MOON SAYS: So, here is book 2 of the Spy Trilogy. I started late this afternoon editing these chapters. Before I head off to chapter 5, I decided to add this extra stuff to the chapters before I upload them. Need an break after all.

IMPORANT PLEASE READ ALL READERS: Even if you have read Spy 2 already, please read the bit I added to the end. IF YOU HAVE NEVER READ THIS FIC, I would take a look at chapter 6 before you start. This way you can prepare yourself for a few changes I made between Spy 1 and 2. You don't have to, it's just something to consider. You can read it before or after, it doesn't matter. There are no spoilers, unless you can't some overly general things.

Pages: 23

Words: 9,375

Edited: 16 May 2013

Published: 7 June 2009 (has it really been this long?)

::::Notes::::

Thinking

Jutsu

Naruto thinking

Kyūbi thinking

Shukaku "talking" thinking

Summonings

~~Spy's Fight~~

Chapter 1

Was it wrong of me not to feel any emotion, whatsoever? The whole village knew that he was supposed to be like a grandfather to me. But I felt nothing of his death. I was, am, will be, a perfect Shinobi; a perfect tool.

Danzo would be proud of me if he knew who I was and how emotionless I am. The perfect killing machine is one that doesn't feel. I've seen those ROOT soldiers of his. Sometimes I wish I couldn't feel emotions; like I've always told myself, they are double edged swords that won't hesitate to cut you as deep as your enemy will.

Jiraiya told me that I have to say something at the funeral. It was something that his sensei wanted, for the old fool cared deeply about me. I snorted and he gave me a disbelieving look.

"He cared more for you than his own flesh and blood, Naru; how can you doubt he cared?" he questioned me.

I gave a heartless chuckle that made him flinch. "You, above all should know. Look at me, I'm the perfect tool, perfect ANBU. I'm a Jinchūriki that was made into a weapon. I wonder if Danzo realizes just how close he is to having that perfect tool he has wanted for twelve years? I had no childhood Jiraiya! All I had was training, missions, death, and more training! I am twelve years old, yet I am one of the most feared Hunters, ANBU, that have ever graced this fucking village."

I watched the closest thing I have ever had to a father flinch at my use of his name and the points that I made against his beloved teacher. The old man may protest at every opportunity about the nickname I gave him, but we both knew he loved it.

I sighed; I saw the pain on his face. He knew I was right, but just like the Third he thought it was better than what could have happened. Damn, these emotions that I continue to have well up inside of me. Guilt. I crossed the short distance between us and hugged him. It was more benefit to him than to me, I will tell you. But I couldn't help but feel comforted by the hug as well.

"I will speak at his funeral; it's the least I can do. No matter how much I bitch and moan, I know that he did the only thing he could have done. I would rather be strong than some weak loud mouthed idiot. At least this way I get to stay a girl and not think I'm gay in the future after I start liking boys. Or Kami forbid, I start liking girls."

He pulled back and gave me a look; I saw that wicked gleam in his eyes. Crap, I totally messed up. I haven't told him about that Jutsu.

"So you did do that Jutsu! I knew it Naru-chan!" I cringed at that nickname, but he didn't notice. "So…changed sexes have you? Have you realized now that male is the better sex? Also, I will have you know that sex is better when you are the male—"

He didn't finish that thought because I kicked him out of the window, and in true anime style, he went flying across the village. I yelled out the window, "PERVERT!"

~~Spy's Fight~~

The Elders and a few others that they were with heard Jiraiya's scream and the 'pervert' yell.

"Either Tsunade is back in the Village, which I highly doubt, or he was just discovered peeping at the bathhouses."

"That boy will never change," someone chuckled.

~~Spy's Fight~~

I couldn't decide if Kitsune was going to the funeral or not. I couldn't risk sending a Katai Bunshin; for certain people would know and start asking questions at the wrong time. So Kitsune ended up not going. At least that solved a problem for me. Before the perverted Sannin told me about the speech, I was having trouble deciding who to go as.

Alter egos are a pain in the ass. No doubt many others have said that, but I'm saying it too.

~~Spy's Fight~~

The day of the funeral…of the man who took me off the streets, trained, me and sent me to others that could make me strong enough to defend myself had arrived. I wondered many times if that was the right decision, but after that Jutsu my head and my heart told me that yes, the path I was on was right. Even if, time after time, I wanted to blame the old man for what he did to me. He turned me into a monster. Sometimes, I think I'm worse than Kyūbi.

Now kit, I will have you know that you most definitely are not worse than me. Have you destroyed Villages?

Yes.

Damn, have you leveled Villages with your tails?

That's not fair! I don't have tails…

That's a no then. Have you killed millions of people?

No. I haven't got that far up on my killings…yet.

Have you killed a father and condemned a child to many horrors because you can't overpower the Sharingan?

I knew he was talking about me then. I could feel the guilt, sorrow, and pain coming from him. Every time I went emo on him, he felt negative emotions. All because I am a stupid brat who doesn't know when self pity should stop. Didn't I chew that brat out in Wave because he was acting just like this?

I shook off those worthless emotions that had clouded my mind and replied with a emotionless no.

Good! Don't want those 'worthless emotions' taking up space I need for my body. Now, kit, about this Seal…

I laughed at the giant fur ball. I promised you after we started merging that once it's almost done the Seal will dissolve and you will be free. We will be one…

And I will be free to roam by your side and not be confined inside of you. Maybe then I can make up for all the pain I have caused you, by protecting you.

I didn't say anything to that. When Kyūbi started getting like that, I could do nothing. I knew it would be nice once he did have a body.

It's time kit, you have stayed away too long.

I know…

I left the memorial stone and started off for the funeral. I had no idea what I was going to do. What was I going to say?

I didn't have much time to think, because before I knew it, I was there.

"You took your sweet time, girl," a hateful voice whispered harshly in my right ear. I didn't turn to see the female elder. I ignored her and went up to the table that had various pictures on it and countless flowers.

I wasn't dressed like everyone else. I had tight black pants on; I never liked anything not tight. My shirt was tighter. Instead of plain clothes like everyone else, I had my family crest on the back; my mother's clan symbol, Uzumaki the spiral. But on the front I had the Sarutobi symbol.

Everyone had put red roses on the table, but me? No, I put a black one down. I heard gasps of shock and displeasure. I didn't care. I didn't care about anyone. Maybe Gaara was right…only caring about yourself, that's the only way to protect yourself.

I wasn't alone though, I felt Kyūbi giving me support. I turned around, my eyes closed.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi was the student of the First and Second Hokage and Sandaime Hokage; he was also the teacher of the great Sannin; and indirectly was also the teacher of the Fourth Hokage. His ninja name was the Professor because he knew over a thousand Jutsu. That is what all of you know about him; none of you really know him at all." I scoffed at them, my eyes opened hatred filling its deeps.

"None of you truly knew him. You don't know of the sacrifices he has made, none of his mistakes, you only know how good he was. But he was man, a human. He wasn't as docile as most of you think. No, he knew what he had to do for this Village and he did it, whether he wanted to or not. It was always the Village was first, never those in it." I laughed darkly.

"The bastard was all for his 'Will of Fire' crap, but that can only go so far. He made grave mistakes in protecting his precious Village, but he also made good ones. Sometimes I hated the man with everything I had," I heard Konohamaru start to cry. "But I knew that he had no other choice. I would have done the same in his shoes. Hokage is not a job for the weak; that is why the strongest are always chosen."

I started having difficulty breathing. "One of the hardest decisions he had to make was letting me go to an orphanage after I was born. I know it hurt him deeply because Sarutobi-sensei had a big heart, and it only took him five years to realize that he had a made a mistake. He took me in and protected me; he loved me, when I thought I was incapable of being loved."

A tear left my right eye, but my voice was strong. "And now he is dead… so is the life of a Shinobi," that lone tear became two.

"For those out there who are saddened, be sad, mourn for the great but tragic Hokage we had. Don't take too long, though," I heard noise that was supposed to be the crowds non-approval of what just sad. "Suck it up; you are Ninjas, warriors that deal death," here my voice because as hard as steel. "You will see death, again and again, and you will deal it out like butter to bread. Mourn the dead, respect the dead, and live for the dead by doing your duty as Shinobi. Soon we will have another Hokage and we will respect, live, and mourn for this one when the time comes. All Hokage's are destined to die; that is the one certainty that they all had when they choose to take the position. Thank those that are dead for your lives, thank those who fought for your lives; because if it wasn't for them, your picture would be on this table as well."

I moved to walk away, but something attached itself to me. I caught myself by wrapping my arms around it and putting my weight against it. It was Konohamaru.

"Why? Why Onee-chan?! Why do they die? Why couldn't grandfather listen to me and not have fought? WHY DID HE DIE?" he cried out at me, as his sobbing took over his throat and he couldn't talk anymore.

My hard iced-over eyes melted at him. I knelt down and hugged him to me. My head rested on the left side of his face.

"Oh little koi, he died for you."

"BUT I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO!"

I took my left hand and ran my fingers through his hair and held him, like I always did after he had a nightmare.

"He died for all of us. You wanted to be Hokage little one, so listen up. The first duty the Hokage has is to protect the Village. Your grandfather knew that he would die, but he did it because of love. He loved you, me, and everyone else in this Village."

"I don't want to be Hokage anymore, and I forbid you from doing it too! No more missions!" he screamed at me. "I can't lose you too."

My eyes softened even more. I separated him from me and looked him in the eyes. "Death is a part of life and there is no escaping it, no matter how hard you run. I accept that and it's about time you do as well. If I die, then I die. I will regret only one thing: causing you pain."

"Why do you have to die? I don't want you too! I won't let you leave; I will tie you up and won't let you out of your room!" Konohamaru threatened me.

I sighed. "Stop being a baby. You know as well as I do, that wouldn't work. I have tried to be nice, Maru, but enough is enough!" he flinched at my words and tone of voice I used. "I will die; you will die; that is life."

"But why? Why do you have to leave me too?" he asked quietly, his eyes staring at the ground.

"Because I care for you, which is why I go on missions. I don't want you to get hurt; you are a precious person to me. And to keep you safe, I will do anything; I will take on any mission, and I will fight anyone. If it means that I will fight someone stronger than me, then so be it. If it means that I die, then I will."

My right hand reached down, took his chin and raised it. "That is why people become Ninjas, that is why grandfather died. He died to protect those that are precious to him. That is why he fights…fought. That is why I fight; I do missions to stop those that would hurt those I care for. That is the way of a Ninja. That is my Nindo, my Ninja way, to fight for those I love and care for. I will do anything and everything for them."

Konohamaru's eyes lit up; it seemed that my words got to him. His tears stopped.

"Then (hic) that is my Nindo (hic) as well! I will fight for you!" I smiled, a real smile, and hugged him.

Then when I pulled back he did something that caught me and everyone else off guard. He kissed me. Damn little kid, if it was anyone else they would have died.

"And when I kick your ass, you will marry me!"

~~Spy's Fight~~

"So, tell me everything about her," I ordered seriously and we leaped from tree branch to tree branch.

"Don't let her hit you or kick you, or land a single hit on you at all. She's super strong," Jiraiya, Toad Sage, told me with a far off look in his eyes.

"She hit you how many times?" I asked, my voice clearly held a teasing note to it. "And how many were to the head?"

He snorted. "Too many to count, though she almost killed me once; the closest I have ever come to dying. She is a sucker though, she really sucks at gambling."

"And that is how I am going to get her." I informed him as I sent a kick to his head; he dodged and we launched ourselves into at Taijutsu battle as we advanced to the next town.

"Have you told anyone your coming with me? Like, maybe your teammates?" he asked as I punched him the stomach and he head butted me.

~~Spy's Fight~~

"Where is she?" Sakura demanded, her voice had gotten to the 'shrill' point already.

Ever since she had found out that Naruto saved her from Gaara (not Sasuke), Sasuke had become more distant to her; she blamed Naruto. It seemed that her fan girl genes had finally fully emerged and taken over. The pink haired girl had thrown everything that had happened between her and Naruto out the window and started to hate her…again. She had it in her head that Naruto was taking Sasuke away from her. The evidence was that the Sasuke ignored her even more than before, and she knew that his thoughts were al on Naruto.

That made her go back up on Naruto's list of people to kill…somehow and someway.

"I don't know, but she's later than Kakashi-sensei!" Sasuke added as he glared at said sensei.

Kakashi, who had ignored two thirds of his Genin, looked up from his book to see someone in front of him. It was the missing teammate.

Before anyone could say anything, the Naruto opened her mouth.

"This is an automated message from: Naruto to Squad Seven."

Kakashi nodded and told her to go on.

"I was leaving the Hokage Building when I ran into someone. My perverted pimp to be exact," she told them with a wicked grin on her face.

They heard a male voice in the background. "I AM NOT A PIMP! You impitent little brat, I will have you know, that is has been said that I am the Toad Sennin. And that's not all. In the North, South, East and West...the Legendary Three's White Haired frog-summoning child! The handsome man that can silence a crying child! He is JIRAIYA-SAMA! That's me!"

"Ero-Sennin, that is who you are, you self proclaimed super pervert. I don't know why I put up with you," Naru off handily told him.

"Because you want to learn from me, that is your greatest dream! You want to be just like me!"

Naru snorted, "Yes, I want to get research by spying to women in the bathhouses! Oh, yes, that is my greatest dream."

"Don't take that tone with me, gaki."

"If you need me for something, go to the nearby towns look for gambling places…or into women's brothels. Apparently, I shall be helping him get information. You know, I'm drawing the line here. I will not be your bait; I refuse to act like a little child and have those women cooing all over me."

"But we have to gather information!" the Toad sage whined. "That is the most efficient way, plus you look so cute!"

"No, I did it when I was younger, but no longer! You get your own damn information your way, and I'll do it my way." then in a deadly tone, "If you call me cute more one time…"

"And how many bodies am I going to have to clean up?"

Silence ensured for a few seconds. "Memory Jutsu will be applied and I will drop them off at the nearest hospital, does that satisfy you?" then she added as an afterthought, "It's not like you would clean up anyway, I would have too."

A sigh later, "Anyway, old perverts aside, I'm going to be away for a few weeks. Well, that is until we find someone."

"Yes, a beauty with enormous—"

"Finish that perverted sentence and when we find her I will rat you out. I will tell baa-chan all about how you have made a sweet innocent child become a pervert! I will also tell her that your books are why my sensei doesn't pay attention to my training or those of my teammates."

"Fine, fine, seeing as I don't want to die, I will accept your blackmail. You know, there are only so many times that you can use that."

"Nope, that blackmail will last until you die…which is going to be a very, very long time. Well, that depends on how much you piss her off. I wonder…will she be drunk?"

The clone closed her mouth for a few seconds and then opened it to tell them end of message and burst into a puff of smoke.

Sakura had her mouth open, not knowing how to take this recorded message. Sasuke was still stuck on the fact that the pimp, whether it was just a name or not, was real. Kakashi, however, how taken in the whole message and smiled at his two Genin with his eye in a upside down crescent. Kakashi, Shinobi extraordinaire, informed his team of the most important part of the message:

"That, my precious Genin, is how to do blackmail properly."

~~Spy's Fight~~

"I meant what I said about bait, no doing it." I repeated to him again when we could see the next town in site.

"Fine, fine, fine!" he told me with a wave of his hand. "So, how are you going to get her to agree?"

I became silent for a moment. "I am either going to trick her with an imperfect Rasengan or some psychology thing."

The perverted Toad Sage shrugged, "Convincing her is your problem. I'm just going to stick around to watch the fireworks."

"Lazy ass," I rolled her eyes, but my voice held affection.

He chuckled as we walked down as street, but stopped when he realized that I wasn't beside him. He turned around and saw me at a booth, one that had to do with lottery. He wondered if I was the opposite of Tsunade yet again. One of his favorite past times was comparing me to her. He wasn't surprised when I came back with my Gama-chan almost overflowing.

A few more minutes down the street, we found our hotel. My perverted sensei/almost dad saw a very pretty lady, shoved some money in my hands, his bags, and ran off. I sighed, got us a room and headed upstairs.

~~Spy's Fight~~

There was a knock at the door, and I knew it wasn't Ero-Sennin. I checked the Charka Signature and didn't sense any. I quickly made a Bunshin and jumped out the window. I made my way quickly back up to the room and peered down the hallway, my clone had just opened the door, and…Itachi was standing in front of it.

"Naru-chan, I would appreciate it if you weren't using a Bunshin. How rude of you, I know I taught you better manners than that."

I chuckled and he didn't even flinch when I came around the corner.

"Tachi-kun, how have you been? How's life on the run?" After my mini-interrogation/manners, my attention shifted to the fish man to his left.

"Kisame, one of the seven swordsmen of the Mist, a pleasure to meet you," I said as I walked toward them. "Is there a reason why you are gracing me with your presence?"

"You did teach her manners Itachi, good job." Kisame said as he gave me a toothy grin.

My clone was gone as I leaned up against the wall next to the door. "Is there are a reason you wanted to see my beautiful self, Itachi?"

He chuckled, but Kisame got there first. "Maybe a quick fuck session before we kidnap you and turn you in?"

My laugh kept Kisame alive, I could see that Itachi was about to kill him. "No fuck sessions, sorry, fish man. I am quite underage, and if word got out you were such a pedophile...well, I don't want to be around you when your boss finds out."

"We want you to come with us, Naru-chan," Itachi told me calmly; I could see he was fighting with killing the urge to kill the blue man.

"Oh?" I said, leaning forward to where our faces were centimeters apart, "Really? And why is that?"

I was playing a very fun mind game with Itachi, I always did this. I knew he was hormonal, plus he was a guy. That and for years he had wanted me in his bed. It didn't help that I was more developed than girls my age; and I was wearing revealing clothing. It didn't help that I was leaning over and he saw a good view of my boobs too.

I remember Kyūbi's words before, about how only Itachi and Gaara were the ones for me.

Gaara.

I pushed him to the back of my mind…again. I hadn't seen him for weeks now, but I couldn't get him out of my head or heart.

Luckily, for me, I had a distraction.

Sasuke.

He saw how close I was to his brother's face and he was stunned; when I moved away, he lost it. Apparently, seeing his crush almost on top of his hated brother was just too much for him. Poor kid.

"Itachi Uchiha," his face had lost all color, his voice dead.

"Oh, another Sharingan, that's the second one I've seen today." Kisame commented thoughtfully as Sasuke looked up and showed his red eyes off.

"Another?" I said suspiciously.

Kisame nodded. "Yeah, but this one only had one."

I looked at Itachi and my eyes narrowed. "What did you do to him?"

Itachi shrugged. "We fought for no more than five or so minutes."

"Did you kill him?" my voice was steady, but empty.

Itachi took me in for the first time since he left. My hair was longer, my body older, but he saw something in me. "You've changed, Naru-chan, are you caring about people now?"

Kisame chose that moment to interfere again. "Who is this little boy Itachi? He looks like you…"

"He…is my little brother."

Kisame's eyes widened. "I thought you killed the whole clan."

That was the last straw for Sasuke, he looked straight at Itachi, his eyes and face took on a demented look. "I will kill you!"

He powered up a Chidori and ran toward Itachi.

My heart stopped, images flashed through my mind. I reacted without thought. Before anything happened, I grabbed Sasuke's hand and held it. The Chidori flickered out because he lost control over it. My other hand had grabbed Itachi's wrist.

"Now, now, Naru-chan, I know you love me," I snorted. "But you don't have to jump in front of me and a Chidori, remember last time you did it?"

Sasuke's eyes widened, while mine became distant.

"Yeah, it went through my chest and almost killed me." I said in a monotone.

"Ooooh, Itachi, I didn't know you had history with the target." Kisame mockingly teased.

I let go of both their wrists, and spun around to kick Itachi in the chest—straight into Kisame.

Itachi got his body under control. "It's been awhile since you kicked me, Naru-chan." The older Uchiha rubbed the spot on his chest. "It seemed that this once didn't have the same feel behind it. Where did all that love go?"

"Itachi, this isn't the time to talk about your failed attempt to woo me," she chided him, "Weren't you sent here for a reason?"

Itachi's eyes changed and I knew I did something wrong, but at the moment I didn't care.

"Sasuke," my voice was loud enough for Itachi to hear the tone I used. The one I used to use for him when we would fight together.

"Yeah?" Sasuke's voice was shaking.

"You take on Fish Boy, I got the older Uchiha."

"What? No!" Sasuke growled. "He's mine."

I closed my eyes and took a few deep breathes. I was going to have to do a memory Jutsu on him before we left.

"Fine, take him, but be warned, I am not responsible if you die." I let him know before I launched myself at Kisame.

Our two groups separated and I pushed the blue man down the hall until I had him up against the wall.

"You're a tough girl, aren't you?" he said, grinning and showing off those shark like teeth. "I'm going to have fun breaking you."

"Funny," I told him before took out a mini sword out of nowhere. "I was going to say the same thing. Now, show me that sword that is famed for stealing Charka."

Before we could use our swords against each other, I heard Sasuke scream. I turned around and saw Itachi had him up against the wall, choking him, and staring into the his little brother's eyes.

Tsukiyomi, I thought just as I hear Itachi said it.

I started to run toward them—and got only maybe a few feet—when I felt Kisame's sword being raised against my back. In response (before I thought about how stupid it was to leave my back open), I felt a Toad's natural chakra between me and Kisame. I turned around and jumped back a few feet.

Then, to my horror, I heard my traveling companion run his mouth off.

"I, Jiraiya, this epitome of manliness! I will fall for no woman's wiles! When you're someone like me, you only have to flash that sexiness to have women fall at your feet."

"You are corrupting this innocent girl!" I almost screamed at him. "Wait till baa-chan hears this! You desert me for a woman planted by Akatsuki, and their members come after me!"

Itachi turned around and let Sasuke fall to the ground. "Do you know what happens when you try to corrupt this one?"

Jiraiya cringed, "I assume you know what happens?"

"I saw it happen, but I wasn't stupid enough to try," Itachi smirked. "Unless it was mutual of course."

"Itachi, what's going on?" Kisame asked as he slipped by me and Ero-Sennin to stand by his partner.

"We are leaving," Itachi informed him. "There is no way we can win against one of the Sannin."

He made a hole in the wall and waited until Kisame jumped out before he looked at me once more. His look was guarded and mine wasn't. I closed my eyes before he left and when I opened them, he was gone.

Just like before, I help him and he runs off. Last time I didn't interfere when he missed up Sasuke, and I didn't this time either.

"Does it make me a bad person?" I voiced my thoughts out loud. "I help him and do nothing when he messes with his younger brother mentally and physically. The first time, it didn't matter, but now…Sasuke's my teammate..."

The old pervert dismissed the Toad and put a hand on my shoulder. "We have duties, and as Shinobi we must put aside all our personal feelings to perform those duties. Itachi left Sasuke alive because he let his feelings get in the way of his duty. You…followed your heart. I will never tell you that's ever wrong."

~~Spy's Fight~~

My whole plan was shot to hell when I actually met her. I was either going to trick her with a technique that I could already do, or I was going to guilt her into it. But that didn't happen.

"Outside now," my voice was low and held no emotion as I ordered her to move her body. The two across the table from me were shocked. I had been quiet so far, only insulting and teasing the old man next me from time to time.

She had pissed me off. She had insulted the Hokage name; she insulted every Hokage before her. She insulted my father, and the first person to ever try and love me.

"What did you say gaki?"

I looked her directly in the eyes and I watched her flinch. She saw the emptiness in mine.

"If you do not want to pay for the damages to this place, then get your ass outside. Because I will not stand for you insulting the Hokage name just because you are weak and scared."

That got her outside; as we got out there, Ero-Sennin grabbed me and said quietly—although they were still able to hear. "Watch it gaki, there is only so much I can take. I'm still mad at you about the funeral speech."

I shrugged him off. "Mind you own damn business. I don't need a father; never had one, and I will be fine to continue on with life without one."

I saw all of them flinch, mostly him. I felt bad about hurting him, for that jab was a little deep.

I stood in front of Tsunade, all my plans gone and this was just me now. I was the only thing that could convince her to come back.

"Tell me gaki; is the reason why your little baby self was mad about me insulting the Hokage name was because you want to be Hokage?" her voice mocked me.

I didn't answer her; this was a question I had never been asked. Did I want to be Hokage? Konohamaru always assumed that I would, and often would fight me for it. But, did I want to be Hokage?"

"I never thought about being Hokage, to be honest. I can't help but despise the position and those that take it."

"Then why make a fuss about what I was saying?"

"As much as I detest it, I respect it more. To be Hokage is to be the strongest person in the Village. To be the strongest physically and mentally, for countless lives are in your hands; and no one weak can handle it. To have that honor, of being named the strongest…is something that I can't describe. I will be the first to admit being Hokage sucks, the choices that you have to make. I have watched Sarutobi for seven years, and each decision that he made—that affected the Village, you know, saved or destroyed it—hurt him greatly. The decision to abandon me as a child to a normal childhood that he knew I would never have, but hoped. Or the decision to take me off the streets because I was getting beaten almost to death between the ages of two and five?" I really saw her body freeze and flinch now, I was getting to her.

"Or the decision to make me a tool, something that he refused when I was first born? I hate Konoha for what it has done to me, what it has forced me to become, for what I've watched it do to itself and others. But I became a Kunoichi; I know my duty. I lied to Konohamaru at the funeral that was not my Nindo. My Nindo is doing my duty. Following orders, even I end up hating myself and my Village, even if I end up destroying myself."

I saw the realization in her eyes; she knew who I was now. "Yes, I am the Jinchūriki of the Kyūbi, and the daughter of the Yodamaine. I have every reason to despise and want to destroy Konoha; but I gave my word when I became a Kunoichi. A Kunoichi always puts duty first, personally feelings aside. You forgot that Tsunade, even if those you loved died because of that God forsaken Village."

Her companion didn't like my words and I saw her hugging that pig a little too tightly. Jiraiya was clinching his fights in repressed anger. He never understood my anger and hatred of the Village.

"What do you know?" she snapped at me. "You are young, you haven't buried those who mean everything to you, nor have you watched the love of your life die in your eyes."

My eyes grew then; the emotionless façade was thrown aside. "I helped someone I could have loved, if I let myself, murder his entire family for the sake of that Village. I helped him torture the only person who had ever really loved him, twice. I watched people I care for in agony when they have to complete missions, watching them destroy themselves in order to perform for the Village. I have hunted, murdered, annihilated, destroyed, you name it, and I have done it. All for that place."

Then I started crying. "I warned him; I warned the old man what was going to happen. I tried to warn him various times what Orochimaru was doing, but he never wanted to hear it. And he died because of it! Sarutobi was the first person who ever tried to love me. And do you know what I was doing while he was dying?"

I wiped away my tears, just for more to come. "I was going to off to protect the Village, and maybe in the process kill someone I just fell in love with. I was choosing between someone I loved and a teammate; the Village or my love. What happened after during the Third Task of the Chūnin Exam made me realize even more that I am a pawn, a tool, a weapon, to be disposed at my expense."

The pain inside of me just broke through all the barriers I had to keep it in place. My tears wouldn't stop, soon I was sobbing uncontrollably and I fell to my knees in internal agony.

~~Spy's Fight~~

Tsunade didn't know what do. Here in front of her was a child broken by her Village, her old home. And yet, this broken child was telling her to go back and protect that Village. How was she supposed to react? What was she supposed to do? Dan and Nawaki loved that Village; they never saw what this child had seen. They only saw the good side of Konoha, not the murky darkness that was deep inside.

Yet, what this broken child in front of was telling her was true. It amazed her how loyal this girl was to something that was destroying her.

Tsunade slowly walked forward and knelt down next to her. She wrapped her arms around and held her close, whispering to her that she was going to be alright.

~~Spy's Fight~~

Jiraiya moved over to Shizune, and they starting talking about Naruto. "She's really a mature kid, isn't she? A little rough around the edges…"

"She's in pain; she always has been hasn't she?" Shizune asked the teammate of her mistress.

Jiraiya, in that moment, looked older than he really was. "She always hides it; most of the time I forget about it because of the way she acts…but she is always in pain. This is the first time I have ever seen her let it all out. She cried at the Third's Funeral, but it wasn't like this."

"She's a child; it angers me to see all this pain that she's in."

"I know. I know."

~~Spy's Fight~~

After I finished crying and being weak, I pulled myself together and pushed out of her arms, gently.

"I'm sorry," I apologized to the woman who had just held me like I would imagine a mother would hold her child.

She shook her head. "Don't apologize; we all have pain inside of us. And when it breaks free…we can't stop it."

We both stood up and silence occupied the area until I broke it a few minutes later.

"I will make a bet with you, Tsunade-hime."

She was surprised, either by the bet or that I knew her medical nickname, I don't know, but she was surprised.

"And what bet would entail would exactly, brat?"

I smirked. "If I win, you become Hokage; if I lose I will leave the Village and travel with you and pay your debts."

Tsunade was shocked; Shizune inched closer to Jiraiya, "Does she know that Lady Tsunade sucks at gambling?"

"Does Tsunade know that this girl is the opposite of her when it comes to gambling?" Jiraiya whispered back.

"Fine, brat I accept. With what I heard before…I bet that you won't ever break away from Konoha, you won't ever do anything against it." Tsunade smirked now. She was going to win this bet for sure! "And I throw in this necklace," she said as she pointed the one she was wearing. The cursed one.

"Deal," I agreed as I shook her hand. "What's the time limit?"

"A week," she replied, shaking my hand.

~~Spy's Fight~~

I had them training me, all three of them, throughout that whole week. Shizune was totally fine with it, she liked me for some odd reason. Jiraiya did it because I kept on waving that blackmail in his face, something Tsunade got a kick out of, especially when he would go crazy just to keep me quiet. I got Tsunade to train me, after she lost a game of cards.

As she was training me, she was afraid to hurt me, so I started calling her baa-chan. I ended up with a few bruises after that.

When that week was over, I woke up, after exhausting myself the night before, to a woozy Jiraiya and a hit man. Someone was trying to kill either Shizune or him, and I wasn't having any of it.

Seconds later, I killed the hit man and the other woman in our group told me what happened while I was out.

"Stupid Ero-Sennin! You know she is a Medic Ninja! How could you fall for the whole 'drugs in your sake' thing she did? I thought after the last time I did it, you would've been checking everything you drank." I scolded him as we hurried to where Shizune was trying to take us.

"You drugged him, Naru-chan?" Shizune asked, impressed. "When?"

"I think I was seven. After he started using me as bait, I gave him a drug that every time he saw a naked female or half naked female, he actually saw a man in the same undressed state."

My Ero-Sennin shuddered beside me, trying to repress the memories. "Are we there yet?"

We were…and there was a big hole in the ground. "I am going to take a guess and say she was pissed. Who wants to agree with my hypothesis?"

Two adults glared at me and I nodded, carrying on my one-sided conversation. "And continuing my assuming, I would say that someone scared her, there's blood over there, wait, is that dried blood?" I bent down and sniffed it. "It's a week old…so, Orochimaru tried to scare her into doing what he wanted before we showed up."

Looking at the other hole, this one in the wall and looking around until I found her jacket. I grabbed her, sniffed it, and threw it to Shizune. "She's really pissed and probably about to die. She's taking on a Sannin and Kabuto."

I closed my eyes and reawakened them as Kyūbi's eyes. With Kyūbi merging with me, my sense of smell, sight, and everything else was enhanced. With his eyes, they could track a person. I ran, with my two adults trailing behind me.

When we got to the scene of the fight, my eyes were back to their ice blue.

It seemed that Tsunade was about to fight with Kabuto, and the other Sannin was staring at us.

"Ah, it's been a long time hasn't it, Jiraiya?"

"Yes, it has been a while, and your eyes are still the same."

My eyes locked with Kabuto and he backed up a few steps.

I smirked. "It seems you remember what happened the last time you and I came face to face. Backing up is smart, now be even smarter and stay out of my way."

Orochimaru and everyone looked at me; I know I looked positively evil.

"Kabuto, you know Akki Aku, or should I say, ku ku ku, Naruto Uzumaki?"

I pouted, "It seems you figured me out. Dang Sasuke! He ruined my plan."

Orochimaru chuckled. "How is the little Uchiha? And for that matter, how are you? Did you like the present I gave you before you became unconscious?"

My hand instantly went to my neck. Thank God, I had packed a shirt with a high neck—he wouldn't have an easy time biting me again. For this battle, I wore bandages wrapped from my feet to my thighs. They even went above where my skirt stopped; it was like the Kurenai dresses. I had my boots on; my arms were wrapped in bandages as well, but I had black fish net gloves, and my black kunai pouch on my right leg. Not to mention various things hidden in scrolls hidden all over my body.

"You have the Curse Mark?" Tsunade asked her quietly. Thinking that maybe I did win our bet, having that is definitely rebellion and betraying the Village. Oh noes, that wasn't my rebellion.

I ripped off my shirt, I had a tank top like shirt underneath and showed my bare neck. I gave Orochimaru an Uchiha smirk. "It's gone, like it was never there."

I did have a shirt underneath. Well…half a shirt, my midriff was covered in bandages, I was expecting blood and cuts, so why not have the bandages there already? Okay, lie, during my training last night I got cut everywhere, so Shizune covered me in them.

I tied my blonde hair up in two pig tails, like I always did as a Genin.

"No, I will not tell you how I got rid of it; it's for me to know and you to die of curiosity."

Orochimaru, instead of getting mad, just chuckled. "You are surprising me more and more, little girl."

I yawned. "Can we just get this fight on? I think with your handicaps, both you and the pervert will be perfect matches. And me?" My eyes lit up as I look Kabuto in. "I get to kill rat: a big, silver, four-eyed rat."

The battle started, Shizune took care of Tsunade, and Orochimaru used Kabuto to summon a giant snake, but Tsunade threw Jiraiya aside and charged Kabuto—who was still on the ground, ten feet in front of me. Then the asshole cut himself and bleed all over her. A kick later and Shizune was holding on to her.

"So, you finally show your true colors, Kabuto?" I said pointed to my forehead. On his, he had a Sound forehead protector.

"Ah, speaking hitai-ate where is yours?"

This seemed to have everyone's attention. Where was my headband? Where was all my loyalty to my Village?

"Village loyalty has no place here, since none of us really have any," my lie was met with a chuckle from Orochimaru, on top of his snake.

I sighed. "If you must know, my Village loyalty is behind me. Tsunade, the future Fifth Hokage…and who is fixing to get over her fear of blood."

Then I looked over to my current sensei. "Ero-Sennin…why haven't you summoned something yet...you did just enter a battle with summons did you?" I spared a glance at him and Orochimaru. "You haven't even started, get your lazy ass going!"

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu."

The idiot summoned…a baby Toad, who two seconds later disappeared.

"You don't have to insult him," I told Orochimaru as I went over and hit the pervert over the head. "BAKA!"

"Awww, Naru-chan that had no love it in. How about you summon Gama for me?"

I stared at him for a few seconds before denying his request. "Go fight him," at that, I kicked him into Orochimaru and turned to my battle.

I launched myself into a Taijutsu battle with this medic, making sure that he couldn't touch me. I kept him on the defensive, so he had no time to form any attacks. I messed up though, Shizune tried to help by throwing more of her poison coated senbon. She almost hit me, and in a split second, I had to dodge.

That gave him the opening he needed, and knocked me away, slamming his foot in my chest, cracking two ribs.

I fly twenty feet away from him. I hear my name being called, but I can't breathe. One rib was pushing into one of my lungs. But I could see just fine, I saw Kabuto, the bastard, throwing himself at Tsunade.

The whole week flashed before my eyes, her being so nice, almost like a mother to me. The first night we met and how she held me. No, she still couldn't move.

I did a half baked version of dad's Jutsu, and I was in front of her in a second; a second before his metal plated gloved fist collided with Tsunade's head. Instead, it hit mine. Blood ran down from my head, down the curve of my nose.

"Why?" Tsunade's voice seemed so lost.

"Because you are my Hokage, and my duty is to protect you."

"I…didn't say I was going to…you didn't win the bet."

I chuckled. "I will, just you wait."

I kicked him backwards a little, so I could have room, and strained my right hand. Conjuring my favorite technique, half assed of course. I never realized how hard it is to gather Charka, pure Charka, in my hand when there is blood in my eyes.

I thrust my hand forward, toward his chest. "RASENGAN!"

I expected him to go flying with a whole in the middle of his chest. I didn't expect him to duck, use one hand to cut a few tendons in my right foot, and the other to crack a few more rib.

I collapsed. How could Kitsune, fall so low as to a Jōnin level Ninja taking her down? How could she get cracked ribs, how could she not breath, how could she not stand?

I laughed a bitter cold laugh. "I'm amazed. You are the first one in the past couple of years to injure me so much. Maybe it's because I'm playing around?" I asked myself the last sentence.

He would attack again I knew it; I struggle to stand up, damn my young body. I had lots of experience with my older body…damn it all! Right now, when she needs me most, I am on the ground.

I stand up, leaning against my left leg for support.

"Why? Why do you continue to fight? You are a Genin; I am way above your power. You are just going to die. And here you promised to kill me," Kabuto taunted me as he looked at me.

He was more than five feet in front of me. When did he get there?

Damn it! Would I never be able to fully operate in this younger body? I missed the simplicity of life as Kitsune. Ever since I started this damn charade as a Genin, too many things have happened that I didn't like. Too many times I have been hurt.

"You know…I hate blood, my own that is. A Genin?" I snorted. "Do you remember my 'Ninja Info Card' you stupid prick?" I coughed up some blood. Great.

I knew then that I had to hurry, there was only so much time that Kyūbi could give me. It was only because of him that could breathe.

"Damn, I hate acting…"

"NARUTO! Oh god, you coughing up blood…" Jiraiya couldn't help but be worried. Where the hell was he anyway? I couldn't see him…

I heard Orochimaru taunting him about me, and then Jiraiya and him started arguing over what makes a good Ninja. Idiots, the lot of them.

"Naru…please stop! I won't have you die for me. I couldn't…don't do this."

I remembered the Third's Funeral, Konohamaru's fit. Poor baby, I wondered what he would say when he found out I had died? Or my team for that matter? What would Kakashi do, I was the only thing he had left from his sensei. And then Gaara; Gaara, the one I had fallen in love with, what would he do when he found out I had died?

Probably going on a killing rampage, destroy Konoha, the works.

I chuckled. "Poor Konohamaru, I guess I'm going to die before you can kick my ass." I said to no one, and I think I may have noticed that a few people were looking at me all worried.

"Naruto-kun, please, stop this, I don't really want to kill you. Why don't you join us? If you do, I can make you stronger that you are now. And you will be of some use to Orochimaru-sama. If you don't, and you stand there, then you will die."

I glared at Kabuto, "Come on! I'm not dead yet, one of us will die now. Let's dance, you fuck toy."

He pulled out a kunai and charged me in anger. He knew what was insinuating. He knew that I thought he was just Orochimaru's play thing…and he probably was.

He charged me and I did the only thing I could do, I caught his hand. His kunai went through, not the first time though. I ignored all the pain. I was good at that, ignoring pain.

He struggled to move, idiot. I was strong without using charka to enhance my strength and here I was using that charka to enhance my strength even more. Kabuto stood no chance.

"You're not going anywhere jackass," I told him, I coughed as I readied my favorite Jutsu once again.

"Die," then my hand was shoved though his chest, through his heart—effectively ripping it to shreds and killing him instantly.

I used the last of the charka that I had; I had used most of it up trying to keep me alive. Now, all my charka was gone. I fell back and she caught me. At least my Hokage was alive, I had done my duty.

Damn, now Gaara was going to hate me. I had promised that we would break free and fix his Seal, but now…I broke that promise.

"No, no, no! You can't die on me." Tsunade almost screamed at me, as she laid me down and listened to my heart beat.

~~Spy's Fight~~

Tsunade couldn't hear Naruto's heart beat or hear the girl breathing. Tsunade carefully felt her chest and noticed that five ribs of her ribs were broken…and three were pushing into her lungs. Quickly, she healed the ribs and listened again.

Nothing.

"No!" Tsunade screamed. "Don't die on me, no, don't die on me! I refuse to lose anyone else"

~~Spy's Fight~~

Her hysteria was funny to me, so I laughed, or tried to. It didn't come out very well.

"Baa-chan, I'm going to win that bet now. I didn't kill the one who attacked the Village, Gaara. I feel in love with him. We are pawns, tools, and weapons; he's exactly like me. We promised…" I would have clutched my chest, if I could have moved my arm. Blood filled my mouth, but instead of coughing it up, it slid down my mouth.

"We promised…we would break…free, that we would…no longer…be…tools…"

~~Spy's Fight~~

Tsunade's hysteria increased as flashes of her lover and Dan entered her head. Another to die, another she couldn't save.

The female Sannin couldn't finish brooding because Orochimaru had left the Snake and shot himself at Naruto, that sword coming out of his mouth…aimed straight at the broken child that she didn't want to die.

Tsunade's eyes hardened and she did what she had to do, just like Naruto did. She moved and took the sword to the chest.

"Why Tsunade-hime, do you protect that child? You saw her fight; she is weak. If I don't kill her now, that Jinchūriki will be much trouble later on…"

Tsunade said nothing for a moment. "Why, why did I protect her? I am the Hokage, and the Hokage protects her people. She lives, breathes, and dies for them. That is the Hokage's duty. I will protect this child with my life!"

"Hokage? Dear Tsunade, I thought you were smarter than that. Being Hokage is only for fools, fools who want to die."

Tsunade remembered what she said in that tavern that night. Hokage is a job only for fools, weak fools that have a death wish.

As much as I detest it, I respect it more. To be Hokage is to be the strongest person in the Village. To be the strongest physically and mentally, for countless lives are in your hands, no one weak can handle it. To have that honor, of being named the strongest…is something that I can't describe.

Tsunade's face raised and she looked straight into Orochimaru's eyes. "No, it is for those that are strong, being Hokage means that you are the strongest person in the Village. It's someone who will live for the Village, someone who is the Village. Hokage is everything that you aren't," her voice was harder and deadlier than a kunai to the heart.

~~Spy's Fight~~

I open my eyes to her bleeding on top of me. Her words did something to my heart. No one had ever risked their life for me; my life had always been less of value to others. Now, someone had taken my place of protecting, risking my life for others. No one had ever deemed me worthy of risking their life for me.

I noticed that her trembling had stopped; I wanted to chuckle or something, but my voice wouldn't let me. There was still blood in there, once she moved; and apparently summoned their boss summons. I turned over and coughed it out.

No one paid attention to me, for Shizune's eyes were only for her Mistress and the other two Sannin.

"Oi, why do I smell the brat's blood?"Gamabunta roared as soon as the smoke cleared on his summoning.

Tsunade and Jiraiya couldn't say anything, the sorrow clung to them like Itachi to pocky; like Sasuke to tomatoes; like me to battle; like Ero-Sennin to bathhouses; and Baa-chan to gambling.

"You act as if I died," I grumbled loud enough for them to hear me as I tried to stand up, only to fall down. "Damn, forgot about that tendon cut."

Every eye, alive, turned to me as I hold my left hand up and, after gathering some charka, start healing my foot.

"Naruto?" Two Sannin whispered as one said it in disbelief.

"I killed you!" the other Sannin growled.

Course, no one seemed to realize that it was Kabuto who actually almost killed me.

"I would have died too…if it wasn't for the merging," I said off handily. "Now, are you going to worry about me, or are you going to fight? Sheesh, you all act like my parents…Orochimaru, though, acts like one who wants to kill me."

I wasn't healing before because Kyūbi was using our charka to keep me stable and upright; but once Baa-chan fixed me enough to where I would be alive while he healed me.

I grabbed Shizune and her pig and we got back enough and watched the fight. It was really entertaining, the deadly and most advance fight I have ever seen. I wasn't on Sannin level yet, maybe Hunter and High ANBU level (in Kitsune mode), so this fight was amazing. I learned a few Jutsu, and Shizune explained the ones Tsunade used. It was funny when, after the battle, when Baa-chan went all old on me.

I took a picture and hid it; future black mail. Of course…right after I took the picture I passed out. Damn this body of mine to hell! It was then that I gave up on ever functioning with it. I would just have to wait until I got near my twenties…maybe eighteen would do.

To be continued…

Katai Bunshin no Jutsu: Solid Clone. This Clone is like the Kage Bunshin in the effect that it is solid, but this clone can actually take hits depending on how much chakra is put into it.

Tsukiyomi: Moon Reader. A very powerful Genjutsu that is almost impossible to break. It traps the victim in a state for a certain amount of days or hours (depending on the user), but in reality it only lasts a few seconds.

Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Summoning Jutsu. It's a Jutsu that summons various animals, if you have a contract with them. Jiraiya and Naruto have a contract with Toads, Tsunade has one with Slugs, while Orochimaru has one with snakes.

Rasengan: Spiraling Sphere. A concentrated swirling of charka in the palm of one's hand; it is the parent Jutsu for the Chidori.

Sharingan: Eye dojutsu that only the Uchiha are born with. It can copy any Jutsu, as long it isn't a Kekkai Genkai. It can also sense Charka, and see through Jutsu, and often predict what their Enemy will do. Only ones who have Sharingan are Sasuke, Kakashi (implanted), Itachi, and Madara.