Yea...I said I wan't going to right another story...but...don't own Naruto or the Nickleback song...

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Naruto Uzamaki laid on the cold stone at the valley of the end beaten, torn, betrayed, and confused. He had defeated Sasuke and saved him from Orochimaru. He had stood over Sasuke's unconscious form and waited until a familiar chakra source had come. It was Kakashi. Naruto signaled to him and Kakashi came and looked at Sasuke. Then he did the on thing Naruto didn't expect.

Flashback

"You Demon?! How could you do this to the last Uchiha!! I'll KILL YOU!!" the cyclops roared as he punched Naruto again and again. Naruto was frozen in shock. He couldn't move.

'Why?' he thought as tears fell from his eyes. Kakashi took out a kunai and cut gashed all over Naruto. He then pulled out to kunai and stabbed Naruto in the eyes. Naruto fell to the ground with out a sound as he heard Kakashi pick up Sasuke and shushined away.

End Flashback

So here Naruto was with gashes all over his body and two kunai in his eyes. The kyuubi had used to much chakra and couldn't heal Naruto, so he had to sit and wait in pain for death. Death never came. Instead, he heard four voices standing over him.

"So Itatchi, this is him?"

"Yes"

"Konoha has fallen far if this is what they do to their kids, eh Hiden?"

"Yes Kakuzu. To think that the shitty little leaf village would attack such a warrior worthy of Jashin-sama is a sin indeed"

"So Itatchi, what should we do?"

"We will take him back. We can heal his body but he will be blind...What, I sense some one coming." The four Akatsuki turned to see a girl with red hair and a flute strugling to get to Naruto. The group listened to her curse as she crawled.

"Must...get...to...dumbass Blondy...can't die..." she said as she crawled to Naruto. The slowly fell unconscious four feet from him. No one said anything before Hidan spoke up.

"Rejoice!! Jashin-sama has shown me my newest apprentice. I feel the calling of Jashin-sama to her!" he proclaimed. Kakuzu groaned.

"Great...another one"

"Kisame. Grab the boy. Hidan, get the girl if you want an apprintice. We will take them to leader-sama." Itatchi said. The group nodded and dissapeared just as ANBU came to the valley.

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Naruto woke up in a small room on a stone bed. He groaned and tried to open his eyes. Then realization hit him.

'Why? I thought Kakashi-sensai would understand...' He stopped as he heard footsteps near him.

"W-w-whose there?" he said.

"Relax, Uzamaki-san. I am just here to talk. That was quite a fight I saw, though I am curious as to why you held back?" the man asked.

"I didn't...I didn't want to kill him...b-but...he wanted to kill...me" Naruto said softly. He couldnn't see it but the man nodded.

"You know, you and I had the same sensai. Jiriyaha taught me everything I know."

"You were taught by ero-sennin?!" Naruto said. The man laughed.

"Yes, Ero-sennin, as you put it was my first sensai. Now Naruto, what do you want to do know. My informants tell me that Konoha's council has banned you. And no, Tsunade-sensai couldn't stop them."

"Baa-chan couldn't stop it. I'm banished?" Naruto said. Not wanting too belive the man.

"Yes, now, back to the question. What are you going to do know?" Naruto thought for a minute.

"I want to join Akatsuki" he said. The man tilted his head back.

"Oh? May I ask why?"

"So I can grow strong. And save the innocent people of that village. I'll do anything." he said. The man smiled.

"Good, that is exactly what I wanted to hear. Now, the first thing I need to tell you is what happened to your body. You used to much of the Kyuubi's chakra during the fight so it couldn't heal you. A member of Akatsuki, Kakuzu, Volunteered his own special ability to you so you could live. Your body is now made of bandages that are stronger than steel. You do not need to eat or sleep. The only thing you need to do is protect your hearts"

"Hearts? as in more than one?" Naruto asked confused.

"Yes, that way, if one heart is destroyed, you have a back up. Anyway, the bandages wrap around your whole body, leaving you mouth open so you can speak. I am sorry to say that you will never be able to see again. The damage to your eyes in to extreme. However, in due time. I will be showing you a tecnique of mine that allows you to use chakra to see things around you. Much like sonar. But this will all happen later. First you must meet you tenant." the man said. Naruto looked confused.

"You mean Kyuubi?" he asked. The man nodded.

"Yes, you must talk to him. Now, I want you to lean back and relax" Naruto did so and soon he found himself falling into darkness.

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Naruto hid the ground with a thud. He opened his eyes and saw a sewer...Wait?? Eyes!? Naruto reached up and felt no bandages on his eyes. He looked down to see himself as he looked before the fight. He was brought out of his thoughts by a voice behind him.

"When you are finished being amazed that you can see in your own mind. Please turn around as we have much to discuss." said the voice. Naruto turned around and was face to face with the Kyuubi no Kitsune. He gulped and stood up. The kyuubi smile.

"First things first is I would like to say thank you, kit" the demon said. Naruto was stumped. Didn't really expect that.

"W-why?"

"Why? Why for abandoning that wretched city of course! I grew tired of you being abused by those foolish villagers. Not only because no one should have that happen to them but that it took a lot out of me to heal you..." rambled the demon. Naruto just stared at the demon.

'This is the Kyuubi no Kitsune??' he thought.

"Yes I am, is there a problem. I can hear thoughts you know...But enough of this foolishness. The reason I called you here is that I am slowly merging with you. You used to much of my chakra battling that gay emo boy that the seal broke and activated a fail-safe. I'll lose all of my power and you will become the next Kyuubi. I will become somewhat of a conscious. So...any questions?"

Naruto stared at the demon with a some what bored look on his face.

"I got saved by a group of the worlds most notorious criminals, was give one of their skills, am going to be trained by their leader and the rest. Not much is shocking me anymore. But I do have one question. Will I have a tail?"

"Nine"

"Kick-Ass. Now I just need a weapon..."

"I got that covered. You will get my sitar." Naruto stared at the sitar that appeared in his hands. It was smoke grey and had two red foxes on it. The fret board had something odd on it though. The first fret had a flame etched on it. The second had wind, the third had stone, the fourth had a wind gust, the fifth had sand, the sixth had a skull, the seventh had a tree, and the rest had musical notes. Naruto pointed to them and the Kyuubi grinned.

"My sitar is a gift from Kami herself. Its one of a kind. When you play in while pressing one of the frets with the elements on it, they will bend to your will. The skeleton will summon fox spirts to help you. The rest put chakra blades on the sound waves. It's indestructable too...Awesome, no?" chuckled the demon. Naruto smiled and put his hand on the water fret and strummed. Sure enough, all of the sewer water bent to his will. Naruto stopped struming with a shit eating grin on his face. Life was going to be very interesting now.

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Naruto woke up to see Pein looking at his Sitar.

"Intrusting Instrament, Uzamaki-san. Kyuubi gave it too you I suppose?" he said. Naruto nodded and reached out to find it. His hand gripped it and he strapped it to his back.

"Um...sir, I was wondering if you could teach me how to see without my eyes first. My training would go better if I wasn't blind..." Naruto trailed off. The man laughed again.

"Call me Pein-sama, and yes. All you have to do is add youki to your ears. It will supercharge you hearing so that the slightest sound will bounce of and come to you. Just breathing will give you a sonar image of the world around you. You just won't be able to see color." Pein said. Naruto nodded and added the youki to his ears. He then made a click with his tongue and all of a sudden the world came into focus. He could see again. Sure, everything was blue, BUT HE COULD SEE AGAIN!! He smiled and turned to Pein.

"What now Pein-sama?"

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Tayuya woke up to find herself in the middle of the floor with her arms and legs spread open, she lifted he head to see she was in the middle of some ceremony.

"Why the Hell am I tied up?!" she screamed. She looked over to see a man with a sythe chanting. He opened his eyes and grinned at her.

"You have been chosen!! Jashin-sama has accepted you and you are now an eternal priestess of Jashin-sama!!" he said. Tayuya looked at him in confussion.

"What the hell are you talking about you hunch-backed freak?" she yelled. She looked furious as Hidan smiled.

"You child are now an acolyte of Jashin-sama. Immortal to reap souls for our Lord!" he said.

"WHAT!! IM AIN'T DOING ANYTHING FOR NO...wait...immortal, you say? Please continued." she finished sweetly. Hidan smiled.

'I like this girl'

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Two years later

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Naruto an Kakuzu stood in the middle of a the Akatsuki training field. Both were panting and were exausted.

"Ok. Naruto, lets try again. Move the hearts so that the kunai goes right through. Ready?" Kakuzu asked. Naruto nodded and Kakuzu let loose kunai after kunai. They flew towards Naruto. The bandages on his body opened and the kunai sailed throught. Naruto smirked.

"Gotcha, sensai." he said. He sat down and pulled the Sitar off his back and began to play. The earth under Kakuzu ruptured and a cage came up and trapped the bounty hunter. Kakuzu smirked.

"Not bad, Gaki. You've gotten good with that in the past year, but lets see you dodge this." he said. Kakuzu turned around and his blue mask sent a jet of water at Naruto, causing the blonde to jump and avoid the blast. Naruto began to play again in the air and the water bent around and headed for Kakuzu. Kakuzu cursed and dodged to the left. He hadn't noticed Naruto's song had changed and the tree's roots began to lash out at him. He dodged the first two and sliced three more with his sword, but soon many more broke out and grabbed the ninja and held him. In a flash of yellow, a muffified blonde shinobi had extended claws at the man's neck. Kakuzu laughed.

"Good job kid. Your finally ready." he said. Naruto looked confused.

"Ready for what?"

"Go see Pein-sama. You are joining Akatsuki."

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Tayuya tensed as she scanned the tree's around her. Hidan-sensai had goten away from he doki and had disappeared in the trees. She raised he flute to her lips and played a small tune. Instantly four demons appeared and looked at her. She continued playing as if giving the directions. They stood their for a moment before dashing into the group. They blasted back as Hidan jumped out of the ground and slashed at three with his scythe. He then lunged at Tayuya, who jumped back and summoned three more doki. Hidan cut down the doki and turned to his apprintice.

"We can do this all day. I could hone my skills for Jashin-sama." he taunted. Tayuya gritted her teeth.

"Up yours. Try this on for size!!"

Angry Demon:Acolyte Brigade

She played he flute and seven doki appeared with scythes in their hands. She continued playing and they charged. Hidan cut down four until on managed to cut off his scythe arm. Hidan pulled out a kunai and continued attacking, destroying two more doki. But the final two swung and cut off his head. As his body sank to the floor Hidan laughed.

"Well done apprentice. Jashin-sama is pleased. We are done training. Leader wishes to see you."

"For what?"

"You are joining Akatsuki."

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Naruto stood before Pein. The leader of Akatsuki and the blonde shinobi stood waiting for Hidan and his apprentice.

"So...Pein-sensai. Who is Hidan-san's apprentice?" Naruto asked.

"Her name is Tayuya. She used to work for Orochimaru. She was found coming to you at the battle of the end. She wanted to protect you for some reason..." Pein said. Naruto shrugged and waited for her to enter. After five minutes the red head burst in.

"I'm sorry leader. My training with Hidan-sensai went a little over..." she said. Pein raised his hand and silenced her.

"It is fine Tayuya. No as you two know, it has been two years since becoming Akatsuki recruits. Now the time has come for you to join. As you both know, Akatsuki members work in teams of two. So, Tayuya, meet Naruto Namikazi...your partner..."

"...SAY WHAT!!"

"Yes, Tayuya. You both are extremly gifted. You both use musical instruments as weapons. You WILL work together!!" Pein said forcefully. Tayuya wasn't quite done whining though.

"But Leader...he's blind!!" she yelled. Naruto and Pein laughed.

"I assure you Tayuya that he can see better than you..."

"But he's mortal!! He'll just get in the way..." she whined. Naruto laughed.

"Like you could kill me, human." he said. Tayuya yelled and pulled a kunai and sent it at his chest...only to have his bandages grab the kunai and pull it in the bandages.

"Like I said. You can't kill me human..." he sighed. Tayuya yelled and stabbed a kunai into Naruto's cheek. Completly impaling it. Blood dripped from his mouth and Tayuya smirked. She soon was gaping as Naruto pulled the kunai out and the wound healed. He turned to her with a foxy grin.

"If you quite finished trying to embarrass your self, I believe Pein-sama has a mission for us." he said. Tayuya looked away with a frown but she felt a slight blush on her cheeks. Pein was silently laughing at the two.

'I'll have to set up a bet. I give them four months before their dating...' he mused. He then turned to Naruto and Tayuya.

"Yes, you two will be going to the hidden rain village. I am the kage there, so just wear the headbands i'm going to give you and you will be fine. Now, I hear rumors of a rebel force building in the rain. I will not stand for this. You are to go and exterminate it. Am I clear?" Pein said as he tossed the two a Rain headband. The two nodded and left. Pein signaled for the rest of the Akatsuki memebers to come out from the shadows. Pein cracked his knuckled and looked at the group.

"So...I put 15,000 ryu on those two going out within the next four months...anyone want in?" he said. Everyone was silent for a moment before they pulled out their wallets.

"Im in" they said.

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Naruto and Tayuya walked along the road to Rain in their Akatsuki cloaks and hats. The two had walked in silence for hours. And it was begining to get on Tayuya's nerves.

"So...your the Kyuubi brat, huh?" she said. Naruto smirked under his hat.

"Not really. I'm becoming the Kyuubi." he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Tayuya froze and stared at her partner.

"WHAT!!" she roared. Naruto turned around and looked at her.

"Were merging. I'm a hanyou. No bigy." the blonde said.

"No bigy?! NO BIGY!!My partner is going to be the Kyuubi no Kitsune, and you think its no bigy? I'll tell you something Ass hole. You being a demon is not 'no bigy' " she seethed. Naruto smiled.

"Yes, Tayuya-chan" he said as he turned around. Because he couldn't see in color, he never noticed the blush that went on Tayuya's face. It quickly hid it while silently chastising herself.

'get a hold of yourself Tayuya. He's just a stupid brat. You don't want a relationship with him...even though i'm sure Jashin-sama would approve since he will become the kyuu--NO NO NO stop!! Bad Tayuya!' she mentaly yelled. She was brought out of it by Naruto.

"We'll stop here for the night." he said. Tayuya nodded and watched as Naruto sat down in a clearing and pulled out his sitar.

"What are you doing dipshit, we have to set up camp." she yelled. Naruto smirked.

"Watch and listen" he said. He then began playing. Nothing happened at first, but soon tree roots burst out of the ground and formed a small circle. The ground burst up and created two tents before a layer of moss entered the bottom as bedding. As the song ended. The roots burst on fire, leaving a perfect campsite. Naruto smiled and turned to Tayuya.

"Satisfied? I hope so. I'm going to sleep. See ya." said the mummified demon before crawling into a tent, leaving a stunned Tayuya. The girl stood there for five minutes before slowly entering the bed and going to sleep. She sleep for a few hours until she heard the sound of music in the background. She silently got up and found Naruto playing his Sitar and singing. She was about to say something when she heard him start to sing.

I am so high. I can hear heaven.
I am so high. I can hear heaven.

Woah, but heaven,
No heaven
Don't hear me.

And they say that a hero could save us,
I'm not gonna stand here and wait,
I'll hold to the wings of the eagles,
Watch as we all fly away.

Someone told me love would all save us,
But how can that be,
Look what love gave us,
World full of killing,
And blood-spilling, that world never came.

And they say that a hero could save us,
I'm not gonna stand here and wait,
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles,
Watch as we all fly away.
Aaaaa...

Now that the world isn't ending,
It's love that I'm sending to you,
It isn't the love of the hero,
And that's why I fear it won't do.

And they say that a hero could save us,
I'm not gonna stand here and wait,
I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles,
Watch as we all fly away.

And they're watching us, (watching us)
They're watching us, (watching us)
As we all fly away,
And they're watching us, (watching us)
And they're watching us, (watching us)
As we all fly away (yeah)
Yeah,
And they're watching us (watching us)
And they´re watching us (watching us)
As we all fly awayyy...

Naruto stopped playing and sighed. He stiffened as he felt two arms wrap around him. He turned around to feel Tayuya crying into his back. Naruto gave her a sad smile and hugged her back. They leaned back and slept as Naruto held Tayuya as the tears ran down he face.

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And there it is, the first chapter. Now I have two stories doing two of my three favorite pairings. Naruto/Tayuya, Naruto/Temari, and Naruto/Anko...so tell me what you think. If there are any questions of how Naruto can see. He hears the sounds as they come back to him. If you've seen the dark knight, picture the sonar thing batman sets up with the phones...

-Taco out