"Once again I find you hidding on top of a roof."

Hade looks behind her and sees her twin brother with arms crossed and an irritated look. She gives him a smirk.

"Maybe I should find a new hidding spot that doesn't include roof tops."

He sits next to her and she looks back down at the busy Konoha street as people pass by or go in stores, going about their daily lives.

"How was your date with Saya?"

"She was quite glad to finally get a break from all the missions."

"Had sex with her yet." she say it not as a question but as matter of fact. Her brother's face turned red and he stuttered.

"What are-you-I-that'snotsomethingawomenasksaguy!" he babbled. Hade smirks and burst out laughing.

"So you havn't, I thought you would have since last year."

Toshiru had not asked Saya to be his girlfriend well until last year during the annual Sakura festival. Since then they rarely left each other's side except when they were assigned different missions. Hade had spent the last three years training and going on missions with Enama to further her training and make her stong enough to bring Kano back. Enama had quickly risen through the shinobi rank till earning the rank of jonnin along with her brother.

"Anyway, Tsunade has been looking for you-"

"I am not going to join the anbu again." Hade interruped. "There are way too many unpleasant memories with that job."

"Come on Hade you were the best one there," she gives him a look. "Besides Itachi, but still the best."

She lookes back down the street and sees Neji walking along side with Ten-Ten as they both enter a weapons shop.

"You know, if you join anbu...there's a better chance for you to get more information on the Uchiha clan." that gets her attention and she looks at him with seriousness.

"How?"

"There are files even jonnin don't have access to...maybe you can if you accept Tsunade's proposition." Hade thinks about it for a bit before reaching a decision.

"Alright lets go talk to her."

Minutes later Hade was dressing in her anbu clothes when Tsunade walks in.

"I see you're getting comfortable wearing it again."

"Not really Tsunade-sama, so now can I get access to those files?"

"You sure don't waist you're time do you?" she smirked. Two years ago Hade had told the Hokage her suspicions on the Uchiha massacre along with the secret mission Itachi had been given by the Hokage after secretly making him captain of anbu. Tsunade had been curious about it and decided to help her with information but without informing the council since she knew they would probably deny everything and tell her nothing. With the experience Tsunade's had with the council in the past she knew they couldn't be entirely trusted.

"I need to gather enough information before I present it to you and the council." she said as she looked at her anbu mask, shaped like a cat. "I'll need as much detail as possible before I ask for Itachi's pardon."

"What about Sasuke and you're students?"

"Sasuke did it not for the sake of the village but for himself, and my students were spies for the Akatsuki...for them to be double agents would be a little harder to prove than Itachi's. I'm sure even you have given this some thought Tsunade-sama." Tsunade nods and Hade places her mask on.

"I have given thought to this critical matter, their punishments won't be as favorable as Itachi's if he's proven innocent."

*Akatsuki's hideout*

"It's time we make our move now." said Pein as all the members were gathered at the table. "We have all things nessesary to gather the jinchuurikii, now we just need to gather them."

"About time I was beginning to get bored yeah." said Deidara, Pein continued as if he hadn't spoken.

"Deidara and Sasori, both of you will capture the two-tailed demon. The rest of you know your assignments and be prepared to be called on when the time comes."

They all nod and get up to leave when Pein calls back Kano and Kenta.

"Kano, Kenta I have a different assignment for you two."

"Yes Pein-sama?"

"The Village of Sand is Allies to Konoha as you very well know; when we capture the Kazekage, Suna won't hesitate to call Konoha and they'll send their best shinobi." they nod and he continues. "If they find their hideout before we extract the biju Itachi and Kisame will intercept them, but if they should fail I want you two to be back up."

"We understand Pein-sama, we will not fail you." they give a small bow before exiting the room.

"Gaara-san, may I come in?"

"Yes Enama."

The door to the Kazekage's office opened and Enama Hyuga walked in. Her brown hair had gotten slightly longer and now reached past her chin. She was dresssed in the traditional Jonnin attire and her leaf headband was tied loosely around her neck.

"I brought the authorization signed by Tsunade-sama about Temari being the representative for Suna for the chunnin exams." she hands Gaara the manila folder which he instantly begins to read as Enama goes around the desk and sits on the edge in front of him. It's been almost a month she's last seen him since she spent that month in Konoha training and talking with the council to get everything ready for the chunnin exams. Knowing Gaara would read every single detail of the papers she takes the opportunity to look him over. His dark red hair had gotten longer and was now down to his neck while his aqua green eyes surrounded by black rings due to his insomnia looks even brighter for some reason.

"Enama you're doing it again." he said, never taking his eyes of the papers and breaking Enama out of her trance.

"Huh?"

"You're staring."

"Oh." a small blush creeps up her cheeks. "Sorry."

Gaara stops reading the papers and places them on his desk while looking at Enama with a strange glint in his eyes.

"Something seems to be bugging you. What is it?"

Enama gives him a small smile. Leave it to Gaara to know when something's bothering me.

"It's nothing...I just missed you this past month."

They trade looks for a moment before he grabs her hand and pulls her on to his lap. Enama's cheeks get even redder as he places his left hand on her chin and makes her look at him, a thin smile playing on his lips.

"I missed you too." He closes the little space between them and kisses her fully on the lips. Enama's hands move to his shoulders and pulls him closer while Gaara's hands wrap around her waist. Enama then feels Gaara lightly nip her lower lip and opens her mouth to let him roam her mouth with his tongue.

"You two seriously need to get a room."

Enama pulls away from Gaara with a gasp to see Kankuro leaning against the door frame with a smirk, the she hadn't even heard him come in. Enama's face instantly turns a deep pink and she buries her face in Gaara's shoulder in embarrasement. Gaara gives a sigh before giving his older brother an annoyed look for inturrupting. Even though Enama had gotten over being shy to him since they got together she was still a very shy person when it came to other people.

"I just came to check if you got the Hokage's-"

Gaara holds up the folder before throwing it at Kankuro who catches it with two fingers before pushing himself off the door frame.

"Now leave, I have things to do."

"Sure you do," he chuckles as he gives a small bow before closing the door. Gaara's protective sand flows to the door and clicks on the lock.

"He's gone Enama."

"Finally." she murmurs as she snuggles her nose against his neck. He looks down at her just as she places her lips against him and tangling her hands on his hair.

"Oi! Ero-sennin!"

"I told you to stop calling me that!" Jaraiya said as they walked on the dirt road that led to Konoha.

"Are we there yet!"

"Be patient we're only a few minutes away, patience is a virtue."

"What virtue?"

Jaraiya sighs as his pupil walks a little faster in front of him.

"Do you think Hadenee-chan will still be there?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Well, you did say you had reports she wasn't staying at Konoha."

"It was only last year kid, she's been in Konoha since three months ago."

"When we get back I'm going to tell baa-chan to let me go after that teme."

"Already eager to go after the Uchiha huh Naruto?" Jaraiya said with a smirk.

"Of course!" Naruto's eyes burned with the thought of finally getting his best friend back. "I can't let him do any more stupid things that will cause him to get killed."

And to think I've told him that way too many times. thought Jaraiya.

"Oh will you look at that, we're already here." Jaraiya expected Naruto to jump around even scream with joy. But lieu he was surprised when Naruto just looked at the gates with a small smile and his eyes got inexplicably bright. The guards at the gates just looked stunned as they saw both of them walk past. Naruto looked around at all the stores and people as they walked through the streets; people in the streets had to do a double take just to make sure Naruto was actually there and not a figment of their imagination. Some whispered curses or glared murder at him while most looked stonished or glad to have him back. He was only vagely aware of it since he was used to it when he was younger, he just concentrated his chakra and ran up a pole giving him a vew of the entire village. He looked around and gave a shout of glee as he saw the face of Tsunade carved on the Hokage mountain.

"Would you look at that they already added baa-chan's face to the mountain!" he spread his arms wide, took a deep breath and billowed.

"KONOHA! UZUMAKI NARUTO, HAS RETURNED!"

"Naruto?"

"Hm?"

He looks down and his face gets brighter still, he jumps down from the pole and lands right in front of his old teammate...Haruno Sakura.

"Sakura-chan is that really you?"

"I should be the one asking that question Naruto." she says with a laugh. "You got taller."

"Did I?" he lifts his hand and moves it between them as if measuring before putting it down with his trade mark goofy smile. "Guess I have."

Naruto then took a look over his teammate. Her hear was still short and pink, she wore a pink shirt similar to her old dress, black shorts under beige skirt that was open from the side to allow movement, black shinobi boots and black gloves. Overall she looked like a fierce kunoichi.

"Naruto nii-san!" Naruto turned to the voice just as a puff of smoke cleared and a naked girl with jet black hair appeared. Naruto was expresionless, Sakura looked plain horrified, and Jaraiya...his response was obvious, his mouth fell wide open with plate sized eyes and a giant nosebleed to boot. The henge dispersed and in place of the naked girl 12 year old Konohamaru appeared.

"How yah like that bro!"

"I'm sorry Konohamaru but, I just don't fool around like that anymore." He said with a serious look while Konohamaru looked slightly crestfallen. Sakura looked at him with curiosity as he smiled at Konohamaru.

So it's not just physically, Naruto has matured so much...maybe inside he's really-

Her thoughts were ruined with what Naruto said next.

"THAT WAS SO WEAK! LET ME SHOW YOU MY NEW AND IMPROVED SEXY JUTSU!"

I spoke too early. Sakura thought as her left eyebrow twitched, and just as Naruto was about to unleash his jutsu he was stopped by an abrut and brutal wack to the head. Followed by Sakura grabbing him by the front of his jacket and swearing loudly.

"GOD DAMN IT NARUTO! THREE YEARS OF NOT SEEING YOU AND YOU DO THIS? MY RESPECT FOR YOU JUST WENT DOWN THE DRAIN!"

"It seems the the shrimp has finally returned." Hade said from the roof top of one of the shops across from where Naruto and everyone else was at.

"Then why don't you go down and say hi?" her brother asked.

"That wouldn't be my style," a smirk forms on her face and her eyes glint mischeviously. "I have a much better way to greet him."

"Ah," Toshiru catches on and a smirk forms on his face as well. "I agree completely."

"Naruto we should head over to Lady Tsunade's office. She wanted to talk to you immediately after you came back."

"Alright, you coming Ero-Sennin?"

"Nah, tell her I'll meet with her in private later on. In the mean while," Jaraiya takes out his notebook and pencil with a wicked grin on his face. "I'll go work on some research."

"What?" Sakura asked curiously but Naruto instantly waved her question off.

"Trust me Sakura-chan you don't wanna know."

Just then a kunai flies out of nowhere and lands at Naruto's feet. He takes out a kunai while Sakura takes a battle stand along with Konohamaru and Jaraiya. A large ball then flies straight at Naruto's face and he catches it, when he looks at it his face turns to curiosity.

"What the hell is this?" The others gather around him and stare at the strange object. It was round and as large as a basketball, in the middle there was a clock with the hand for seconds ticking away. What caught the attention though was the small quacking sound emminating from the thing in time with the seconds. Then they noticed something that made their eyes widen, on the side was the mark of a dragon...similar to the mark of a certain someone...Hade the prankster.

"Oh shit"

At the same time they say it the ticking stops at the number twelve followed by a loud quack as the whole thing blows up in their faces.

"AAAAAH!"

People who had seen the thing the moment it fell in Naruto's hands they all ran for cover as most of them remembered the sinister Color Quacker from previous years when Hade was younger. The ball exploded in a giant smoke of colors that covered all four shinobi from head to toe, when the smoke finally cleared they all coughed and waved the last of the smoke away. That's when they all looked at each other and yelped in surprise as they were all covered from head to toe in all the colors of the rainbow. Laughter reached their ears and looked up to the roof tops to see an anbu and Toshiru laughing their heads of and clutching their sides.

"Ohmygod! Hahahahahahahahaha!" the shinobi said at the same time. "You four look like...a rainbow...hahahahahaha!"

All four colored shinobi did nothing but stare as the other two shinobi couldn't keep their balance and feel on their back on the roof still laughing with tears coming out of their eyes.

"Oh Naruto...blue really makes your eyes...pop..." the anbu dressed shinobi laughed. That's when Naruto saw it, her dragon birthmark and anger came over him.

"HADE YOU BAKA! YOU PRANKED ME!" Naruto exploded. Hade only kept laughing but managed to control her self for a moment and gave Naruto a smirk.

"Of course I did, I'm the master prankster Uzumaki." he glares and she sends him a playful wink. "Besides I was loosing my reputation to you and I needed that back. hahahaha."

"THEN WHAT ABOUT US?" The other three yelled.

"Well, you three were-"

"Intentional casualties-"

"A prankster makes no exeptions-"

"Absolutely none."

"LETS GET THEM!"

"Aaaaah!"

The twins jump just as a fist came down on the spot where they had been and start to run. The other four give chase while the twins laugh all the way. Hade and Toshiru kept them running for a good ten minutes before running to the Hokage tower and straight into Tsunade's office.

"Hade Toshiru what are-" she stops just as four rainbow colored shinobi burst through the door and the twins hide behind Tsunade's chair. "you doing...what on earth?"

"They PRANKED US!" was all they said. Tsunade took one look at them and she busted into a laughing fit. It took her five minutes before she calmed down and finally realized who was covered in paint.

"Naruto, Jaraiya nice to have you back."

"Baa-chan, can I go after Sasuke now?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because...you're covered in paint."

Naruto looked at himself and gave an irritated sigh.

"I want you four to go home and get cleaned up. Naruto and Sakura I want you here tomorrow morning alright?"

"Hai."

"Jaraiya meet me here after you get the paint off you."

"Alright."

"What about me?" said Konohamaru. "When do I get a mission?"

"I'll give you and your team something tomorrow. Dismissed."

Once they were all gone Hade and Toshiru went to the front of her desk.

"You did that on purpose didn't you?"

"What can I say I love a good prank. Besides, he needs to settle himself and think things through for a bit."

"You knew he was going to ask for a mission to go after Sasuke weren't you."

"In a way, yeah."

"I have to thank you though now I can think of a way to explain how things will work out when it comes to that."

"Glad I could help." Her and her brother bow before leaving the tower and heading to the Uchiha compound.

"So now what?" her brother asked.

"Now I am going to go home and study the information I have so I know what to look for when I search through the files."

"Want me to help?"

"Yeah I'm going to need all the help I can get."

Things are finally starting to go my way for once. thought Hade as she looked up at the sun which was starting to set. Once I have everything I need I'm going to go after you Itachi...you can bet on it.

Alright! Here's the first chapter of the sequel hope you enjoyed it! I belived it was better by introducing the characters that are going to be appearing a lot more than others. I did not include Itachi yet for a reason, but don't worry I won't leave this important main character away for too long. He will make an appearance real soon. I promise. ^_^

As for the drawings they are well under way if anyone wants to see them they will be posted on my profile page. Enjoy and see yah next chapter. =3