Peace. That was the feeling he had. Everything seemed to not exist for him at the moment. The only thing that did exist was himself and the woman he held in his arms as the two slept. Maiku would kiss Tenten's neck or the top of her head whenever he would wake. He was lucky, he knew, to have her. She was the most important thing to him.

Ino looped her arm around Naruto's as he walked her home. They had just finished a walk through the park after a lovely dinner. The couple were talking about their next date when they arrived at Ino's home. Naruto kissed Ino and she stepped back against the door. Naruto licked her lips, asking for entry. She complied and he entered. The two would laugh as they kissed, enjoying the moment they shared. Naruto, for once, was at peace. If only for the moment.

Maiku sat up. His right shoulder burned. The seal on it was going off. Someone was attempting to remove one of his family's seals, and doing it wrong. He got out of bed, put on a pair of sandals, his sword on his back. He signaled Naruto and rushed to the location of the disturbance.

Ino had just wrapped her legs around Naruto's waist when his shoulder burned. "Sorry hime. Duty calls." She pouted but Naruto kissed her again. "I'll see you tomorrow." He took off to where he was to meet Maiku, the graveyard. 'God didn't we warn those stupid councilors?' As he got closer he could hear distinct roaring. "Aniki!"

Maiku arrived and was immediately angered. People were defying the Hokage's law. He bit his thumb, went through the seals, and slammed his palm onto the ground. "You know what to do." Maiku grabbed his sword and went to work delivering his punishment. His summons ripped their prey to shreds as Maiku cut and stabbed whoever he could reach.

"Aniki!" Maiku ignored the voiced and kept attacking. "Aniki stop." A pair of arms under his held him still. He tried to get out of the hold but couldn't. "Stop, they're all dead. You've done your job." Maiku kicked one of the bodies.

"Can't they leave us alone? Can't the council just accept a loss?" Maiku sheathed his blade and turned around. It was then Naruto got a good look at him. He was covered in blood.

"They will now that most of their members are dead." Naruto placed a hand on Maiku's shoulder. "Lets go home."

Maiku stepped inside the shower to remove the blood. He let out a heavy sigh as his body was meet with cool air getting out. He put a towel around him and entered the hall. "Heard there was an incident. Can't believe I missed it."

"Maybe if you weren't passed out drunk on the couch you might have been alerted when I sent out signals." Maiku said. "Anyway you better get a 'decent' night's sleep Zabuza. I hear you got a mission tomorrow."

"Yeah I do. Guess I better get going then." Zabuza walked passed Maiku, down the hall and into his room.

Maiku sat in the center of a large seal painted on the ground. "Ready for this kid?"

'As ready as I'll ever be Bogu.' The seal began glowing a bright red as Maiku pumped chakra through it. The room shook as the chakra built. Maiku had a feeling this would hurt later.

The seal then closed in on his sword and gave one final pulse before settling. Maiku opened one eye. "Well, that was-"

BOOM

"*Cough* I'd be lying *cough* if I say I *cough* didn't see that coming. *cough*" Maiku was on his back. The windows of the room were blown out, things were scattered everywhere.

"Well its done. What do you think?" Bogu asked.

"Its magnificent." The blade was large, he was unsure if he could lift it. Its very appearance screamed demonic. Its handle was two and a half feet long. The blade was split in two allowing a second orange flame like blade to fit between. (AN: picture on profile) "Now what?"

"Now, when that bastard comes, kill him with this." Bogu said.

Maiku tightened his fists. His revenge was close, he could feel it. "He will get this sword. Not in the way he would like." Maiku changed the sword back and made a few clones to repair the room.

"Was that what I think it was?" Naruto asked as Maiku sat down at the table.

"An explosion? Yes, it was." Maiku began eating the ramen Naruto brought.

"Nice." Was all Naruto said.

"Ramen?" Someone spoke.

"Hey Haku, yeah there's ramen. Help yourself." The ice wielder sat down.

"Did I hear an explosion?" Haku asked. Maiku nodded. "Nice."

Sasuke was pacing around the Uchiha clan compound. He was still mad about when he saw the two demon chunin on that escort mission and they beat that missing-nin. Also he received word that the council was unable to secure weapons for him. Something about lions and an enraged swordsman.

"Why don't I have that strength!?" Sasuke smashed through a training post with a chidori.

"Whats wrong Sasuke?" Four figures starred down at Sasuke. "Not strong enough? Our master can help with that."

Maiku sat beneath a tree finished his training for the day. Naruto sat in a branch above him. "Hey."

"Yeah." Naruto said.

"Ever wonder why we're here?" Maiku asked.

Naruto answered. "Thats one of life's great mysteries ain't it. Are we the result of some cosmic coincidence, or is there really a god, watching over us with a plan. I don't know man, but it keeps me up at night."

"..."

"..."

"What? I meant why are we still here at the training ground when we could be home." Maiku said.

"Oh." Naruto muttered.

"What was all that stuff about god?" Maiku asked.

"Nothing." Naruto said looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Want to talk about it?" Maiku asked. Naruto couldn't answer as Shikamaru approached them. "Hey Shika."

"We got a problem. Sasuke left the village sometime last night." Maiku stood and Naruto dropped from the tree. "I'm getting a team together to go after him. Be at the gate in twenty minutes."

"Got it." The two ran off to get their weapons.

"You sure the others are gonna be ok?" Maiku asked.

"Shikamaru seemed pretty confident about it. If you want you could head back and check on them." Naruto said. "Aniki?" Naruto stopped and looked behind him. Maiku had stopped for some reason. "Hey whats wrong?"

"Don't worry about him Naruto." A hooded man stepped into view. "Been awhile hasn't it Maikeru? I wonder how much you've grown." The man lowered his hood. He had silver hair and black eyes. He opened his coat and drew a sickle sword.

"Naruto, go on ahead. I'll catch up after I deal with this bastard." Maiku drew his sword and charged the man while Naruto continued his pursuit.

"Hey Sasuke nice tattoos." Naruto said.

"This is power." Sasuke formed a chidori in his left hand. "This seal is what I need to kill him."

"Seal? You mean the one from the forest during the chunin exams?" Naruto called upon Kyuubi's chakra. "So Orochimaru has something to do with this." Naruto had about two tails of chakra.

"Even that won't help you now dobe!" Sasuke rushed Naruto thrusting the chidori. Naruto caught it like a punch, the lightning not having any effect. Naruto kicked Sasuke away.

"Orochimaru can't give you power Sasuke. Atleast not the kind you need." Naruto cracked his knuckles.

"I'll have absolute power!" Sasuke charged again.

Naruto easily grabbed Sasuke by the throat and hoisted him up. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely, seems it already has. You disgust me." Naruto punched him in the face. "The council gave you everything." Another punch. "Never had to work." Punch. "People throwing themselves at you." Punch. "And this is what you do?" Naruto tightened his grip.

"I lost everything. What could you possibly understand?" He was punched again then dropped to the ground.

"Yeah, you lost everything. But that didn't mean you had to stay alone." Naruto said. "And what do I know? More than you would think. I was born to no one. No family, no friends, growing up on the streets. I got it good now but that was after years of suffering." Naruto said. "Our mission was to bring you back, but I don't think you'll make it." Rasengan formed and was brought down.

Sasuke rolled to the right barely avoiding the destructive sphere. Sasuke got to his knees and pain shot through his body. He touched his neck. 'Now things are getting interesting.' Kyuubi thought. Two appendages grew out of Sasuke's back.

"Thats a new trick." Naruto said. Sasuke charged up another attack, but it turned black. Naruto formed two rasengans and ran at Sasuke.

"Chidori!"

"Rasengan!"

Swords clashed. Sparks flew into the faces of the combatants. Maiku's legs would buckle underneath blows as Chigiri was physically stronger. But Maiku grasped Bogu's chakra. It rushed through him. "You bastard. You will pay!"

"So far I haven't seen anything to prove you have the ability to make me pay Maikeru." Chigiri taunted and laughed as he blocked another strike. "Pathetic." Another block, but this time it pushed him back.

"You want to see me at my best? Alright then." Maiku pumped a large amount of chakra into his sword. It became demonic and radiated power.

Chigiri was drooling at the sight of the blade. "I knew you had it in you kid." Maiku jumped into the air bringing the sword up for a vertical slash. Chigiri raised his blade to block.

"I'll kill you!" Maiku yelled. His sword impacted against Chigiri's. The blade cracked underneath the demonic blade. Chigiri was blown back by the force into a tree. "This is the end." Maiku stuck his sword into Chigiri's stomach.

"Thats it then? No epic exchange of jutsu? No narrow escapes?" Chigiri coughed out.

"I'm not one to follow such cliches. I've finally run you through with my blade, thats good enough for me." Maiku extended his right hand and touched his index and middle fingers to the end of the handle. "Goodbye uncle."

Flashback

Maiku was sitting in his office looking over family records. In the files there was information on the Konoha branch and the other branches as well. It was in a file that belonged to Kumo that he spied a familiar name. It filled him with sadness and rage. His branch had been wiped out, by a member of his own clan. For what? He didn't know, but he had a feeling he would.

End Flashback

Maiku pushed the blade with his fingers slowly. It went deeper into his uncle's chest. Chigiri made no noise, no sound of pain. "Its done." Maiku fell to his knees, and cried for his family for the first time.

"Rest now Maikeru. Your vengeance is over." Bogu said.

The two attacks collided. The force blew them both back. "Come on Sasuke. I thought the rookie of the year had some talent." Naruto drew his sword and filled it with Kyuubi's chakra. The sword changed. Its handle remained the same, albeit elongated. The guard became an orange fox head, its mouth open wide to fit the blade. A long red katana blade fit inside the mouth. 'What the hell?'

"Like my gift kit?" The fox asked.

'Its beautiful. Thank you Kyuubi.' Naruto raised the blade holding it towards Sasuke.

"Even now you gain more power than me, why!?" Sasuke asked enraged.

"There are no reasons I can give to why I'm so strong. But know that I use my abilities to protect those I hold dear to me." Naruto explained. Sasuke had heard enough and launched a large fireball at Naruto. Naruto cut upward with his new kitsune blade slicing the fire down the middle.

Naruto had a look of indifference as Sasuke charge him with a black chidori. As the raven haired boy got closer Naruto simply moved his sword. Sasuke, in his blind raging fury, impaled himself. "See, this is what you get. Now get off my sword." Naruto kicked Sasuke off the blade. "There's going to be hell to pay for this." The sword returned to its normal form and Naruto sheathed it.

"Guess I can't leave you here." Naruto picked up Sasuke's body and went to find Maiku.

"I see you've finished here as well." Maiku faced the new figure.

"And I see you've taken care of the traitor." Maiku pulled his sword from Chigiri's body and sheathed it.

"Is this him aniki?" Naruto asked

"It was." Maiku picked up the body, sealed it and the broken sword fragments into a scroll. Naruto followed suit with Sasuke's body. "Come on, lets get back."

Tsunade stood at the gates waiting. Shikamaru, Neji, Kiba, Chouji and Lee had returned an hour ago along with the sand siblings. So she was relieved to see the other two members of the team walking through the gates on their own power.

"Well, where is he?" She asked.

"In there." Naruto tossed her a scroll.

"Your lucky. He was declared a missing-nin two hours ago. I'll deliver the body to Hiruzen, he'll take care of the payment." The two nodded and went to the hospital. First person they ran into was Shikamaru.

"You know I had a feeling you two wouldn't get injured." The lazy nin said to the two when they turned down the hall.

"Where is everyone else?" Maiku asked.

"Well Neji has a few holes in him, Chouji took these special pills, and Kiba took a beating." Shikamaru explained. "They'll be fine though."

"Good to hear. We'll let them get some rest. See ya later." Naruto and Maiku disappeared in a cloud of smoke and reappeared on the Hokage Monument.

"Now what?" Maiku asked.

"I don't know. I guess we just live life and see where that takes us." Naruto said.

"...Hey?" Maiku asked.

"Yeah?" Naruto said.

"Ever wonder why we're here?" Maiku asked.

"Now don't start that again!" Naruto shouted.

Seventeen years later

A man sat underneath a tree, he had short brown hair, brown eyes. A scar cut underneath his left eye. A sword lay next to him. On his right leaning against his side was women. She had brown hair tied into two buns, in her arms she held a baby boy. It cooed and laughed as its parents would tickle it. The couple would also look up to watch their other child, a girl with brown hair. She was playing with a blonde boy, who just fell down after a red ball hit him in the face.

"Mina-chan, thats not funny." The boy whined.

"Sorry Nato-kun." Mina apologized and the two continued playing with the ball and filled the yard with laughter again.

"Ah the joys of youth. Isn''t it something aniki?" Someone said.

"Don't let Lee and Gai hear you saying that." Maiku said. "To what do I owe the pleasure Lord Hokage?"

"Must you really call me that? After all we've been through?" The two shared a laugh. "I just stopped by to get Nato. His mother insisted he come to dinner with us. Something about manners, I don't know. I wasn't paying attention."

"Hm, I'll have to mention that to Ino next time I see her." Spoke the woman next to Maiku.

"No please Tenten I beg you!" Naruto cried.

"Relax, she was kidding." Maiku said as he stood up. He took the baby from Tenten so she could stand.

"May I?" Naruto asked. Maiku handed him the baby. "You going to be strong like your old man Yoshio?" Yoshio grabbed one of Naruto's fingers. "Got a tight grip for a little one. The future shinobi better watch out for him." He handed Yoshio back to Tenten.

"So, was this anything you had in mind?" Maiku asked.

Something like this." Naruto watched the children play. "I'm happy with this. I got a family of my own, something I've always wanted."

"God help whoever decides to mess with them. A pissed of you is not something to take likely." Maiku said.

"Hey aniki?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah." Maiku said.

Naruto let out a sigh. "Ever wonder why we're here?"

"We are here because people need to be protected. And who better than the best right?" The two containers chuckled.

"Well I must be on the way. Nato! Time to go!" Naruto called.

"Alright." Nato gave Mina a hug. "See you tomorrow Mina-chan."

"Goodbye Nato-kun." Mina had a slight blush on her face.

"Would you look at that." Naruto said.

"Kid works faster than you." Maiku laughed.

"Whats that supposed to mean aniki?" Naruto didn't get an answer. "Asshole." Naruto muttered. "Come on Nato your mother is waiting."

"Troublesome." Nato said.

"You've been hanging around with the Nara's to much." Naruto said. "Hey aniki, council meeting tomorrow."

"Got it." Maiku gave Naruto a thumbs up.

"Hey dad, how did you and Uncle Maiku meet?" Nato asked.

"Well son, he saved my life. I needed a friend and he was there. We've been through hell and back together." Naruto then went into detail about a man named Chigiri and his betrayal all because of a demon Maiku had inside him. A demon whose shadow stretched throughout the history of the clan.

Its done. Wow I can't believe it I hope you enjoyed reading.