The four members that made up team twelve of Takigakure and the four that made up team seven of Konohagakure were walking around a small pond. The two eldest members of the group then approached each other. "Have you spotted anything unusual?" Gorou asked looking at the male in front of him.

"No I haven't seen anything ever since we got here," Kakashi said looking at Gorou.

"I know it's a little strange. I think we may have been given some bad information," Gorou said looking at Kakashi.

"It's possible then again we still have a few days left I wouldn't underestimate our opponents it could be quite fatal," Kakashi said looking at him.

"Yeah I guess you're right," Gorou said looking at Kakashi. Three men then walked up to the two of them. "Who are you?" Gorou asked looking at each male closely.

"We're here to take your place while you and your teams go on break," one of the males said looking at them. Kakashi turned to his team when he heard this "Sakura, Sasuke, Sai seems like we get breaks you three can quit patrolling now," Kakashi said looking at them.

Sakura sighed when she heard this and walked over to a nearby stump. 'I don't see how they all do it, the only one who's seems to be out of breath beside me is Shiro,' Sakura thought as she looked at her team and the team that she was currently working with.

Naruto sat on a rock with Fuu coming beside him and taking the seat next to him. "Tired Naruto?" Fuu asked looking at the blonde.

"No I'm not but why not rest while we have the chance," Naruto said looking at his green-haired friend.

"I guess you have a point," Fuu said as she leaned back slightly. Naruto did not notice what the female had just done decided to also lean back and when they did their hands touched slightly. The two pulled their hands back each having a slightly red face and not looking at each other.

Neither of them said anything and Naruto moved his hand back to where it was just a moment ago. When he did he once again felt a hand this time, however, he moved his hand over the top of Fuu's. After a few seconds had passed Naruto got nervous however that nervousness faded when Fuu, turned her hand around and laced her fingers with his.

"It's a nice day out isn't it?" Naruto asked as he looked up at the clouds. When he did he felt a head suddenly make itself known on his shoulder.

"Yeah it's a really nice day out," Fuu said letting her head rest on his shoulder. Kakashi seeing this smiled under his mask.

'Well it's nice to know that leaving Konoha wasn't a massive failure for Naruto,' Kakashi thought to himself as he looked at the two in front of him. 'I wonder if Jiraiya already knows about his location?' Kakashi asked himself as he looked at the sky.

"So you see it too huh?" Kakashi suddenly heard a new voice say from behind him. The silver haired male looked behind him and saw Shiro walking towards him.

"Yeah it's not hard to tell how they feel about each other," Kakashi said looking at the younger male. 'They look just like Obito and Rin,' Kakashi thought looking at them.

"So you think that there will actually be an attack?" Gorou asked looking at the male in front of him.

"It's hard to say but we shouldn't let our guard down," Kakashi said looking at the male in front of him.

"Of course, we shouldn't," Gorou said as he noticed the raven haired male from Konoha walking towards Naruto and Fuu. He stopped just in front of them gaining the attention of the two that at the moment were still sitting on the rock.

"Hey Naruto mind if I speak to you . . . in private?" Sasuke asked looking at the blonde.

"Oh uh . . . sure I guess," Naruto said as he got up and followed the male to a more private location.

"So what's up Sasuke?" Naruto asked looking at the male in front of him.

"Are you Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha?" Sasuke asked looking at the blonde male in front of him. Naruto looked a little confused and grew a little nervous.

"Yeah, don't you remember you were the one that helped me escape?" Naruto asked looking at the male in front of him.

"Yeah I remember but the thing is you're supposed to be dead," Sasuke said looking at Naruto. When he said this the blonde's eyes widened and he looked at Sasuke.

"What do you mean I'm supposed to be dead?" Naruto asked looking at him.

"Well, a week after you left Konoha the Hokage got a report that they had found a the burnt body of a child that matched your description. Several different people analyzed the body and they all came to the same conclusion. That boy was supposed to be Naruto Uzumaki," Sasuke said looking at the male in front of him.

"Why would they think that it was me?" Naruto asked looking at him with a very confused face.

"Well like I said the body was burned so they couldn't recognize it in the least so they found that he was malnourished like you were he was around your height and he had a seal on his stomach just like what you have," Sasuke said looking at Naruto. Naruto placed his hand on his stomach at the mention of the seal. It's true that he always had that strange marking on his stomach but he had never actually thought anything of it.

"So how did everyone take it?" Naruto asked looking at Sasuke.

"Well, most of the village celebrated for an entire week. The shops were giving out free food, and candy and then Sake was being passed around like it was a daily occurrence. Then some others like the Hokage just went into solitude for a while. The teacher at the academy Iruka actually was in his home for a month straight not leaving to go to the academy or to even buy food he just kind of shut down for an entire month," Sasuke said looking at the blonde in front of him.

'They celebrated my death? Guess I shouldn't be surprised after all the entire village except for a few select people hated me. So it actually makes sense that they would go crazy and be happy that I'm gone. Although it is nice to hear that there were some people who were upset to see me leave. I just didn't think they'd be that happy that I was gone. I mean they treated me almost as bad as this village treats Fuu the only difference is that I'm not . . . a . . . jinchuuriki,' Naruto thought and near the end of his train of thought, it all clicked and suddenly made sense to him.

Those hate filled stares the nights they would drunk and beat him while calling him names like "demon" and "monster" it just all made sense after that. Naruto then looked down at his stomach 'Then those markings are . . . I'm just like Fuu,' Naruto thought to himself as he looked back up at Sasuke. "Well thanks, Sasuke I guess it's good to know that someone actually cared about me," Naruto said looking at him.

"Sure thing," Sasuke said looking at the blonde.

"I'd also like to thank you for your help all those years ago without your help I'm not sure I could have left Konoha. So thanks, Sasuke it really means a lot to me," Naruto said looking at the male in front of him. However if the two of them had been paying closer attention they would have noticed the male that was just a few trees away with that ever-present smile on his face.

'So this really is the Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha well then lord Danzo will be very pleased to hear about his location,' Sai thought as he walked back towards the lake. As Naruto and Sasuke walked back to the large lake they suddenly heard the sound of Kunai flying through the air the two jumped forward and looked back to see that there were several kunai in the ground.

The others, of course, heard the sound that it made when it hit the ground and everyone looked at them. When they did several men appeared in front of Naruto and Sasuke. "Seems like I missed well guess I good thing that I usually don't miss twice," The man said as he launched another Kunai at Sasuke when he did he saw that the males eyes had turned red and that there was two tomoe on his eyes.

"Seems like we have someone rather special here boss. How much do you think someone would pay for those eyes of his?" Another male asked as he stepped forward.

"Don't know I guess there's only one way to find out," one of the males said stepping forward. As he did Kakashi and Gorou jumped in front of the two. "Seems like we have another payday boss Kakashi of the Sharingan. I bet someone would pay even more money for his eye," The male said looking at Kakashi.

"I don't know about that. Why would someone pay for just one Sharingan when they could have a matching set?" Another male said as he looked at Sasuke.

"YOU STAY AWAY FROM SASUKE-KUN!" Sakura said looking at the men in front of her. One of the males then turned his head to look at the female and smiled.

"Hey, boss I think I'll take the woman," The male said looking at the pink haired female in front of him. Kakashi seeing how outnumbered they were decided he couldn't afford to hold back. So he slowly reach up to his headband and pulled up to reveal his three tomoe eye show.

"No matter how skilled you are it won't do you any good once I get my hands on the heroes water," The male said looking at the silver haired male in front of him.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that," Kakashi said looking at the male in front of him. Five more men jumped down from the trees when he said this and they each looked at him.

"Everyone pick a target and keep them busy while I go see about the heroes water," The male said looking at the figures in front of him. Like the male had said each of the figures spread out and took on their own opponent. All except for Kakashi and Gorou which seemed to have four of them attacking them at once.

Usually, it wouldn't be a challenge for them but seeing as how each time it seemed like one of them got the upper hand some more from the side would step in they never could defeat anyone. The male that had ordered the others to attack was walking across the lake where the huge tree was. However, a Kunai suddenly cut off his path. He then looked to the side and saw a green haired female looking at him.

He smiled at this and changed his path so that he was heading towards her. "Fuu the jinchuuriki of Takigakure. I've heard quite a few rumors about you," The male said looking at her.

"Like what?" Fuu asked looking at him. Usually, she wouldn't care about some rumors that had started to circulate around her and that's because she didn't want to get mad and end up doing something she'd later regret, however, this time, it was different. This man wasn't a civilian of Taki he was a man who had intentions to hurt Taki. So she didn't really care if she hurt him or not.

"Just a few rumors about you and a certain blonde," The male said with a smile on his face. He then took his hand and pointed to Naruto who was in the middle of fighting someone. Their kunai met each other and Naruto managed to force the male back. "That blonde if I'm not mistaken," The male said looking at her.

Fuu dashed forward at this not wanting to hear anything else that he had to say. When she did the male pulled out a kunai blocking hers with his own. She started to push the male back just a bit and he made a forced smile while being pushed back. "Judging by your reaction and the way those eyes of yours look now I'd say those rumors are true," The male said as he pushed her back.

Fuu wondered what he meant and looked in the lake beside her when she did she saw that her usually orange eyes had turned into a pale white color. Fuu heard the male beside her suddenly move and when she looked at him she saw that he was just a few feet away from her and reacting on instinct she jumped back and threw her kunai at the male in front of her.

The male smiled and caught the kunai as it went passed him. He then once again lunged at the girl sending the kunai he had just caught in front of him Fuu went to dodge and when she saw the male just a few feet away from her with kunai in hand. She then felt a sharp pain in her back this sudden pain surprised her and as a result, she didn't move when the male in front of her used the kunai to pierce her stomach.

This sent Fuu into shock and she coughed up some blood only for a pain that felt the same as before to hit her in several different spot in the back. When she turned her head to see what it was she saw several shuriken in her back. "You know if you had paid attention to the one extra male we have you'd notice that he almost never misses and only acts as a support for the rest of us," The male said as Fuu fell to the ground.

"FUU!" The green haired female heard the familiar voice that she loved to her call out to her. She then looked to her side and saw that Naruto was running towards her. She then fell back and Naruto caught her. "Shit Fuu you're in bad shape," Naruto said looking at her. He then began to remove the shuriken from her back and turned her over to so that he could look at her.

"Fuu listen to me everything's going to be fine. We'll get you back to Taki and the medic's can heal you just hold on," Naruto said looking at Fuu. The green haired female looked up at Naruto and saw that he's usually bright blue eyes were filled with tears that threaten to overflow at any moment.

"N-Naruto," Fuu said as she reached her hand up to touch the blonde's cheek. "Please don't cry you look so much better when you smile," Fuu said looking at Naruto.

"I can't help it Fuu you're my best friend. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you," Naruto said tears finally flowing from his eyes.

"I know it may hurt now but you're strong you've always been strong. I can't tell you how many times I've been close to my breaking point and you were the one that saved me," Fuu said looking at Naruto.

Naruto suddenly felt a shockwave hit him when he looked behind him he saw the man that had done this to Fuu with the bottle of Heroes water in his hand and blue chakra cloak around him. Naruto felt his anger get the best of him and he was about to go over to him but he suddenly heard Fuu's voice call out to him which brought him back to his sense's.

"N-Naruto," The blonde looked at the green haired female tears once again in his eyes. "I-I know this is a bit selfish of me . . . but I want you to stay here with me . . . please?" Fuu asked looking at Naruto with a smile on her face. Naruto nodded and brought Fuu closer to him. Fuu smiled at this and looked up at the blonde in front of her.

Kakashi looked over at Naruto who was holding Fuu. However, the male with the chakra cloak suddenly dashed at him forcing Kakashi to jump back. Kakashi landed on the lake and suddenly started to flash through hand signs however before he could finish. Kakashi braced himself knowing that he didn't have time to dodge his opponent. He felt a powerful fist hit him in the gut and he was sent flying into the tree.

Gorou then landed beside Kakashi and looked at the male that was in front of him. "So got any heavy hitters with that special eye of yours?" Gorou asked looking at him.

"I got a few but they each take time, time that he isn't given me," Kakashi said looking at Gorou. The gray-haired male sighed at this and looked at him.

"I got an idea, although something tells me I'm going to have some explaining to do after I use it," Gorou said looking at Kakashi.

"So you have an idea?" Kakashi asked looking at Gorou.

"Yeah just get your most powerful technique ready and I'll make sure he doesn't interfere," Gorou said looking at him.

"You sure about that? My most powerful technique takes some time," Kakashi said looking at the male.

"Yeah I should be able to keep him busy long enough for you to get ready," Gorou said looking at him. The male then stepped forward and looked at the male in front of him. "I was really hoping to keep this a secret just a little longer but seems like my hands been forced," Gorou said looking at him as his left eye turned into a brilliant golden color.

"The eyes of the Ito," The male said looking at Gorou. "Well then let's see if you're still able to keep up with me," The male said as he dashed forward Gorou mirrored his moves by also dashing forward at incredible speed. The two were practically blurs even to Kakashi. However deciding that he didn't have any time to waste he started to once again flash throw hand signs and placed his hand below him.

'If I remember correctly the eyes of Ito are just power boosters but it don't last very long less than a minute if I remember correctly,' Kakashi thought as he lighting started to gather in his hand. The male seeing this opened the bottle he had taken from the tree and drank even more of it causing the chakra cloak around him to become larger and more intense.

He then kicked Gorou in the stomach sending the male into the tree and dashed towards Kakashi. Kakashi deciding that he didn't have any more time to charge his attack ran at the male and tried to hit him in the chest. The male dodged it kicked Kakashi in the stomach. this made the male lose focus and the lighting in his hand disappear and he like Gorou was sent into the tree.

The male then looked to his side to see how many were left the only one he saw was a blonde standing close to the female he had taken care of just moments ago. He smiled and began to walk towards him. Naruto looked at Fuu even in this situation she was somehow still able to smile. "Naruto even if I don't make it through this mission promise me you won't give up," Fuu said looking at him.

"I promise Fuu," Naruto said looking down at the green haired female in his arms.

"Good now Naruto there's just one more thing," Fuu said looking at him. Naruto was about to ask what it was but was cut off by Fuu reaching up to him and placing her lips to his. When she separated she looked at Naruto's surprised face and laughed slightly. "That's the reaction I thought you'd have. I've wanted to do that for so long now but it just never seemed like the right time. I guess it's too late to say it now but I love you . . . Naruto-Kun," Fuu said as she shut her eyes.

Naruto looked at the female in his arms and felt tears once again fill his eyes. Fuu the girl he had just realized that he loved all, this time, returned his feelings and he never even got the chance to tell her how he felt in return. "I love you too Fuu," Naruto said looking at Fuu. 'She's gone and I can't save her. The reason I became a shinobi is gone . . . and it's all their FAULT!' Naruto thought to himself as he looked at the female in front of him.

The male who was only a few feet away suddenly felt a shockwave and looked up to see red chakra circling around the boy in front of him. "Guess the jinchuuriki of Taki is more resilient than I thought," The male said looking at the two of them. However, the male and the others all saw something that made their hearts drop.

Naruto's shadow had until now been doing nothing it had done everything that Naruto had done but now the shadow of the blonde started to change. It became much larger and changed in shape until his shadow no longer looked like the blonde boy it was supposed to now it looked like a giant fox with nine tails each swinging in a different direction.

Naruto then looked at the male that was behind him and the male's heart dropped at the amount of bloodlust that hit him when those eyes stared at him. They weren't blue like they used to be they were now a crimson red with his pupil becoming slitted. "I'm going to slaughter all of you," Naruto said looking at the man in front of him.