to rest and be around your families."

"In the meanwhile, I also need some to time to help Tsunami and Inari get their paper work done to become citizens of Konoha and enroll Inari into school here." Naruto said as he looked at each of them before he turned to Inari. "You have a question Inari?" Inari didn't look surprised at the man's abilities to guess what was on people's minds.

"Naruto could I become a ninja like you?" The question surprised Tsunami but placed a smile on Naruto's face.

"That is not up to me but you and your mother as at your age you'd just be entering the academy." He said before turning his head to Tsunami.

"It is up to you if he joins Tsunami. Being a ninja is a hard but great life for those that pursue it."

Tsunami sat there for a second looking at her son. "Is this what you want Inari? Be sure before you answer me," she said as she watched her little boys mind work.

Inari thought damn it before answering, "Yes I want to be like Naruto and be able to defend everyone I care about. I want to be able to stand tall down my own path."

Naruto smirked seeing in his mind another boy like Inari with whisker marks saying the same thing to the third Hokage so long ago.

Tsunami relented with a nod. "Alright but there will be still curfews young man and I expect you to take it seriously or I will ground you," she said looking at him sternly.

"MOM!!" The boy yelled as everyone laughed much to his chagrin.

After the team parted Naruto gathered Tsunami and Inari and headed off to his home. " I own an entire complex and opened up the last floor into one big area with lots of rooms. So there should be plenty of space," he said as he gave them a tour pointing a the monument to them and explaining its history.

Then the academy where Inari would be going and past a certain ramen stand which Naruto promised a grand meal awaited them later as Tsunami giggled at him rubbing his belly in anticipation.

However things never go as planned and what Naruto had been worried the most about came to past in the form of a snake wielding kunoichi walking toward him. "Naru-chan!" She yelled before she jumped onto him almost dry humping his chest while he sighed.

He could almost see the tick marks on Tsunami's head before something happened that surprised him. Tsunami yanked Anko off and gave the equivalent of a death stare at her while speaking in a tone that let Naruto know he was screwed and not in the good way.

"Naruto, sweetie I take it you know this woman. Care to introduce us." She said with sparks coming out of her eyes. Sighing Naruto tried to think off a way to defuse the situation but it all ended when Anko decided to speak. Grabbing Tsunami by the shoulder she yanked her over to her while looking her up and down sizing her up.

"The name is Anko and may I ask who ever the hell you are what the hell your doing calling Naru-chan sweetie?" She said in a voice that promised pain. Tsunami gave her a venomous smile before pushing her shoulder off and walking back over to Naruto wrapped her arm around his as steam poured out of Anko's ears.

"The name is Tsunami and Naruto and I met when he was protecting my father in wave. After the time we spent together he," she said motioning to Naruto like he some trophy she'd won, "offered to take me and my son with him to live at his home," she said speaking as she wound herself tighter around Naruto.

At this point Naruto knew if this didn't stop soon someone would end up in the hospital and he didn't like being scratched to hell while holding to angry woman apart. It just wasn't conducive to a long and happy life. But before that happened Anko had enough and her mask fell.

"I don't give a damn who the fuck you are damn it." She screamed. "You don't deserve him! I do, me! I was the one who there for him when it all went to hell. Where the hell were you hell when he was growing up terrified the villagers would attack?

Where were you when Yugao and me treated his wounds? Where you when that bastard Itachi defected and killed her? I was the one damn it! I fucking held him when he wouldn't move.

I was the one who forced him to eat. I brought him back." She screamed as she walked forward and began punching Naruto in the chest while Tsunami stared wide-eyed at what she was being told.

Inari stood behind them all too stunned to understand. Anko's slowly stopped pounding Naruto and he pulled her in regardless of her struggles. Holding her while she cried.

"Shh. I'm sorry Anko I didn't mean to harm you. I never meant for you to be hurt." He whispered as he stood there refusing to let her go. Eventually it was too much for Anko and she just leaned there to emotionally drained to move. Without a word he lifted her bridal style and motioning to Tsunami and Inari to follow him and they proceeded the rest of the way in silence.

When they arrived into Naruto's apartment complex he took them up the stairs and getting tsunami to get the key from his pocket she opened the door while Naruto walked and going to one of the rooms lay Anko down on a bed before taking a blanket and covering her.

Walking back into the living room he found Tsunami sitting on the couch with Inari asleep across from her in a chair. Nodding to her, he whispered, "Let me pick him up."

He picked Inari up and placed him into his future room before coming back out and sat next to Tsunami quietly. After a little bit, Tsunami moved over and pulled her troubled lover into her arms while she played with his soft sun kissed hair. "I suppose I should let you know what Anko's talking about." He said after a little bit.

"I promise I was going to tell you, I just figured I'd do so tomorrow after already putting so much onto you," he said.

A few moments later Tsunami spoke. "You don't have to if you don't want to. I'm here for good or bad Naruto. Better or worse, so even if you don't tell me it's okay." Naruto turned over and pulled her close, grabbing her around with his powerful arms before drawing her into a deep kiss that had her melting into his arms.

"You'll never now how much it means to me when you said that. Thank you hime." She smiled at the nickname and pushed him down onto the couch to lie on top of him stroking his chest from her comfortable spot atop him with that wonderful heat he exuded from his body creeping into her. Naruto held her there as he began his tale. The story of life.

"You know about the demon inside of me. What you don't know is that the Yondaime's last wish was for me to be seen as a hero to the village for the sacrifice of holding the beast at bay inside my body. Unfortunately that was ignored. Till the day I was 7 years old, there were over a hundred attempts on my life."

Tsunami froze at hearing this. She felt absolutely disgusted at the thought of people trying to kill an innocent child. (How could they? Couldn't they see the hero he is?)

"When I reached seven, my abilities exploded forth as the demon within me awoke from its slumber and my chakra coils literally grew thicker than a Hokage's. I currently have more chakra within me than three Kages. Unfortunately this also draw the attention of a man called Danzo and using the excuse of a recent attack that went wrong on my life, he used the council to train me as the village's weapon.

However Danzo wanted someone else there as well. Someone who'd train with me, but should I ever become a threat was trained in secret to be my killer should I lose control to Kyuubi or turn on the village. For this he chose a young prodigy with more potential than any in his clan since its founder had.

Danzo brought in a boy around my age named Uchiha Itachi." He paused to take a breath and Tsunami took the time to ask.

"Wait where does that Anko girl and the other one she mentioned fall into this?" He gave her a sad smile as an answer that chilled her to the bone.

(That frown should never be on a face like his. It just isn't right.) She thought.

"Well I meet them...

(Flashback no Jutsu!!)

"Get the demon!" "Kill it!" Were screamed as a small boy flew through alleyways battered and bruised.

(Gotta find a place to hide!) He thought trying to lose his pursers. He took a turn and saw a crack in the old Konoha defense wall big enough for a small child, and dove for it like a deer losing his pursuit on the other side as he sat outside the walls shaking in exhaustion. Just as he was nodding off something poked him.

"You think he's dead?" he heard someone say in a feminine voice before opening his tired eyes.

"Quit poking me" he said causing the two girls in front of him two yell in fright and jump back. He noticed they were as young as him, and both had purple hair though different shades. The girls jumped back a little shocked.

"Hey Anko he's pretty beaten up lets get him some help." The other girl nodded and despite his protests they took a shoulder each and dragged him back as they talked to him.

"Hey I'm Yugao and this is Anko. Don't worry, we'll get you to see a doctor." She said with a smile. It was that act of kindness that Yugao was responsible for life that would earn her the most loyal friend she'd ever have.

(Flashback no Jutsu KAI!!)

After that, Yugao, Anko and I were close friends, even through out my training under Danzo. Jiji refused to let me become an emotionless freak and believed I needed stability in my life. Still after all that things got a lot worse..." As soon as he finished his stomach growled and sighing he muttered, "How about some dinner first?

Naruto sat quietly at the table as he and Tsunami ate their meal in silence. They'd gotten take out at a sushi place that was friendly to Naruto. After a while the meal was finished and Naruto cleaned the mess. He had refused to let Tsunami do it when she stood up to do it. He simply responded with a simple shake of his head and a smile.

After finishing with the dishes, he took Tsunami's hand and led her to the couch, pulling her to him. After she got comfortable lying on top of him, she felt content as his hand softly stroke her hair.

After a little bit he stopped and sighing began where he left off. "I was last telling you about the how I met Yugao and Anko. Right?" Naruto asked and she nodded her head in response.

"So, Yugao and Anko, they accepted me when they found out about me. Showed me friendship and compassion. But it was the only other person my age I was around at that time that taught me the consequences of "blind" trust in another.

However, he also taught me the same day of valuing what you have." His voice went lower and lower as he spoke nearing a whisper.

"Because when you lose it. It can do more damage than any kunai or jutsu ever could." Tsunami looked up at his face and saw that tortured and downtrodden look again. It was a look of pure grief.

Her eyes began to water at the look of a face that so wished to cry but never could. In Naruto's mind his mind drifted through his memories.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU)

Naruto sat before Danzo as the old war hawk analyzed the boy intensely sitting before him. Naruto hated that look directed at him. It meant he saw nothing but what could Naruto be used for.

It was a look of someone assessing a tool or weapon. Naruto refused to let him-self be used a weapon. Though he hated it, he knew this man before him was in charge so he would have to deal with it. Still it didn't mean he'd have to like it. Or forget it. That was when the man spoke.

"You have potential Uzumaki. So by decree of the council they left you to be molded by me to be forged into a great ninja for the use of Konoha. You should feel honored." The old man spoke with contempt and self-righteous dignity. Continuing on with his explanation, he explained Naruto his new life and what it entailed.

"You are to be trained in tandem with a prodigy. The boy was decided to be your counterpart in a rare two-man cell. The council and myself believe that your abilities and potential as a team would be the best mix." What he wasn't saying was that in reality, the Uchiha was chosen because they believed him the best able to kill the Jinchiruki should the demon take over, or should he show signs of betraying the village.

"The other purpose is to promote a rare show of peace between the two most superior of the clans in Konoha. The two clans agreed that they would allow the training of the boy and you by proxy in the agreement to be trained by none other than the clan head himself Hyuuga Hiashi." This was also was another way to watch the boy.

"Enough of that though. I believe its time you were introduced to your new teammate," Danzo said as he walked to the door and opening it yelled out.

" Itachi you may enter now." After a pause, Danzo walked back to the front of his desk as a young boy of Naruto's age entered. His black hair hung to his shoulders that were covered in a standard ninja uniform, with a mesh shirt underneath. Though it was the boys face that draw attention.

There wasn't any expression on it. The boy looked like a blank canvas. As he walked in, he stood across from Naruto and observed him. Though only his eyes moved Naruto felt the intense scrutiny the other boy gave him as he felt his abilities were judged with a glance.

"Uchiha Itachi, this is Uzumaki Naruto. From this day forth, you two will train together, fight together, and kill next to another." Danzo said as he watched them interact.

"Naruto I believe you shall be adequate as my measure," Itachi said and then turned and left the room, leaving a very confused Naruto and a smirking senile war monger.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU KAI)

"From that day forward, Itachi and I saw each other every day. It would be a year before I saw more than fleeting glimpse of my two first and only friends," Naruto said as he told her about his first meeting with Itachi.

"Though while we trained something happened between me and Itachi. Our spars back then were always intense. Hiashi was always pushing us to our limits and beyond to make quality shinobi out of us for Konoha. He had help too from other shinobi. Danzo used his Root Anbu to teach us. The thing that changed was at the very end of the first year.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU)

Itachi stood favoring his right leg and clutching his left arm. His whole body shock in constant muscle spasms. He was exhausted, wounded, and for the very first time confused.

Never had anyone close to his age, even within five years of him had given him a true challenge, none until now. At first, his teammate Naruto had been below his skill level. He'd easily defeated him.

Now this boy, possessing no bloodline or clan stood before him without falling. They had fought for hours now and until one was defeated their spar would continue as was their sensei's orders.

Now, Itachi thought, this Uzumaki Naruto equaled him, he, the boy his clan said would surpass the greatest of them, Uchiha Madara. This had a profound effect on Itachi. He felt excited.

Something he had never felt before. Here was someone who could test his ability, standing next to him bleeding, but standing nonetheless. A rival had finally appeared before him.

Someone he could finally fight with everything and know where his plateau stood. With a smirk that appeared on his face, he charged forward, determined to surpass his current state, and the boy in front of him.

Naruto was exhausted but ready. He would show them he mattered. He would make them all acknowledge him without dismissing him as the creature sealed inside him. The creature the Hokage had told him about since its first time appearing in his dreams with dark promises.

He'd progress so far they would be forced to respect him. He stood on par with the prodigy he even respected. The prodigy, he realized as his mind snapped back to reality, that was charging him.

The two met in a collision of force as Itachi's foot met Naruto's face as Naruto's fist met his jaw. They went flying backwards from the force of the collision and both hit the ground at the same time. The gathered Anbu stood in shock. The spar was a draw. What surprised them more though was when both boys stood up and Itachi spoke.

" Uzumaki Naruto, I see you." Itachi said as he looked at Naruto and then turning he slowly walked away leaving everyone in surprise over his words.

Though Naruto had a different reaction than anyone else. Someone had recognized him, and that put a smile on his face. The famous foxy grin he was well known for.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU KAI)

"After that Itachi would treat any who looked down at me with contempt. He saw them as worthless I think," Naruto said as he held on to Tsunami tighter. "I know now that he probably saw me as the only one of two worth his time. In a weird way, I was probably the closest thing he had to a friend other than Uchiha Shisui, a childhood friend of his.

In fact had it not been for Shisui and myself, I believe he'd have been a machine." Naruto said relieving his past while he spoke. "It wasn't later until that I was realized that in the process of helping Itachi, we damned ourselves."

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU)

Naruto sat with Yugao on the Hokage's monument. They'd just finished their sixth date and had brought her to the Yondaime's head to watch the sunset. They didn't speak as she sat before him and merely leaned into him. The time spent with her was the only time Naruto could simply just be himself. He truly treasured these moments.

Finally though it was time to leave. They rose up together and quietly walked back. Getting to her house Naruto smiled as he walked her to her door. She unlocked her door and turning wrapped her arms around his neck as she looked up at him.

"Another wonderful night whiskers," She said with a smile. "I don't think this could have gotten any better." She was proven wrong though when Naruto kissed her on the lips.Her eyes closed and though it was a simple lip-to-lip kiss, it was one you remembered. Parting he smiled and kissed her forehead, gently pushing her into her house before waving good-bye and leaving.

He walked a block away before stopping." What's going on Itachi?" He asked as Itachi appeared from the shadows.

"You have been assigned a mission and Danzo requests your presence." With a nod, Naruto vanished leaving a circle of leaves in his wake. He couldn't help but notice the way Itachi kept staring at him as he left.

Nothing was different than usual, yet something nagged on his mind telling him something was different that time. It wouldn't be till later that he realized Itachi was making a decision that would forever change Naruto's life.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU KAI)

"I was sent to assassinate a local drug lord that had decided to open his trade into Konoha. While I was gone though, something bugged me." He paused as Naruto remembered the feeling. "It was like a thread in the back of my mind was being pulled on, warning me of something terrible was going to occur."

"With that sense of foreboding, I completed the mission and raced back to Konoha convinced that my feeling was a premonition of a disaster awaiting to happen." He paused and the next few words were barely a whisper. "How many nights did I curse myself wishing that I'd been wrong?"

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU)

Naruto came into the village with it in high alert. Immediately after he'd arrived Anbu had appeared and told him the Hokage wanted him immediately. With a quick Shunshin, he was in the reception area and through the doors in a high rush of speed.

The Hokage immediately told him to sit down before he began. "Naruto, I need you to take an S class mission. Uchiha Itachi has defected." Sarutobi saw he had the boy's attention and sighed as he set his resolve for the next part.

"Also it appears that he has massacred the entire Uchiha clan except for his younger brother whom he appears to have mentally tortured with a genjutsu." The Hokage paused after this and lowered his hat over his eyes.

"He also took the life of another ninja in the village before departing. One Yugao Uzuki…" He watched as Naruto stopped moving; deep down, Sarutobi felt his age, damning him like a curse and cursed himself for not seeing this.

For Naruto everything stopped with her name. He just stopped. There wasn't any reaction but one. The old man watched it. The light in his cerulean eyes began to fade. He sat there for a second before he stood up, nodded his head, and without a word vanished.

The old man sighed as he felt his heavy heart. " Please Naruto. Just this once, listen and come back from this..."

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU KAI)

"I traveled for a day straight as fast as my body could go without stop. Zoning in on the chakra signature I knew was his." His voice was dark as he spoke, full of bitter spite. Tsunami saddened for him, reached around him tighter. Hugging him tighter to show him some gesture of reassurance that everything would be all right.

He didn't react, as he was lost to another time when he finally spoke again. "What I found was him waiting for me. Waiting for me at the Valley of the End, the location where the great founders of our Village, Senju Hashimaru – the first Hokage, and Uchiha Madara fought to the death."

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU)

They stood there staring. Itachi noted the differences in Naruto as he stood on the head of his clan founder. Opposite him on top of the first Hokage's head stood Naruto. His observation was interrupted by a single question from his blonde counter part.

"I'm not here to ask why you killed your clan or betrayed Konoha." He said without any emotion. "I'm here to ask why. Why Yugao?" He said with the first hint of emotion as he started to chock up on his words.

Itachi stood there for a second before answering, "To test my ability. To fight against the only one worthy of me. Had I not killed her Naruto-kun, you would have fought with restrictions on yourself," Itachi finished standing still as a stone waiting for what he silently hoped for.

"You...all this... her… for a test?" Naruto spoke quietly. "You destroyed the women I cared about for a test..." Naruto said as he looked down at the waterfall between them. "You know its ironic you chose this place Itachi. This place was the witness to Uchiha Madara's defeat by the first Hokage. Therefore it's fitting," said Naruto looking at Itachi with dull eyes as he continued.

"To bury another Uchiha here," before he blurred out of sight.

Itachi just raised a kunai up in time to stop Naruto's attack as he appeared. "You know what you look like Naruto-kun?" Itachi asked as he deflected the attack and went on the offensive launching a series of kicks at Naruto as he pushed him backwards.

"A beast. A fallen angel coming to his fate with wrath in hand," Itachi said as he attacked Naruto with a roundhouse kick.

Itachi was rudely stopped as Naruto caught him by surprise. Naruto had grabbed his leg with one hand, and with a snarl sent it straight up with Itachi following. Before Itachi could react to his surprise, Naruto had already brutally driven his elbow into Itachi's lifted body sending him flying over the waterfall.

Another surprise met him as Naruto dived after him. The two fought clashing in mid air with a series of punches, kicks and kunai strikes as they fell to the lake.

As they fell, Itachi caught Naruto's fist, spun him around and latched himself to Naruto's back and began to spin as they fell. The added momentum of the spin plus the fall would have killed almost anyone when instead of water, Naruto's head slammed into some hard rocks that jutted out from the water.

For a moment as Itachi let go and stood up, Naruto simply lay there with his eyes unfocused. Just as Itachi breathed out and blinked, a loud sound erupted of something slamming into something else was heard echoed throughout the valley.

As Naruto's fist was where moments ago Itachi's jaw was.

Itachi slammed into the valley wall, stone cracking behind him from the force. He stayed there a second before sliding off and standing.

He looked at Naruto and a rare dangerous smirk covered his face." Now that you are serious, let us truly test the limits with our lives on the line." He said as emotionless as ever though the smirk never left his features before he disappeared from view.

A shock wave of sound erupted loudly as their kunai met each other could have shattered windows. They were standing still, both without any outward expression before they both jumped back and Itachi performing some hand signs blew a grand fireball from his mouth toward Naruto.

The fireball skid across the water at high speeds as it headed toward Naruto. Naruto raised a hand above his hand and with a powerful shout cut his hand down in a knife-like motion as the fireball came toward him and cut the fireball in half with his chakra and fire affinity.

Without a second's thought, he flashed through his own before yelling out, "Futon: Double Blade" and released his hands in a 'X' formation before his body as he slashed them forward sending two razor sharp blades of wind at Itachi. Itachi sidestepped them at the last second as the walls behind him were carved in before the wind blades dispersed.

The fight only intensified as Itachi came in engaging Naruto with the Uchiha taijutsu style – The Intercepting Fist. It was met with Naruto's own hybrid style he had created mixing various styles together and learning to counter Itachi's from their sparring matches.

Much like the wind he had affinity too, he flowed around the attacks before cutting in with hurricane force blows. Itachi grunted as his attempted rush kick to punch combo was sidestepped then countered with a powerful blow to his stomach.

He narrowed his eyes as he jumped away looking at the tear through his clothes and feeling the electric jolt run through his system messing with his nerves.

He looked at Naruto's fists with his Sharingan blazing to see a small current of wind chakra flowing about the his fists and bits of electricity running across Naruto's knuckles. Though he knew of Naruto's high abilities, the level of sheer control to his elemental affinities was met with a eyebrow raised as he landed.

"Naruto-kun, you are my only remaining bond as Shisui was. You will prove to me my strength for what I've obtained." Itachi said as Naruto felt his blood run cold. Itachi's Sharingan changed with a single word spoken. "Mangekyo Sharingan".

After that the fight, everything went up shit's creek for Naruto. Every punch, every kick, every strike was sent back at him. He dared not even attempt a jutsu with new Itachi's Sharingan active.

Especially with whatever abilities this new form had. Standing up, he pulled a kunai from his arm with a spurt of blood and a grunt. He was getting desperate as he raised both hands into a cross-shaped seal as twenty Kage Bunshins appeared in a puff of smoke. They charged Itachi while Naruto watched trying to figure out a plan.

They didn't last long before Itachi destroyed them with minimal effort. He turned with a smirk although blood trickled down his face from many small cuts and a busted lip. He looked at Naruto face as if memorizing every detail before speaking.

"This fight is over. To you Naruto-kun, I give the honor of testing out one of my newest abilities I saved just for this." He spoke watching Naruto as he closed his eyes and felt the need to see what was about to happen.

"Itachi for this I will break a promise made," he said with a tired voice with his eyes still closed. Itachi stopped wanting to now what he had planned. "A promise never to use this . A promise to the woman I loved. To the person you took away from me. Yugao," he said as his face turned up toward the sun.

"Forgive me koi for today I give in to my sin." Itachi's breath was stolen as Naruto's eyes opened. The eyes that usually showed a radiant cerulean where gone. In there, the eyes that replaced them struck Itachi as wrong. As if this transformation was wrong beyond words.

Before him stood a Naruto with crimson eyes with pupil-like slits. The pupils slit as they stared back with cruelty and a wanton desire for destruction. He watched as Naruto growled and his canniness lengthened past his upper lip and his whisker marks lengthened, darkening to look like deep scars across his face.

Naruto bent forward slightly, his fingers pointing down in front of him. The fingernails turning into dagger looking claws and three tails of red chakra burst from his tail bone before the red-hued chakra surrounded the rest of his body.

The Naruto before him was now an instrument of death and for the first time Itachi felt a very chilled feeling going down his spine.

(This… so this is fear) Itachi thought before Naruto charged towards him leaving behind a crimson streak.

Itachi picked his kunai up in defense only to have it shatter and his body fly again in to the wall. A small amount of blood escaped his lips at the impact. He looked up in pain and for some reason focused on the dark clouds rapidly gathering above them.

His mind refocused on what was happening in the fight when Naruto appeared before and lifted him up by the neck before jamming his other hand into his stomach and throw him over his shoulder before spinning and kicking him in midair. Itachi impacted with the water at 70 miles an hour.

Laying there he felt his lungs screaming for air as he focused chakra into his lungs and back trying to heal or at least numb the pain and shoot up out of the water gasping for air while looking for Naruto.

He sensed him just in enough time to roll out of the way as Naruto shoot down with his hand out as if he intended to cut him in half with his fist. Itachi was forced to jump high into the air as the waves rushed out from the force of the blow. Itachi realized he had to in this it was time to use it or he would die here.

He focused his eyes and looked at Naruto's eyes. Those burning eyes filled with blood and whispered. "Tsukuyomi" and the world for both vanished.

Itachi stood before Naruto tied to a crucifix in a red-skied world with a katana in hand. "For the next 72 hours, you will watch as I show you the death of your most precious person." Before Naruto's widening scarlet eyes Yugao appeared. She was kneeling down gathering flowers as she gathered some flowers.

Naruto cried out even in his berserk form only to watch as Itachi appeared from above impaling her from her upper back to her lower stomach. Naruto watched as the life faded from her eyes and the look of surprise on her face as blood spurted from her mouth.

Naruto was forced to watch as Itachi cruelly forced her off his blade with a kick and walked away, only for it to happen again and again before Naruto's horrified eyes. He did the only thing possible and screamed.

Even though Tsukuyomi only lasted a second in the real world but it was enough for Naruto to ball up screaming at what he'd seen before quieting and laying there on the waters surface. Itachi approached as he pulled a bit of blood from his mouth onto his thumb and wiped it across a black sharingan tattoo on his upper arm.

With a puff, the blade that killed Yugao appeared sheathed as he approached Naruto. He pulled the blade out and stood before a balled up Naruto.

"It is only fitting" Itachi said as he rose the blade up to finish off his defeated opponent. What happened next was not what he'd planned as blood came down the blade. Before his eyes noticed what happened, Naruto had blurred into movement.

Only now he saw not the empty blue eyes of before the battle or the red eyes of hatred, but his sky blue eyes before all this had happened. But something was different. The look in them was anything but Itachi would expect. His eyes held an understanding of something. As if he had come to terms with some fate.

It was then Naruto spoke as the blade was held by his bleeding hand.

"I... I've finally understood why you killed her Itachi." He said without emotion. "You hated her." He said as said as Itachi's eyes widened and he tried to pull the blade from Naruto's iron grip and though it bled more, it stayed. "You hated that with her I was never like I was with you.

That I had something that saved me from what you were. In a way you wanted some one else like you. You didn't want to be the only one. So you killed her. Be happy for how long it lasts. You succeeded," Naruto said.

What happened next was a blur as Naruto stood and with his free hand slammed his hand shaped like a L-shape into Itachi throat. Itachi choked letting go of the blade as he fought for breath. Itachi finally let out a gasp of pain as he felt the blade pierce his stomach from the front and rip out his back.

He winced as Naruto lifted the blade up one handed with him on it. His feet lay dangling in the air. "You slew your clan for power. All for those cursed eyes and to test them you killed Yugao so I would be your grand test.

All for those damnable eyes. Still I defeated you. By the strength I gained from her. Compared to that, all your abilities are meaningless." Naruto said as he raised his other hand up as the claws lengthened further.

"Equivalent exchange. A lesson our teacher Hiashi taught us of life. For killing her Itachi, I will take what you valued so much above life." With an empty expression Naruto twisted the blade and ripped it out of Itachi's body. Itachi barely had the sense to hold himself above the water with chakra as he felt death coming.

Naruto looked at the kitana before him at the wing design on the hilt and how the blade shined." Your blade should do the honors" he said entirely focused on nothing but Itachi. Taking a stance he spun only to stop in surprise as three curved red blades pierced his back.

His arm already in motion ripped across Itachi's face taking out his eye. After that Naruto only remembered blurred images and pain.

He clearly remembered the shouts of rage as he was pinned down and something about extraction and not time. That was before they took his newly acquired blade and slammed it through him, impaling him and nailing him to the dirt. Then everything went black and he passed out as his eyes erupted in pain.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU KAI)

"After that, ANBU appeared to find me in critical condition impaled by the blade I now use to the ground. I was told that whoever allied Itachi had taken him and left before they got there. It would be days before I awoke." Naruto said as he rubbed his hands through Tsunami's hair.

"Anko was there when I woke up and had been since I arrived. It was Anko who explained to me my condition and held me as even as she cried. Another week passed and I left the hospital. That day I attended Yugao's funeral.

It rained so hard as Anko helped me to her casket and I laid my flower down. I think at the time I still wasn't even myself. In fact it would be a year with me not even really feeling as I learned to move about and discovered my version of "seeing" with my chakra and wind affinity before Anko woke me up."

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU)

Anko watched as Naruto once again stood before the memorial stone. He did this every day, barely eating and past saying a yes or no, he never talked. He was always here or training himself to the ground with his new blade to overcome his handicap.

Though the Hokage refused to put him on a mission till after this mindset of his was gone. For that Anko was grateful.

She felt the pang in her heart as she saw how skinny he'd become with him barely eating and overworking himself. She was the only one he'd even listen too at all and that was just barely. She'd practically had to force him to eat what most small animals could barely live off.

She nearly cried as he just stood there again brushing his fingers across her name with one hand the other holding that blade of his. (Damn him!! What good is it just to waste away like your doing?) She screamed in her head.

Finally having enough Anko approached him. She saw his nose twitch as he stiffened before he relaxed apparently recognizing her.

She didn't let it be shown how much it hurt her to be able to wrap her arms around his so thin chest as she hugged him from behind. She had to do something or the man she loved would just waste away before her.

Making sure no one was around she let down her mask she'd put up since Orochimaru had screwed with her head. It had been Naruto and Yugao that had brought her out of the pain of his betrayal.

Ever since then she'd felt secretly for Naruto. For the man before her who ever so slowly was dying. She felt it in his once muscular back in the way the bones protruded from it, in his silence, in her heart.

She turned him around as she was now physically stronger than him and looked at his face. The cheeks bones jutting from the skin as her eyes watered at the sight. She'd had enough

"Damn it, I wont let you die!" She screamed and surprised him with a slap to his face. He turned his red-cheeked face back to her and she could see the surprise in his usually dead features. "What the fuck do you think your doing? You think this is what Yugao would want?" She yelled at him, her face was inches from his.

"She'd have wanted you to live you stupid shit! Not kill yourself like this. Is this going to make her happy? Wake up and realize people still need you here! Who's going to kill Itachi if you die?

Who's going to make the Hokage laugh with those stupid pranks? People still need you!" She said before whispering as she leaned against his too small frame." I still need you..."

She cried against his chest as he stood there. Finally as she was about to move she felt his arms wrap about her and his head lay against the top of hers. "Anko, thank you," he said.

He never said anything else that day but she'd never forget that moment: that moment where he was totally hers. She didn't remember much else as they stood there with him holding her. But it was that moment she realized she was in love with him.

(FLASHBACK NO JUTSU KAI)

Tsunami sighed as she lay against him. "She really loves you." Naruto turned his head to the room where Anko lay.

"Yes, but I couldn't ever give her what she wanted. I truly care for her and in a way, yes I love her, but I always felt that it would be wrong."

Tsunami looked at his face before asking, "Why?"

"Because I felt that I would be simply using her. That after Yugao.. she didnt deserve a half hearted attempt." he replied.

"Your a fool Naruto, a hero and a kind man, but a fool," she said as she stood up and off him. "You love her just like you do me. I can feel it in your words when you talk about her. Though it hurts me to know it."

Before he could respond she placed her finger on his lips before leaning downing and kissing him and saying, "I want you do me a favor and take Inari out for a little while, no buts," she said, he looked ready argue.

" This is something that you wouldn't understand." With a reluctant nod Naruto left.

END

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Yeah I know evil for me to stop there but I'm exhausted and need sleep. I'll
update soon. I know this chapter was slow but its necessary I thought to get out of the way. The rest will come soon till then

Das Vadanya