Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto Dragon Champion ❯ The Art of Acting Part 4 ( Chapter 36 )

Naruto Dragon Champion

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Chapter 26

Part 4

The Art of Acting

( ): Thoughts

((“ ”)): Holy Talon's voice

(((“ ”))): Death Fang's voice

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Back in the film grounds…

Kakashi and Asuma began to catalogue all the gathered corpses while Naruto and the others were currently resting and taking turns to be on patrol over the area, while the Jonin examined the bodies to see if there were any possible clues as to who these beings once were and what had been done to them. While the two were skilled Jonin, they had to admit that this was somewhat out of their league as they had never seen this kind of surgery before.

Asuma then turned to Kakashi and spoke to his companion.

“Ever seen anything like this before Kakashi?”

“I haven't, but I can tell that whoever this Chumaza character is, he is very good in doing what he did to these people, we might need to send these bodies to Tsunade-sama back in Konoha so they could find out as many details as they can to we can find ways to kill them quickly. My guess is that there would no doubt be others like them with this man.”

“Do you think he was lying when he said he used to work with Orochimaru?”

“Possibly, we'll only know more once Tsunade-sama takes a look at the bodies, I'll have my Nin Dogs take the storage scrolls with the bodies so they can do their work. This is going to be one of these days.”

“Tell me about it.”

The two Jonin finally completed their work though they had to use Kage Bushin to lift some of the heavier bodies, it had been a struggle to get the bodies on the scrolls and when it was done, they made sure to get as much detail as they could in their reports, as soon as the bodies were deemed to be in the right position and could be stored in the scrolls they did their jutsu to store the bodies, Kakashi made his move and summoned all of his Nin Dogs, with Pakkun naturally in the lead of it all.

“Hey Kakashi, what's the mission?”

“Good to see you too Pakkun, I need you to deliver these storage scrolls to the Hokage along with this report, this is very serious Pakkun.”

“What's in the scrolls?”

“Bodies of a band of assassins sent to kill Koyuki, but these are different, they were once human…”

“Once?”

“It'll take too long to explain Pakkun, we need you to go ahead now with the scrolls, these things were not normal foes and there is a chance there will be others like them that can be sent against us by the one who seeks to kill Koyuki-hime.”

Pakkun nodded as he and the other Ninja dogs took the scrolls and headed off to Konoha's direction, this left the Jonin to consider their options, the film crew said to them that they were reaching the end of the film and when that was over, they would have be ready as the film crew were going to wrap up the movie. Asuma then turned to Kakashi and asked a question.

“Do you think that he really worked with Orochimaru, this guy who's after Koyuki?”

“Maybe, we'll need to wait and see, I doubt that he's going to give up so easily at this point and time, if he was willing to show himself to us, then there no way he is going to let Koyuki get away scot free this time.”

“You might be right, but he might do this to draw away our teams so Kagura could attack Tsunade, there's a big chance of that happening after all.”

“You're right about that Asuma, I mentioned that possibility in my report, let's just hope that by the time we get the information, we can be sure that we will be able to defend Koyuki if he tries again. We might need to use our other weapons to even it up just in case it comes to that level. Right now it seems that no one was badly injured.”

“True….by the way, how is Naruto-san handling the situation after, well, what happened between him and Koyuki?”

Kakashi smiled at that and replied.

“Fairly well since he hasn't lost his top yet, I have to admit that I am very worried about what the Hokage's reaction will be when they found out what happened, I don't even want to guess how the others back in Konoha will react once the film gets played there in the cinemas.”

Asuma laughed at that and had to agree that Naruto was really going to be in way over his head once things started back in Konoha, but either way it was going to be something that even he was going to be looking forward, to, of course, he had no idea how Hinata was going to react to the movie as like everyone else in Konoha, the Jonin sensei of Shikamaru, Ino, and Chouji knew of the mountain sized crush Hinata had towards Naruto and she was not going to react well with the movie, and naturally, the Jonin knew that Tsunade and Shizune were not going to like it either.

“True, but you will have to admit that you did try your best after all to get the film crew to have someone else take over Naruto's role in that part of the film, but now that it's done, there's not much you can do, but weather the storm. The one reaction you might have to worry about is the Hokage's, you know she has something of a soft spot for Naruto after all.”

Kakashi nodded and sighed.

“Ahhh….the life of Jonin-sensei, at least it isn't boring, I'm even amazed that I have my sanity dealing with all the things happening these past few weeks.”

At the moment, Naruto was currently doing his part as an actor while Sasuke and Sakura looked on as well as Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji, however the lazy genius of a Chuunin had already done some important work with the security detail of the film crew on how to maintain watch while the film was still very much ongoing. The film was going to be wrapped up in a few days so they hoped that as soon as this was over.

Naruto and Koyuki were doing well and when there were breaks, Naruto and Koyuki hanged out with the others as she, Naruto, Sakura, Ino, Chouji, and Shikamaru traded stories, even the normally snit-social Sasuke got into the act of talking though he tried his best to keep to himself, so far, after all he had seen, Kakashi had to admit that after the adventure in Snow/Spring Country, things were looking up for all involved. As the Jonin turned to the sky and wondered how things were for the rest of the world, he couldn't help but drift on a very important topic.

Akatsuki….

The organization had been quiet for some time now, and they seemed to have halted any attempt to go after Naruto and there was no doubt that they were still going to go after the blonde ninja. The Jonin had a feeling that they were not going to give up and with the fact that Naruto had so many enemies to deal with, he hoped that when they got back to Konoha, things would be a lot safer than before. Itachi and that former Mist Swordsman were not planning to leave Naruto alone for long, sooner or later, they were going to try again. The best Kakashi could hope for was that Naruto would be ready for them when the time came.

He then wondered just what was going on with the said organization.

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In a village being covered by rain…

Pain looked out at the horizon and was deep in thought, and it was not long before his thoughts drifted back to the time he and his bodies as well as Konan fought with Death Fang. The leader of Akatsuki did not like what he had been facing from the sword when he summoned the rest of his bodies to fight it and when they attacked, they hoped that it would destroy the sword, but they were proven wrong.

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Flashback…

Death Fang laughed with absolute humor as it stayed there in it's pedestal as it summoned it's Wraith Knights, and Reapers to deal with Pain and Konan, to see just what sort of skill they had, and it was not to test Pain for the chance to be it's master, it had already considered him worthless, but it was doing this for mere amusement.

Pain nodded and then from the back came five more bodies that wore the same robes as he and Konan wore and they attacked the servants of Death Fang, The attacks were effective as the Asura body managed to even up against a number of Reapers while the Animal Path engaged two more of the Reapers, the Petra Path fought with five Wraith Knights, the Naraka Path fought three of the Wraith Knights, and the Human Path fought with a four man combination of Reapers and Wraith Knights

However, it was apparent to the leader of Akatsuki and Konan that Death Fang's minions were not flesh and bone covered by steel, they had not entirely believed Itachi's report on the power of these servants of the sword known as Death Fang.

The paths used their powerful arsenals and the Human Path attempted to take the soul of one of the Reapers….but Pain saw something dark and malevolent there in the mind of the Reaper that forced him to release his target as he found out that the Reaper was not gifted with a human soul or consciousness and the Human Path was quickly moving away as the dark taint of Chaos began to corrupt the body quickly.

The Asura Path's own body alterations proved useless as Pain used the spikes to skewer the Reapers but the Reapers merely laughed and attacked, showing that they felt no pain at all and were in fact moving despite the gashes on their bodies, The Asura Path even lost both it's limbs in battle with the Reapers and moved away with massive damage to it as well as the Reapers, who were merely laughing and grinning underneath their skull helms and moved ever closer, swinging their Battle Scythes..

The Naraka Path attempted to consume the power of one of the Wraith Knights, but found that the malevolent energies were eating away at it and reducing the body to nothing but ash and dust, showing that there was no way it's body could withstand the onslaught of the Chaos Energy that existed in it and Pain was forced to release it lest this body of his will be utterly destroyed by the corruption that the Chaos energy unleashed, showing that the power was deadly to those Death Fang didn't choose as it's Master.

The Animal Path unleashed a number of powerful animal summons, all having the same Rinnegan eyes and piercings, and they tired to kill some of the Wraith Knights, but the undead warriors were undeterred and tore their way through the summons, some were eaten by the Dog Summon, but that creature howled in great pain as the Wraith Knights merely tore their way through the creature and the giant Dog Summon howled as it was torn apart from the inside by the Wraith Knights. The Animal Path was then stabbed by one Wraith Knight and Pain was then subjected to the same draining power of the Knight necromancy charged weapon as Pain felt his power being consumed by the sword and the Animal Path had to be abandoned as it was quickly stabbed by several other Wraith Knights who converged in for the kill.

The Petra Path attempted to support the others but was surrounded by the enemies and while it managed to take down some of them, there were a lot more coming in to attack it and it was going to be easily overwhelmed soon enough and since it was going to be the kind of battle that would prove to be fatal, there was no way it would end easily..

All the while, Death Fang laughed, utterly amused by the whole situation and it was then that Pain, or rather Nagato decided to fall back and finish this battle once and for all and if he couldn't have the sword, then he would make sure that it would never be found by others who would then attempt to take for themselves. With that he unleashed the full technique that he had been known to use well into combat.

“SHINRA TENSEI!!!”

The attack was enough to stop the Wraith Knights and the Reapers as they were knocked aside while Death Fang looked on still and it was then that Pain and Konan left the area and moved back outside and as soon as he got the chance to settle this matter, the five other bodies dropped and focused their chakra to the Deva Path and then Konan spoke.

“You're going to use that jutsu?”

Pain nodded and then they focused the attack and a massive gravity well came to existence and headed down to the lair of Death Fang and soon enough the mountain was utterly reduced to rubble and the smoke was very thick as well the entire mountain was destroyed and Pain sighed as he and the other bodies stood up with some of them needing to recover after facing Death Fang and it's minions. Konan then turned and replied.

“You didn't have to go that far.”

“It can't be helped, that is my justice….”

However, that was then when they all heard demonic laughter in the air and a voice spoke to them all in the ruins of the mountain which was housing Death Fang…a dark and evil voice.

(((“Is THAT all you can do Pain?! You disappoint me, and if that is your justice, then you're an even bigger fool than I thought you to be!!!)))

Pain was surprised and so was Konan…

“Impossible…”

Death Fang laughed even louder as the smoke cleared as it's lair had been destroyed, but the sword was unharmed, not even a single scratch and it was still floating even after it's pedestal was obliterated, the sword then floated to the group in it's malevolent glory as it continued to laugh and then it spoke in it's mocking tone.

(((“Did you really think that cheap ability of yours can kill me so easily brat? You're abilities with the powers of forces of repulsion and attraction are utterly worthless to me as well as that vaunted attack, and you know why? There are only three powers in existence that can harm me, and your Rinnegan is not one of them. Without the power to destroy me, you can do nothing to me that can worry me, and just because you think you have slain my servants in battle, that doesn't mean that you have won this fight.”)))

Death Fang then glowed deeply and to the shock of Pain and Konan, the warriors that they had slain….began to rise once more back to their feet and they looked at Pain and Konan with their glowing eyes, making the group move back a step as they had used up a good portion of their power to try and slay the forces before them before they chose to try and destroy Death Fang, and seeing that their attacks had utterly failed to defeat or even scratch it proved to be rather unnerving, the sword laughed once more and spoke to them.

(((“As you can see….you're powers are not enough to destroy either me or my servants, for as long as I exist in the land of the living, their powers and souls are bound to me, and only with me defeated can they be really be banished, your attempts to take my power seem to have failed, and for good reason, only with the mark of ownership could you or anyone for that matter be able to withstand my powers. Now I suggest you give up your notion of using me for your plans, I despise peace and consider it as nothing more than a foolish form of delusion and I will never bring that to existence, I am a weapon made from the suffering, fear, hunger, anger, pain, sorrow, greed, pride, malice, and all things of the dark realm of emotion and power….I am death incarnate and I will see this world bathed in BLOOD and FIRE!!! I will never help bring peace to this world of your Pain, so I suggest you leave.”)))

“What exactly are you?”

(((“Why ask me that still? But maybe I should give you a much better reason not to seek me out. I am well aware that there is one village that you and your partner reside in, if you so much as try to seek me out, I will send my minions to your village and I will not only tear down the stones and reduce it's structures to rubble, but I will wipe out the very memory of that dirty, worthless village you two call home. And afterwards, I will do the same thing you did to the previous leader, but I will do even better…I will kill every living soul of your village down to the last child and then I will drink their souls and feast on their suffering and pain for all eternity, and they will be bound to serve me for all eternity. The land will be corrupted and it will be so barren and hostile that only those who are of true evil can even live there, that is the fate of your little village should you dare to seek me out again.”)))

Pain growled.

“You dare touch my…”

Death Fang laughed, even more utterly amused by Pain's words and then spoke.

(((“What can you possibly do to me anyway fool?! There are only three powers that can harm me, the first is the power of my creators for they created me, the second is the power of Faldren and the Holy Dragon Flights, and of course the power of my only rival, Holy Talon, which by the way as you might have guessed, is in the hands of one Naruto Uzumaki, who I believe is the target of your organization, think about that for a moment, if you kill him, you will incur my wrath for I want the pleasure of me and my master being the ones to take his life, and Holy Talon would never work for you, considering the extent of your own crimes to life, and if Naruto Uzumaki dies, then no one in this world will stop me and my master from bathing it in blood. Ironic isn't it? Now then, with that out of the way, I suggest you and your companions leave, you have ruined my lair so I must seek a new one. Seek me out again, and I will keep my promise to reduce the very memory of your village and turn it into a wasteland.”)))

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End of Flashback…

The leader of Akatsuki remained silent for some time to process what he and Konan had learned, he had no intention of giving up his plan to promote peace by taking all of the Bijuu, but this sword, Death Fang was of great concern for him to consider and once he had gotten all the details, he would make his move, thankfully his bodies were unharmed and that was a good thing as there was no way he and the others could make their move, with the time left to them, Pain decided to wait and prepare.

“Pain….you are uneasy?”

Pain turned to Konan and replied.

“I guess….we will have to wait for a much better time to make our plan for peace a reality.”

“I understand.”

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In Konoha…

Pakkun arrived with the rest of his pack hours later, as soon as he arrived, he made his way to the office of Tsunade and the group were met by none other than Uzuki Yuugao, the former girlfriend of the deceased Hayate spoke to the Dog summon as she had been a student of Kakashi years before when Kakashi was still with the ANBU.

“Pakkun, what brings you here?”

Pakkun recognized the ANBU before him and spoke to Yuugao.

“Kakashi sent me here with some storage scrolls and a report from him and Asuma, it seems that they have encountered just who is sending the assassins to kill Koyuki.”

The female ANBU nodded at that and then spoke to the other ANBU with her and they cleared the way for Pakkun to give the report to Tsunade, but as soon as the dog summon explained the situation to Tsunade, she was quick to act as she ordered the storage scrolls to be placed in a medical examination room in the ANBU head quarters. Yuugao and the ANBU Captain gave the orders and they were quick to bring the scrolls there.

As they arrived, Tsunade had the scrolls release their cargo and before the Hokage were the bodies of the former humans turned machines of war. The other Medic Nin who she had requested to help her with the examination were shocked by this as Pakkun handed the report and the Dog Summons of Kakashi quickly left the area.

Tsunade read the report as she examined the bodies of the recently arrived corpses of the monstrous figures who were once living beings, despite all her years in the battle field with Jiraiya and Orochimaru when they were still a team, she had never seen this kind of surgery before and done at such a brutal scale. The Hokage made sure to examine as much as she could, she also decided to bring in two other bodies that could help shed some light on the matter before her.

She turned as several ANBU along with Ibiki brought in two coffins and as they were opened, there were two bodies before her….both wearing Sound Village symbols, and the faces were very familiar to anyone watching, as the bodies belonged to Dosu and Zaku.

Their bodies had been recovered days after the invasion of Konoha and had been stored away for burial at a better time, they had just been recently buried, but since they had already been subjected to surgical enhancement in their time with Orochimaru and Sound before and after their deaths, Tsunade had their bodies taken out from burial to study them to see if there were any similarities to their enhancements and that of the bodies that were brought before her.

Ibiki then spoke as the bodies of the dead Sound ninja were now before Tsunade.

“Here are the bodies you requested Tsunade-sama.”

“Thank you Ibiki, we need to find out just who this Chumaza character is, I know that his name seems familiar but it has been some time since I have been in the field.”

“Do you want us to send a number of ANBU out to get more information?”

“No, we need the ANBU ready just in case Kagura and her employers make their move towards us, I have Shizune doing that part of the investigation. I want you to keep security in Konoha a top priority Ibiki, is that understood?”

“Hai Tsunade-sama.”

As Ibiki and the others left, Tsunade sighed and she was joined by a small number of selected Medic Nin who were going to help her with the grisly duties before them, this was disgusting to the core, but the famous Medic Nin, Hokage, and Sannin knew that they needed answers and they would need to find possible weak points in these behemoths so they were able to strike down these creatures should the enemy attack them using these former human ninjas against them.

She turned as Shizune came in with a large folder as well as her trusty hard board pad.

“Anything on your end on getting any information the leader of the assassins that were after Koyuki-hime for the past few days Shizune?”

“I have some things about this Chumaza Tsunade-sama, it appears he used to be some sort of high ranking surgeon and even served as a Medic Nin at some point in his life, but he was determined to be doing a great deal of unethical surgeries and had even began to kidnap a number of people for in inhuman experiments.”

“He almost resembles Orochimaru himself.”

“He does indeed Tsunade-sama, he is from an unknown village and we have learned that he hired himself out to be a mercenary Medic Nin to those who would hire him, he no doubt used his collections of ryo to both build his organization and fund his experiments, he became known as the Iron Butcher in the lower underworld.”

Tsunade growled, it galled her to know that the man used to be a Medic Nin and had committed these atrocious acts on living beings for his own experiments, she had not been in Konoha for a while, but after hearing the full extent of Orochimaru's heinous experiments on fellow Konoha ninja and villagers, she was not entirely surprised at that, As the bodies of both Dosu and Zaku were examined, she was able to see a pattern emerging on the bodies of the Sound Ninja and the bodies of Chumaza' experimental warriors.

There seemed to be remarkable similarities though Orochimaru's work was more refined and smaller than Chumaza' own handiwork, showing that will the methods were the same, the operations was different, Chumaza sought o completely replace the human body with machinery while Orochimaru only made enhancements that were easier to conceal, this would mean that while Orochimaru's work reflected finesse, power, and effectiveness without fully revealing everything, Chumaza' work was more open and brutal, lacking any form of subtlety at all. This man wanted to not only make a man more like a machine, but to overpower and instill fear into his foes.

This was not something that she was used to seeing and decided to try some experiments and spoke to Shizune.

“Shizune, I want you to call Zabuza and Haku here quickly.”

“Hai!”

Shizune left the area and quickly looked for both Zabuza and Haku, the two ninja were currently returning from a routine recon mission with Kin when she met them and told them to hurry and meet with Tsunade quickly. The two arrived and Tsunade spoke to Haku.

“Haku, can you use your Kekkai Genkai to stop something this large?”

Haku examined the body and nodded as he studied the construction of the Chumaza' ninja monsters, the monster would be a big threat if left unattended, but the metal construction appeared to be something he could work with and he turned to Tsunade.

“Hokage-sama, I need some room to try something.”

Tsunade nodded and Haku looked at Zabuza and the Jonin nodded and made several hand seals and unleashed a large amount of water at one of the corpses and Haku then used his own Kekkai Genkai and unleashed the same jutsu that he had used to restrain Kiba and Akamaru before when he and Zabuza worked under Orochimaru's employ.

As soon as Tsunade saw the results she realized that maybe Haku's jutsu could prove useful in countering these monsters and while Kakashi and Sasuke were not around, she could recognize the work of the Raikiri and the Chidori on some of the bodies that were before her at the moment and this told her that Lightning Jutsu could work, She then decided to have all the ANBU be ready for the coming battle, she then turned and gave orders to both Haku and Zabuza to begin using their jutsu when the time came for them to face these monsters, she also ordered all known users of Water, Fire, and Lightning chakra to be ready for the soon to come battle, there was no doubt in the Hokage's mind that a massive attack would heading their way soon enough and no doubt that attack was going to be led by Kagura herself.

As she considered their options, she also decided to ready herself for a possible attack, there was no doubt that if Kagura was to attack she would use the forces she had to make a distraction for her to sneak into Konoha and with her being a former ANBU she would have the knowledge on the possible areas of where she could strike at the heart of Konoha, though Konoha always had contingency plans for possible attacks on the Hokage, the blonde Sannin knew from firsthand experience that not everything was fool proof. No matter how many times one plans, one has to make sure to be ready for possible changes in the battle field.

“Shizune.”

“Hai Tsunade-sama?”

“I want you and the rest of the available ninja to be on maximum alert on rotation, the attack might not happen yet, but we need to be ready for anything all the same.”

“Hai!”

“Haku, Zabuza!”

“Hai Hokage-sama?”

“I want you both and Kin to be ready for the possible attack, we can't dispatch anymore teams out there to support Kakashi and Asuma so we can be prepared.”

“Hai!”

As the plans were being set in motion, she had no doubt in her mind that Kagura herself was making plans for her own attack on them. The Sannin knew about Kagura's Genjutsu skills and she would be using them to take control of as many ninja as she could to go after her, and the idea of her fighting her fellow Konoha ninja and the civilians was something she was not going to risk. It was then that two elders came to visit her.

“Tsunade-hime, what is going on here?”

The blonde Sannin knew the voice to belong to Kohane and when she was around, there would be Homura as well. She turned and there were the two of them and she sighed once more and decided to fill in the information to the two elders, needless to say, they were not happy with the fact that it was Kagura who was a threat to Konoha this time and to hear of this Chumaza was also rather difficult to admit as in their own years as ninja, they had never seen anything like these bodies before. The elderly female then spoke to Tsunade.

“You realize that she will be coming after you Tsunade-hime?”

“I am aware of that, and I know what I have to do, I also know that we need to set up a special barrier all throughout the village to prevent Kagura from controlling the ninja here and turning them on the village and it's people as well.”

Homura nodded as he was aware of Kagura's level of skill with Genjutsu and how much of a danger she was in a fight for normal ninja to face alone. There was a lot of work to be done, and it was not long before Jiraiya came on the scene.

The Sannin had his game face on and spoke to Tsunade very seriously.

“I heard that we're dealing with Kagura again, any idea on when she's going to attack?”

Tsunade shook her head and replied.

“No clue yet, but we're going to have to set up a barrier large enough to protect the village and the people from her Genjutsu, she would have our own people turn on each other so she could destroy the village piece meal, we can't let that happen.”

“How's Naruto doing on the mission so far?”

“He's doing well, he is already learning how to manipulate the elements and he's found by Kakashi to be a Wind Elemental Type like Asuma.”

Jiraiya smiled at that and the two Sannin got to work in setting up the barrier. They knew of Kagura's talents with Genjutsu apart from the normal combat arts of the ninja, that, coupled with her chakra abilities as well as her Taijutsu skills made Kagura a deadly fighter in her own right and she had to be dealt with carefully. The two Sannin then decided to get Naruto's Golem guards activated and ready for battle as well as getting the weapons and armor that Naruto had forged for them, while they were not dealing with undead like they had before then they had fought the Wraith Knight with Naruto and Shizune, they were not going to take any risky chances with Kagura and her allies,

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Back in the movie set, at least three days later…

Naruto was busy doing the last of the scenes with Koyuki and the crew and they were not at least a good few days away from Konoha since the film was taking place in a newly constructed set castle near a large cliff which would serve as the main ending of the story, they were about half way through the production, unaware that another band of watchers were present and ready to make their move on the group…only this batch had VERY dark intentions as they were all armed and ready, unlike the hulking monsters that Naruto and the others fought before, these were human in form and appearance, unless one ignored the fact that they had a very familiar set of chakra enhancing armor on their bodies and the fact that they were stripped of all emotions as well. Their bodies had a pale complexion and they appeared to be already dead.

The leader was none other than Chumaza himself and this time he was wearing the more traditional version f Snow Country's chakra enhancing armor and he was more than ready to fight as well. It seems that he decided to finish this mission himself, all the better to finally end Koyuki's life with his bare hands and get the chance to make sure that no one would be able to stand in his way. He had already allowed his two `allies' to do what they wanted in order to defeat Konoha, with that country gone, the rest of the ninja world would finally be sent into a full scale revolution, something that could further profit himself and one of his `allies', for now however, the princess was hit to deal with.

As soon as Koyuki was in position, he made his move and he and his mechanized followers launched a direct attack at the set and the film crew left the area and it seemed that Koyuki's ninja guardian was too late this time. With that in mind, Chumaza smiled and aimed his arm forward and revealed that there was a crossbow style weapon on his arm and Chumaza then fired one of his crossbow bolts and this time, he would make sure that she finally died. The bolt hit home and sent Koyuki falling down the stairs showing a quick kill, but suddenly, Koyuki poofed away and revealed a log with the bolt on it.

“A Replacement?!”

Chumaza and his forces suddenly found themselves surrounded by Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke, Asuma, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, and then Naruto. the blonde Dragon Champion and Chuunin of Konoha drew out Holy Talon and replied.

“If you think you would win today, you're mistaken! Koyuki-hime is not here! Now you die.”

Chumaza swore as he realized he had been lured into a trap and he decided to kill all the Konoha ninja here.

Naruto had a feeling that since this was the last part of the movie being shot, then there was a chance that Chumaza and his forces would strike again at Koyuki and it would be a much more serious attack as well and therefore they would have to prepare for it. To that end, he had talked with Koyuki to hide for the moment while he had a Kage Bushin disguised as her to take her place in this exact scene as bait to lure any attackers out and Koyuki agreed while she stayed safely away with a number of Naruto's summoned soldiers guarding her, as well as Kakashi's Nin Dogs. She told the Kage Bushin of her what to do and when she did so, she wished the group to be very careful. The director was also in the plan and asked if the ninjas would be willing to play it all out. Kakashi and Asuma had a feeling that this was also going to be something else entirely and they agreed.

Now the situation was indeed different and Chumaza had been drawn out and now the battle was about to begin and this time, Chumaza decided to stay and fight, the time for hiding in the shadows was already over in his mind and now was the time to strike fast and hard and deal with these pests.

“Attack!!!”

The mechanized warriors heeded the commands and charged forward to destroy their foes quickly and effectively, Chouji and Shikamaru moved first while Ino hung back and provided support in her own way as she fired kunai at the targets to both wound and distract them while Asuma moved in as well with his trench knives at the ready. Naruto attacked with Holy Talon while Sakura began to use her training under Tsunade to fight back and use her smaller frame to her advantage to avoid the attacks, Sasuke focused on using his Sharingan in battle as well as his training in the Chidori to even things up in the battle ahead of him and Kakashi got ready for the battle with his own Sharingan.

The Konoha ninja knew that these foes were not going to be easy, since they were almost like machines or in this case, like golems, they would not respond to normal wounds, only powerful ones that could destroy them well enough and be crippling injuries at the very same time, but they knew that inflicting such wounds easily would not be some something that they could do without making risky moves of their own in order to defeat their foes effectively.

Sakura managed to use her strength to punch one of them aside and then land a powerful kick into the chest of another, sending the other back as she then grabbed a large stone and tossed it right at the first one she had been able to knock down. That was enough for her to move back as the other one got up to attack her one more and she managed to evade the attack and land behind her foe, the mechanized ninja construct and former human turned and out from the right arm came a massive, razor sharp blade that Sakura barely evaded and she was able to move away and then leap over the foe as it charged with the blade to impale her, but the blade stabbed deeply into the stone nearby and she leaped over the attacker and she pushed them from behind and then dodged another attack from the second attacker, and she fought back as best she could.

Chouji managed to use his family's Jutsu and turned into his Meat Tank form. And with that done he charged right at his foes and the Akamichi member smashed into the two of them but the Meat Tank was not very effective as since they were not living, they couldn't feel any form of pain, but Chouji tried again, only this time, he used spikes to even up the odds and damaged the two and sent them flying backwards as Chouji returned to his normal form and then extended his hands into massive fists and punched the mechanized ninja hard. Chouji groaned at that and spoke.

“Ow! Damn these guys are hard!”

The Ninja under the command of Chumaza then did some hand seals and then both Sakura and Chouji had to move as the ninja unleashed several blasts of fire at the two, showing that despite not being alive, they were able to use Ninjutsu as well as their Taijutsu and weapons. Shikamaru used his Shadow Manipulation Jutsu and managed to restrain the two of his attackers and then he was supported by Asuma as Asuma moved in and Shikamaru then released his targets and the Jonin sensei of Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji punched in hard and knocked down the targets. But to his surprise and as well as his team, the targets got up again and were ready for another go at them and they wondered just what it would take to defeat these new version, the armor they had was considerably tougher and they knew that they had to hold their own until they could find some sort of weakness that they could use. Asuma then cursed at seeing them move again.

“Damn it! These guys just don't quit! Ino, can you try and control one of them?”

Ino tried to look into their minds but they were blank, as if they were stripped of their souls and there was no way she could take over, she then felt a massive spike of energy somewhere in the mindscape of her target but it was too strong for her to easily locate and it was overwhelming her sense and she knew that she couldn't remain there forever and she quickly pulled away and replied to her sensei.

“There's no soul in them?! They're nothing but empty shells of men, but there seems to be some sort of central power source, but it's too powerful for me to locate properly!”

Kakashi could see that the armor the new fighters had on was very much the same as the ones worn by the Snow Ninjas that he and his team fought with before, however, these armor suits seemed to have undergone a considerable number of alterations and were stronger than they were originally before and that told Kakashi that they would have to be a lot more cautious with these new forces. He made several hand seals and then unleashed a Fire technique.

“KATON!!! GOKAKYU NO JUTSU!!!!”

The Fireball headed straight for them but the two mechanized ninja moved away and unleashed a number of shuriken from some launchers that forced him to move quickly out of the way and as soon as he did so and he studied his foes, looking for some sort of weakness as well. Taijutsu was out of the question as these guys were already corpses and pain was not something they would feel and they couldn't die.

Sasuke used his kunai and aimed for the eye of one of the attackers and succeeded, but the attacker kept at him, telling Sasuke that these guys were not going to just give up and die so easily and he used his razor wire and shuriken to bind them together and then unleash a powerful blast of fire some his mouth using the same technique he had learned and had used when fighting Orochimaru back in the Forest of Death.

“KATON!!! RYUKA NO JUTSU!!!!”

The blast was large enough and the two foes Sasuke was fighting were finally hit hard by the attack and Sasuke moved away and was wary, he had seen how Kakashi's move had failed and he knew that using Lee's Taijutsu skills were not going to be of much help in this situation, there had to be some sort of weakness here that they all could use as there was still a great deal of danger in the battle before them all.

“There has to be a way to beat them!”

It was then that Sakura struck the crystal of one of the ninja in an attempt to push it back after it tried to impale her with it's weapon that something happened. The ninja moved back and seemed to stagger as she had nearly shattered the crystal core and then she saw it lose control of itself and she decided to chance it and moved closer and avoided several more strikes and and then she struck again and then saw that her attacks on the crystal were working. The crystal core shattered and the ninja just `died'. It fell over and didn't get up, that told Sakura that the power source for these behemoths were located in the crystal cores, the cores were better armored , but her attacks proved to be the key to ending them.

With that in mind, she shouted to the others.

“Focus on the crystal cores! That's where they can be defeated!!!”

The others noted that and focused their attacks on the crystal cores. And Kakashi noted that Sakura was right the very second he used his Raikiri on his foe and struck him the crystal core. Apparently the crystal core housed some sort of reanimation jutsu energy source that gave like to these monsters their life force, unlike the previous models who were very much human, these were already corpses who were brought back to life, no doubt through dark medical jutsu and then were turned into these things.

This Chumaza must have really been an aid to Orochimaru since these forbidden jutsus were very lethal and very much illegal in many ways. To do this to a corpse was unheard of, and Kakashi felt some degree of satisfaction once he defeated his foe

This left Naruto and Chumaza to fight one another as he released a pair of blades from the top of his arms and attacked Naruto with deadly slashes, the blades were sharp and they were glowing with chakra, Naruto knew that while the blades couldn't curt deep enough to wound him severely, the fact that the blades were coated in chakra told him that his foe was able to increase his weapons' effectiveness in battle with the chakra, either making them much sharper than they really are or they would have negative effects on his body.

Naruto managed to evade most of the powerful attacks and was quickly to use the environment to his advantage and his thoughts on the chakra covered wrist blades proved true as the wrist blades cut through a large pillar made from plaster and cement for the movie set and he knew that these blades were not going to be easy to deal with but he was not giving up just yet and blocked several more attacks with the flat of his sword and moved away and Chumaza made his move on him as well.

The renegade medic Nin wasted no time in trying to turn Naruto into deal meat with his attacks and the blonde knew that while had improved considerably, he had to be careful and then decided to put a combination of Lee and Gai's Taijutsu and Valeena's Fore Dancer training to the battle itself as he blocked two more strikes with the flat of Holy Talon's blade and then he blocked the next attacks and launched several powerful punches and kicks, mirroring his training with Gai and Lee, while he didn't have Lee or Gai's overall physical speed and power, he had his own enhanced body to even up the odds and his blows were enough to force Chumaza away from him long enough to prepare a counter strike and he brought Holy Talon down with a powerful strike that slashes through the blades with little to no effort.

Chumaza shouted at that and replied.

“Not bad, that sword of your is pretty good.”

“You don't know the half of it!!!”

Naruto leaped and copied Lee's own move but with a twist of his own as he cast a fire spell to his feet.

“DRAGON FIRE HURRICANE KICK!!!!”

The blonde copied Lee's Leaf Hurricane Kick but combined the technique with his training with Valeena's Fire Dancer training and the attack caught Chumaza off guard as the flames from Naruto's foot nearly burned his face. As soon as Naruto landed, he did the same attack but this time with a vertical spinning version that smashed right into Chumaza's head and sent the man reeling from the blow as Naruto moved closer and slammed an elbow right in the stomach, to find that the man was wearing armor, like he was and the blonde Chuunin quickly moved back in order to get some fighting room and got his sword ready for the fight ahead.

Chumaza was apparently prepared as well as Naruto was as he reached behind him and took out a pair of larger scalpels that resembled kunai and Naruto could tell that these were razor sharp and very deadly, the blades on them were not in the same shape and size of kunai themselves but they came very close to the same design and width of the blade as well. The two fought on with the evil mercenary Medic Nin scoring a few hits to Naruto as the blonde Dragon Champion and Konoha Chuunin had a bleeding scar on his left cheek and a cut on his arm which had managed to bypass the hardened leather armor and it was bleeding a bit.

The blonde ninja however was far from beaten as he continued the attack and while Chumaza had tried to strengthen the large scalpels with his chakra, they proved to be no match for Holy talon as the sword glowed golden once more and sliced through the chakra coated scalpels and reduced them to nothing but ruined handles.

It was at this moment that the others were able to finally defeat their foes and while Asuma was sporting some bruises and a cut and so was Chouji, Ino, Sasuke, Kakashi and even Sakura, the wounds were not crippling or fatal but their foes were not so lucky and the group recovered from the battles they had with their foes and that was the time that Naruto made his final move, using his training in Taijutsu and then launched a powerful kick into Chumaza's stomach and then despite the Medic Nin's use of chakra to injure Naruto, he was not so easy to hit this time as he moved and dodged the counter attacks and then tossed some kunai that Chumaza blocked and the two charged at one another and Chumaza aimed a chakra scalpel at Naruto as the blonde was near the ledge, but Naruto rolled at the last moment to evade the attack and then as he planted both his feet into the ground, he lashed out with a direct stab….and as Chumaza turned to fight back….the Medic Nin was impaled right in the chest, the armor he had on did nothing to stop Holy Talon from skewering him like a fish in the chest.

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Chumaza groaned as he bled from the massive wound in his chest as Naruto looked at him with undisguised anger as he pulled Holy Talon out from the madman's dying body. The man laughed a bit and replied at the look on Naruto's face.

“Y-Y-You think….you've won right?”

“Damn right I do!”

“You….beat me….but Kagura….and Bando….are going to bring your village to it's knees….my other pet projects are with them…you will fall and all of the people in your village will die.”

“Not today.”

Naruto replied as he kicked Chumaza's body off the ledge that they had been fighting in, it was then that Koyuki and her escorts arrived and she was surprised to see Naruto with some wounds but otherwise very much alive and so were the rest of the Konoha ninjas who were there in the set, she had been worried sick for Naruto's fate and that of the others as well and headed there despite the fact that she had been told to stay well away from the fighting that was going on. The director had filmed the whole situation and then Naruto looked at his comrades and then summoned the healing green energy to help tend the others while Sakura placed her on Medical Jutsu training to use to heal the wounds that the others had suffered and as soon as they were healed, Naruto turned and spoke to Koyuki.

“Koyuki-hime, I hate to say this, but we have to leave, if Chumaza was…”

Koyuki shook her head and replied to Naruto's words, she knew that he was asking her leave to go and save his village from being destroyed. She was safe and now it was time to let Naruto save his own people.

“You don't need to say anything, go now and save your village, all of you, be careful, especially you Naruto-kun.”

Naruto smiled and so did the others, as well as Sasuke and they were off to get to Konoha before all hell broke loose in their village.

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In Konoha…

Chumaza's words proved correct as a band of Konoha Chuunin on patrol were suddenly attacked by the rest of the creations of Chumaza and there behind them were Kagura and Bando.

Bando was a powerful figure in the underworld and was known for his use of very powerful and controversial weapons, it was said that he was the one who gave the most destructive weapons he had in order to sow chaos and destruction in the world and also to make profit no matter how many lives were going to be lost in the process. He also carried a number of his powerful weapons in the shape of two cannons on his back that he is able to carry quite easily, considering his rather muscular frame and agility despite his size.

The forces that Bando led were now attacking Konoha directly and it would seem that they would have numbers on their side, as the ANBU, Jonin who were there, including Gai, Kurenai, Anko and others including the Genin, as well as the Chuunin met them on, as well as the female Dagern warriors who helped with evacuating the civilians and keeping them safe, it was also when the Golems that Naruto created to safe guard Konoha in his absence came to life. The ones on the outside of Konoha were quick to engage their foes while the ones inside were ready to defend the locations that were vital to the survival of the village itself and the ones guarding Tsunade were also active.

Bando had to admit that the golems seemed very intimidating and were actually able to hold their own in battle but with their numbers, they would have a chance, Kagura had already gone ahead to deal with Tsunade, with the Hokage's death, it could mean the fall of the village and the chance for a great profit at the very same time for him as well as a chance for Kagura to finally have the revenge she had long sought all her life ever since she joined up with this group. He let her have her way now and focused on sending his forces to destroy Konoha and the profit from it all was worth it.

However, it was then that Bando found himself acing Jiraiya.

“So, I get to fight a Sannin, this could be good.”

“I know you, you're the arms dealer bando, it figures someone who thrives on the pain and misery of others in war would be leading this attack.”

“True, after Konoha is destroyed, I will be a very rich man.”

Jiraiya however, dressed in the Orchaelium armor Naruto had made for him, glared darkly at Bando and replied.

“You won't be getting far Bando, you're not going anywhere.”

“Think again old man!!!”

Jiraiya smiled; apparently no one outside of Konoha knew that he was back to the prime of his youth and now was the time to even it up.

It was not long before Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Asuma, and Naruto arrived at high speed and they were quick to join into the fighting, Naruto summoned his soldiers and told the other ninja fighting with Chumaza's creations where to hit to end their threat, the others also told the other ninja what to do. However, Naruto knew that while he was worried that Kagura would no doubt go after Tsunade, she was more than able to handle herself; his duty now was to protect the village and do her best to hope that Tsunade would be all right.

Jiraiya proved that his renewed youth was more than enough to beat Bando, Bando attempted to use his cannons but the Sannin used his new found agility and speed, to evade the attacks and fire a number of kunai at first and then unleashed a blast of Toad Oil, getting Bando soaked and then he used his Gokakyu No Jutsu to Flash fry Bando. The man barely escapes and tries once more to defeat Jiraiya in single combat, but the wily Sannin is more than ready for him as Bando tries to unleash a close combat attack.

Jiraiya blocked the punches and the kicks and responds with some powerful attacks of his own that send Bando flying to the roof of the other building and as he tried to get up, the man barely avoids getting his head busted open as Jiraiya pressed the attack and Bando tried his best to beat Jiraiya. But the perverted young again man didn't earn his rank and title as Sannin for the sake of it as he evaded each of Bando's attacks, while Bando was a strong man in terms of strength and stature, Jiraiya at his prime was no easy foe and was strong as well as he knocked aside Bando's attacks and struck several more hard blows to imbalance the man and then the Toad Sage unleashed the rest of his arsenal as he moves in and unleashes a powerful barrage of punches and kicks as well as another blast of Toad Oil to Bando, only this time, he uses the oil to hold Bando down. The arms dealer looked at him with hate filled eyes and spoke.

“Damn you! You don't fight like an old man!!!”

“That's because I'm not an old man anymore squirt, you've got power, no doubts there, but you're not exactly worthy material…and it seems your forces are about to be pounded into oblivion.”

Bando turned and to his shock, his forces were being overwhelmed by the Golems that guarded Konoha as well as the ninja of Konoha themselves, and in the lead was Kakashi followed Asuma and Naruto. The Sannin turned and made a signal and then a trio of ANBU arrived. One of the ANBU was Uzuki Yuugao who spoke, to Jiraiya.

“You needed something Jiraiya-sama?”

“take this one to the jails and lock him up, make sure to strip him of any weapons, especially those guns, I can bet there are a LOT of very interested parties in the Five Nations who'lll want a piece of this man's hide.”

“Hai Jiraiya-sama.”

“Damn you old man! You'll pay for this!”

Shizune arrived and she too was wearing the Orchaelium armor made for her by Naruto and she was tired as well.

“Jiraiya-sama! Any sign of Kagura?”

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In one of the large chambers in the basement of the Hokage Tower…

Kagura smiled evilly as she moved into the much larger chamber in the Hokage Tower, she had deployed her escorts to engage Tsunade's golem protectors, while she was surprised by the arrival of the massive machine like beings, she focused on her objective. She had her ninja fight with the ANBU who were there to protect Tsunade and wasted little time in dealing with the ANBU and evaded them. She had hoped to use her Genjutsu to affect the whole of Konoha and make them turn on each other, but the effort proved to be much harder than she had thought as Tsunade and Jiraiya were more than ready to counter that Genjutsu of hers

There before her was the object of her revenge….Tsunade herself, though she was wearing armor of some sort that was unknown to the former ANBU.

“Kagura…”

“It's been a long time Tsunade, now I finally get the chance to avenge myself for the way you cast me aside.”

“I had my reasons Kagura…”

“One of them being you were jealous! My power was strong, and now it is much stronger than yours, That's why you cast me aside, you were afraid!”

“Fear was never the reason I cast you aside Kagura.”

“Ha! Don't make me laugh you old witch, I will make you pay for that humiliation so long ago! Once I kill you, then I will turn Konoha into a graveyard!!!”

Tsunade sighed and replied.

“Things have changed for me and for this village, I will not let you harm these people for as long as I am Hokage.”

“That position should have been mine Tsunade….I will make you pay, I was hoping to bring that blonde ninja with the sword who cared a lot for you, maybe after I make you beg for your life, I will take his life before your eyes!”

Tsunade growled and replied.

“You will not dare lay a hand on Naruto-kun while I am here! You want a fight Kagura, you shall have it!”

The battle quickly started and Kagura used her chakra string techniques to even up the odds as she knew that Tsunade was a deadly foe up close, and with her talents in the Medical Jutsu field, she was no slouch in a fight with being able to use medical jutsu to deadly effect when needed. She fired several of her kunai and used her chakra strings to attack Tsunade with them, but the blonde Hokage was also aware of Kagura's skills and training as she had seen her in combat before.

Tsunade rolled out of the way and quickly released the blades and channeled her chakra into them and attacked at high speed, the floor was torn apart by the impact and her attacks forced Kagura to leap away and stick to the wall, But Tsunade was having none of it and used her superhuman strength to kick the wall and send cracks and the sounds of stone breaking was heard as Kagura leaped away, she used the smoke and charged at Tsunade with her blade drawn and attacked up close, but to her shock, the armor Tsunade had on blocked it and she used a kunai to wound Tsunade's arm. As she leaped back she spoke with evil relish.

“You're getting slow in your old age Tsunade! I will beat you!”

Tsunade however was taking things carefully; the wound was hardly a problem and she knew that she needed to trick Kagura, she could see that while Kagura was still a threat, the fact that she was reveling in a simple wound made it clear that she was losing her control for the chance to kill her and the further reinforced Tsunade's desire to end this kind of situation quickly. She healed her wound and went back on the offensive, Kagura threw her kunai, Tsunade blocked them and they were sent aside, but Kagura was not worried and used her chakra strings and the weapons were charging at Tsunade from behind, but Tsunade was quick as she leaped away backwards and with her chakra covered blades, severed the chakra strings and moved in for the kill as she attacked, forcing Kagura to take up her ANBU blade form the sheath and a kunai as well, but Tsunade retracted the blades and then launched a powerful punch right into Kagura's stomach….

“AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!”

Kagura was sent rocketing back into a wall and smashed hard into the stone and tried to get moving once more, and barely evaded a powerful descending kick from Tsunade and she moved once more to using her chakra guided kunai, but Tsunade grabbed some debris and tossed them at her with powerful speed, forcing Kagura to move away and Tsunade used it o her advantage as she moved in and then tossed a shuriken to cut Kagura and then slash at her while running at full speed, the rogue ANBU leaped away as Tsunade sliced a piece of debris in half with the blade and she shouted.

“I will not lose to you! YOU HEAR ME TSUNADE?!?! I will NOT lose!!!”

Kagura pushed her body to the limit and used her Genjutsu to make Tsunade see more of her around her and all of them were moving towards the Hokage, but Tsunade kept her cool and fought on, as well as using her chakra to free herself from the Genjutsu despite the potency the Genjutsu had on her at that moment, she turned and blocked deadly downward strike from Kagura who was armed with her ANBU blade and she knocked her aside as Kagura then used her own chakra to enhance her blade and attacked, the two of them clashed with one another fiercely and both backed away, Tsunade had a gash on her side as the blade had managed to bypass her armor in a weak spot as the attack was a stab, but Kagura was not safe either as there were a pair of slash wounds on her left arm and her right leg and she growled.

“I will not be so easily beaten!”

“I am aware of that Kagura.”

The two attacked once more as they pushed themselves to the limit of their bodies and it was not long before Tsunade landed a solid hit with her fist that was covered in chakra, this one was aimed right at the area where chakra was gathered and that was enough to severely wound Kagura and as she staggered back, the rogue ANBU tried another attack with her charka string guided kunai and managed to score another hit but this time, taking a page out of Naruto's own play book unintentionally at that, Tsunade had used a Kage Bushin to take the its and when Kagura smile faded at being deceived by the move, she attacked and landed a powerful kick to Kagura that sent her smashing into the wall with great force.

Tsunade could see that it was over….despite how short that fight might have been to other observers, it was her attacks with chakra that had severely weakened Kagura and there was no doubt that she won, but she felt no happiness with this, Kagura was a rogue Ninja and a deadly threat, but she had promise once….

Kagura groaned as she fell to the ground to her knees, gasping for air and she felt that she had finally ran out of stamina and she was dying. The former ANBU managed to summon enough energy to look at Tsunade who despite her victory had a sad look in her eyes.

“H-H-How….could you….have beaten me? How?!”

“Because I had more will than you did Kagura.”

“All my power was useless in the….end, I thought I was stronger than you….”

Tsunade sighed and replied.

“In truth, you were stronger than me in your own way Kagura, but all your power didn't have compassion and purpose, I had a reason for denying you to be my apprentice, and that was your own cruel use of your powers, a leader has to show levels of compassion as well to their people, if they do not show that, then there will be no true stability and peace in the lands or places they ruled.”

“Y-Y-You….why Tsunade….why did you choose to be Hokage? You never….wanted anything to do with the position….”

Tsunade thought about her answer and replied.

“I didn't, there was no lie about the fact I wanted nothing to do with being Hokage, but a young, loveable fool made me change my mind and reminded me of the dreams of others as well as his own. And for that reason, I took up the position of being Hokage.”

“I-I see….I should have known that my power was not enough to be Hokage, you deserved it after all. And I was not worthy of being an apprentice….to you after all.”

“You're wrong about that Kagura, if you had the compassion that was needed, there would have been no doubt you would have made a great apprentice or an even better Hokage than me. You would have been a splendid Hokage Kagura, of that I had no doubts…”

For the first time Kagura smiled as she could see the truth there in Tsunade's eyes and she lay down and spoke her final words.

“But that dream is beyond my reach now…and you know what….I don't have any regrets, it was good to fight you….Tsunade-sama….”

Tsunade checked Kagura's pulse and heart rate and found nothing….the former ANBU was dead, she sighed as Naruto, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Sakura, Sasuke, and several others came in. Holy Talon sensed the life in Kagura and found no sign of life in her and spoke to Naruto.

((“She's dead Master Naruto, it seems to be over now.”))

Naruto nodded and moved to Tsunade and placed his hand on her shoulder, Tsunade moved and held Naruto's hand and turned to see the blonde Chuunin about to ask her something and she answered first.

“I'm all right Naruto-kun, it's good to see that you're all right.”

“It's good to see you safe too Tsunade-sama.”

It seemed that disaster was averted once more, Konoha was damaged, but it was still intact and it's people were safe, that was all that mattered in the mind of the ninja as they got ready to rebuild the pieces. However, Kakashi had other worries to deal with.

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Later….in the Hokage's Tower…

Kakashi knew that as soon as he gave the full summary of his report on the mission, things for him were going to get very ugly, he however had no idea just how much until he gave the report to the Hokage.

Tsunade was shocked by this and she glared at Kakashi with undisguised surprise….and wrath, making even the level headed Copy cat Ninja of Konoha sweat a bit, he knew his decision to have Naruto act in the film might not sit well with some people, but even more so with the Hokage.

“HE DID WHAT WITH KOYUKI KAZAHANA?!”

“As I stated before, the situation that Naruto found himself in a few weeks before required him to be part of the acting staff of the movie and there was a good….”

“I AM WELL AWARE OF THAT KAKASHI HATAKE!!! WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY YOU EVEN ALLOWED IT?!”

“I actually wanted to have them try someone else to take Naruto's place. But Koyuki-hime herself suggested Naruto and personally requested him to be the one to be in the scene.”

“SHE DID WHAT?!”

As soon as things were finished, Jiraiya looked at Tsunade who was glaring at him and she sighed as she looked at the information and spoke seriously. She knew that as client, Koyuki had the authority to ask for a ninja's services, even those that were of a VERY personal nature, thought that was never know to happen often. Naruto was by far, the ONLY Konoha ninja on record to be asked that.

“Damn you Jiraiya, you and your perverted books have finally put Naruto in the firing line, I don't know where you get those perverted ideas that made that book, but if I ever find out, you are going to be in serious trouble…now get out, I have a lot to think about, namely on how to avoid having Naruto being grilled by every woman in the village…”

(Including myself….)

Jiraiya nodded and left….a massive grin on his face as he walked away….it turned out even better than he hoped. Though he did feel a great deal of pity for Naruto as he knew that the films were no doubt about to be circulated all over the world, Naruto was going to be the most recognized ninja for the next few years, he was looking forward to that actually.

Meanwhile, Tsunade decided to contact all the other women who were very much part of Naruto's love life, she knew that as soon as those films came out, there was going to be a maelstrom of trouble to deal with. She didn't even want to guess what would be the outcome if anyone else got to see that movie.

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It seemed that the crisis of Konoha was over, but things were going to get a lot more serious as the damage had to be assessed, the ruined hulks of Chumaza' created monsters had to be removed and the damage fixed. Though Konoha had been rebuilt, the damage had been considerable though the golems created by Naruto had lessened the damage to the village, the golems had been able to counter most of the assault and `casualties' for the `soldiers' were fairly easy for Naruto to fix. However, he had insisted that other measures to ensure Konoha had to be done to ensure that it would be able to handle the damage to the village as well as the Hokage Tower itself.

Tsunade listened to Naruto's suggestions and while members of the Konoha Council were not liking the say the blonde Chuunin had in matters that were their own, Hiashi, Ginji, Inochi, Shikaku and Chouza thought differently and they were willing to listen to Naruto's suggestions, remarking to the others that the golems Naruto created had helped minimize casualties in the Chuunin, Jonin and the ANBU as well as reduce the damage done to the village. The two who were not very trusting of Naruto were naturally Kohane and Homura but they were not getting anywhere just yet as Tsunade reminded them that she was not going to budge on the matter and that Naruto had the interests of the village at heart.

And Naruto did as he worked with the masons who were sent to rebuild the walls and he began to use his training with Holy Talon in the art of Transmutation and Tsunade allowed the Council to observe Naruto in his work in helping with the rebuilding of the village. Naruto used his training to actually enhance the stones to make them three times stronger and amazingly enough, able to withstand even a concerted assault of elemental jutsu, and made it even lighter, allowing the masons to carry many stones to rebuild the damage to the walls, Naruto used the spell on the rest of the walls, making them three times thicker and also able to resist elemental attacks was well as heavy damage. They were also allowed to see how he could rebuild the golem guards of Konoha.

It would take days for Naruto to do his work and he was aided by the women from Dagern such as Liara who helped by helping fuse a special spell on the surrounding trees outside of Konoha, turning the trees into silent sentries that could sense any living thing within five hundred yards beyond Konoha's walls along with Coryin helping in routine patrols as well. Naruto also were able to summon Rumkil and Thorell and a large number of dwarf smiths and masons and while many of the people of Konoha were surprised by the arrival of the dwarves, they however went to work in reinforcing the walls of Konoha as well as fixing any ruined buildings and the dwarves commented on the poor quality of some of the stone work and Naruto politely asked them to do what they can to make it better for the rest of Konoha, the dwarves grunted and went to work while Naruto and the others were busy getting things done for the day.

Naruto also busied himself with other matters, namely the fulfillment of his agreement with the ANBU to make them some new weapons that could help tip the scales in their favor in a pitched battle, he however decided to take his time with the weapons, armor, and gear to make sure that he had everything planed out well enough, he had already began working on some new versions of the ANBU' already existing arsenals.

It was then that Naruto decided to make some things for the people who had done a lot in his life, he had already made a brand new sword for Kakashi to take the place of his previous gift and since he had the time needed to get the work done he decided to maker some items that he knew would be worth it.

As time passed, the new Green House made for his comrades Liara, Valeena, and Coryin was done and the Druidess used her ties to Nature magic to create trees that had unique properties and some of the herbs that were grown there in the green house were used to create balms, potions, and ingredients for food. Kiba liked the Spring Bread made from the herbs that were grown there and it was becoming a famous staple in Konoha for long journeys, and Liara was the one who knew the recipe and the preparation so when she was not helping Hana in helping animals in the veterinary clinic of the Inuzuka Clan she would be baking the bread and handing it out to normal customers and ninja teams.

The green house also helped in creating special purified water through a unique process that was known to both Coryin, Telis, and Liara as all of them were tied to Nature, and Vlana helped as well. The water proved to be almost nourishing and was seeped with magical powers that had positive effects on people and this water was certainly used to fuel long journeys as well for the ninja forces.

Kaelyn, Valeena, Coryin, Shandra, Valken, and Meer also went on patrol with the other Chuunin and Jonin and would also train on their free time as well as teaching Naruto some other methods of combat, such as Valeena began to teach Naruto how to fight like a Fire Dancer and Meer, being a skilled Steel lancer helped Naruto train with the use of a pole-arm in her free time. Another thing that proved helpful was Vlana's breeding of a special breed of silk worms to create a special silk that would help in making special bandages, and with the right enchantments could create the same kind of fibers that formed her original robes.

Tsunade and the Council had to admit that things had improved for the village, a vast majority of the buildings were rebuilt and the walls, towers and more were reinforced and were a lot stronger now than they had been ever since the formation of Konoha. Not to mention that Naruto's golems had proven formidable supporters of their ninja in defending the village. Koyuki had decided to support Konoha modernization of it's equipment as thanks for Naruto saving her life once more and provided blue prints for the Chakra armor, as well as the rapid firing kunai launcher that Doto had used to try and kill Sandayu and the other rebel samurai that were fighting to place her back on the throne, she wanted nothing to do with the weapons that would have brought her world into ruin, but having realized that these were just tools and it was the people who used them who were evil. She knew that this would help defend Naruto's home and that was her way to thank and help him after all. Tsunade and the others of the Council had to admit that Naruto's friendship with Koyuki had proven to be very helpful indeed in the sense that now that they had newer weapons and equipment for their forces. Plus, Naruto had taken an interest in using the principles of the weapons to make new weapons for the ANBU along with some new ideas he wanted to test out in the long run.

Naruto however was working on something to give to someone who he cared about, as he placed the finishing touches on the gift that he had prepared, now the only thing he had to worry about was finding the right time to go to the person he needed to give this to and make sure that she would appreciate the work and effort he had placed into the gift.

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Later at the Hokage Tower…

Naruto peeked into the office and saw that Tsunade was busy resting after another long day reading reports and documents along with other matters that were needed to be tended with at the moment. The blonde Hokage sighed and she reached for a cup of tea to drink, she would have referred sake but was not in the mood to be seen drink in the Hokage office of all places. Naruto knocked on the door and walked in and Tsunade spoke to Naruto.

“Naruto-kun, what brings you here/”

Naruto scratched his head and replied.

“I wanted to see how you were doing Tsunade, you look like you need a break or something.”

Tsunade groaned and replied to that statement, being Hokage was not easy and she needed a break like everyone else in this time of the day and she looked at Naruto and began to have some very interesting ideas to try once she was able to get Naruto alone, but she kept those thoughts out of her mind for the moment as she needed to maintain her focus on the task at hand.

“You're not joking, I really wish I can go and have some free time for myself, but being Hokage demands a lot of time Naruto-kun.”

Naruto felt a bit sad for Tsunade and decided to go ahead with his plan.

“Then maybe I can help you relax a bit more often Tsunade, I wanted to ask you out for the day since you've done a good deal of paper work already.”

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and asked the question.

“Are you asking me out on a date Naruto-kun?”

Tsunade smiled at Naruto it had been a while since anyone had asked her out on a date, the first was Jiraiya but that didn't end well despite them being friends back then and now, and it was the first time that Naruto had been more open with his desire to be close….but…

“Nothing would make me feel happier than being able to go out and have fun, as well as be around you for the day….but I've got another batch of things to do.”

Naruto however was not deterred; he already had an idea to help Tsunade.

“Why not use Kage Bushin Tsunade? I mean no one else would be the wiser, with your chakra control you can make as many as you want and when they poof away you would get the information and be up to date even if you're not in the office and the paper work will be done by them time you get back so you can sleep better at night.”

Tsunade looked at Naruto with wide eyes and she began to laugh out loudly and then she smiled.

“Naruto-kun, you are a real hidden genius, I should have thought of doing that sooner! All right then….KAGE BUSHIN NO JUTSU!!!”

In a moment, Tsunade had created five Kage Bushin and the Kage Bushin went to work handling the duties that she had for the day. With that done, Tsunade smiled decided to get dressed for this date with Naruto, with most of Konoha busy rebuilding and the majority of the ninja teams out, she could finally have some time for herself.

Naruto waited patiently for Tsunade and she was dressed once more in a kimono and this one was made with gold thread and had beautiful sliver flame patterns on it as well and she had her hair in her usual tails, Naruto couldn't help but smile at Tsunade and spoke to her.

“You look very beautiful Tsunade.”

Tsunade smiled and replied.

“You're really becoming very acquainted with women more Naruto-kun, now come on, I think it's time you get to treat me out for the day.”

The two traveled through Konoha and Naruto used all the ryo he had saved up to do his best to make Tsunade's day an enjoyable one and Tsunade appreciated the effort Naruto put into making her day good, they managed to go to a very well known restaurant and the owner was surprised to see the Hokage and Naruto together and eating in his place and he was honored as well. Naruto bought what Tsunade liked from the menu and bought his own as well and the two ate the food as well as took the time to relax.

Tsunade felt very happy with his day as this was something that she rarely got ever since taking the office of Hokage and as much as she wanted to be impulsive she decided to just enjoy this day for as long as it would last and since Naruto was paying for it all, she would show her appreciation for the gesture in her own fashion. After they had eaten their food, the two walked and Tsunade began to tell Naruto what her life had been like when she was a little girl and while she stayed away from the bad memories of her growing up years Naruto was more than willing to be there for her if she wanted him to. That made it easier to talk about the past and Naruto was supporting her as they sat in a park and Tsunade just enjoyed the moment for all it was worth.

They then ended their date with a trip to a certain hot spring resort and they paid for the mixed bathing part and the hot spring owner merely smiled at the two and it was not long before Naruto and Tsunade were soaking up the warmth of the hot spring and she sighed.

“This is the best way to end this day for now.”

“You said it.”

Tsunade then felt the knowledge of her Kage Bushin hit her and she was relieved that Naruto's suggestion had paid off and she had been able to enjoy the day off while being able to finish all the current duties and assignments for the week without having to wrack her brains too much on various matters. She then turned to Naruto and smiled at him.

“Your idea for the Kage Bushin worked perfectly Naruto-kun, thanks, if it hadn't been for the suggestion you gave me to use Kage Bushin, I would never get the chance to enjoy this day.”

“No problem Tsunade-chan, after all we've been through, we deserve a vacation, no matter how brief, by the way….do you mind if I help loosen the tension more?”

Tsunade was quick on the up take and replied.

“You want to give me a massage Naruto-kun?”

Naruto nodded and Tsunade smiled as Naruto got behind her and began to massage her shoulders and back gently and strongly as well, and she moaned as she felt the rest of the still lingering tension began to bleed away, that coupled with the warmth of the hot spring was something that the blonde Hokage had never felt before in her whole life and it was something that she was enjoying for a while now.

Naruto managed to recall some of the places that he had discovered on Tsunade's form that helped her relax and he was happy that he was able to do this for Tsunade after all that she had been doing for the village for a very long time and he was happy that she could relax even for this single day. As he felt the tension ease up as well as feeling Tsunade relax and breath easier he spoke to the blonde Sannin.

“Enjoying yourself Tsunade-chan?”

Tsunade chuckled at that and replied.

“Oh definitely Naruto-chan….you're so good to me right now I wouldn't dream of not enjoying this.”

Naruto smiled and continued to ease his hands and fingers to the places to relieve Tsunade's tension and relax her muscles and she moaned out that and truth be told, Naruto was getting turned on by all this and he felt his body react to the fact that they were in warm water and they were both naked at this very moment and he was getting to be in the mood for another round like what they had done the last time together with Kurenai, Anko, and Shizune.

Tsunade was no different as she began to have some very indecent thoughts concerning herself and Naruto in the hot spring as she thought back on how much she was enjoying this moment and since the hot spring was very private, she decided to have a good time with Naruto before the day was over and since they were now bare of their clothes, she was in the mood to have the fun she wanted.

She then moved away and turned to face Naruto and grabbed his hands and brought them to her breasts and Naruto was quick on the uptake and he began to play with her breasts and he moved much closer to her and the two of them began to kiss one another deeply, that went on for a few more minutes until the two broke apart and Tsunade allowed Naruto to come closer to her and they hugged one another for a moment then went back to the deep kissing and Tsunade felt something poking her thighs gently and that made her all the more excited by the second.

The two of them reveled in the pleasure and Naruto then moved his hands from her breasts to her stomach and then her thighs, much to Tsunade's delight on the action her lover was taking towards her and as they moved apart after the deep kiss and Tsunade then moved closer to Naruto and she pressed her naked body to his and she smiled happily at the way her lover was moaning and then she rubbed her breasts on Naruto's chest and Naruto smiled at the pleasure that he was getting from Tsunade's actions on his body and he responded by playing with her breasts once more before kissing and licking Tsunade's neck and nibbling on her earlobe, much to her pleasure and happiness.

However, the two knew that they would be asking for trouble if they were suddenly caught by anyone who might decide to come here for a late day bath in the hot spring, so they reluctantly stopped and then they got out of the spring and headed back to their respective homes, but not before Naruto made his move as he reached for the special container.

“Tsunade-chan?”

Tsunade turned and looked at Naruto and wondered just what was wrong and she spotted him take out an item and then she asked him the question.

“What is that Naruto-kun?”

Naruto smiled and replied.

“I asked you out on a date Tsunade-chan and I have something for you, hold out your arm.”

Tsunade did so and then Naruto stepped forward and then placed something on her arm and when she looked at it, she saw that it was a bracelet.

Tsunade looked at the beautiful silver and gold bracelet with ah diamond in the center and the six gems on the sides of the diamond. There was an emerald, a sapphire, a ruby, a deep white opal, a brown gemstone, and a deep amber colored stone. She smiled at the gift and Naruto explained that the gift was more than just a piece of jewelry.

“The bracelet actually has a special set of enchantments to protect you.”

“Protect me?”

Naruto nodded and explained.

“The bracelet releases minute but strong amounts of Life energy so it will heal wounds and injuries so you can save as much chakra as you need for much more serious injuries and it also has a special enchantment that allows the user to be covered in near invisible suit of energy armor so you won't be easily hurt. I made this to make sure that you will be safe Tsunade-chan, if I am not around.”

Tsunade was touched, not only was it a good gift, but it had a good deal of uses as well and Naruto made it for her to both impress and protect her and she smiled even wider and hugged Naruto and whispered to his ear with all the joy in her voice.

“Thank you Naruto-chan, I'll wear this always.”

Naruto smiled at that and he hoped that it would protect Tsunade well when the time came, with that day done, he headed back to his home and decided to get some much needed sleep.

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Snow/Spring Country…

Koyuki smiled as she finished watching the film and then she turned to see Sandayu as he walked in wearing his councilor's robes and he smiled at her in greeting.

“I am happy to see you unharmed, Koyuki-hime and at least the man who wanted you dead has been dealt with, I see we owe Naruto-san another debt that I hope we can repay someday.”

Koyuki smiled as she recalled the time she had spent with Naruto in the scene and she replied.

“I think I have repaid a part of our debt to him…I think after what I had to do, I am happy that I had lost my maidenhead to Naruto and to no one else. Sandayu….do you think Naruto-kun would be a good leader alongside me someday when he is older?”

The retainer looked at the princess with some level of surprise, and he couldn't believe that Naruto was the very first and only man to have initiated Koyuki-hime to the more physical parts of being a woman, but he was all right with that as Naruto was the man who had changed Koyuki from the cold and emotionally dead woman in the past into one of the most beloved and respected leaders after her father. And he knew that Koyuki cared deeply for Naruto Uzumaki so he was not surprised that Koyuki would be entertaining the idea for Naruto to be her spouse in the near future.

“That will take time Koyuki-hime, but personally I have every confidence that despite his youth, Naruto-san would make a fine leader, though I can bet that there will be others who would want him apart from you Koyuki-hime, but maybe there can be a compromise of some sort.”

Koyuki smiled at the idea and knowing that Sandayu was okay with the idea, then she was happy for it, there was no doubt in her mind that Naruto would win the hearts of many and there would be those who would not like the idea of her marrying the blonde ninja of Konoha, but there was always a chance to compromise and make the right choices as well. She only hoped that Naruto was not getting into trouble, but knowing that his role in the film on that scene between the two of them, then he would be in for some very interesting times.

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Back in Konoha…

Naruto gulped as he got ready for the soon to come screening of the new movie in which he had been part of due to the need to protect Koyuki from harm a lot more directly. The movie had been ranked to be of the very mature side and thus most of his younger comrades were not allowed to see the movie, they might already be ninja and already allowed by ninja law to be treated as adults, but they were still young. For that, Naruto felt some degree of relief, the reason he was allowed to see the film was that he was invited by some of his Chuunin comrades to watch the film.

As he arrived, he could see that there were a number of men and women there, all adults and civilians, some gave him a look of distaste, but he let that slide as he had other things to worry about at the moment. He had to plan on how to beat feet when the movie started as he was not in the mood to be caught out like this when the scene he worried about was going to come into play in the screen before him and the others.

As the movie played, the first scenes were great and so far it would seem that he was going to be all right since now seemed to be looking his direction yet as they thought that it was not him there in the screen. He knew however that as the scenes played themselves out he was going to be caught sooner or later, and he preferred to be out of this nick of the woods soon enough.

It was then that Naruto heard the words that he was not in the mood to hear.

“You know, the guy there seems to look like Naruto Uzumaki.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah, the guy looks just like him.”

Naruto gulped as he took that as the signal that now was the right time to leave before he got caught into something that would prove to be a real pain in the backside. He walked out of the cinema and was trying his best to avoid detection as he knew that as soon as the movie ended, he was going to be caught in a whirlwind of trouble as soon as the film ended after the adult romance scene and the credits came to the head, he knew that as soon as his name was mentioned, he was going to be in for a hell of a night.

And he was able to leave as now was the time for the movie's adult scene and that was going to the real nail in his coffin if he had stayed any longer.

As he managed to sneak away he left as fast as he could manage and he was half way out of the area and heading back when the movie played out the adult scene and then the film finally had ended and the names came out, that was when all hell broke loose as the words flowed right out of the theater..

“HE WAS IN THE WHOLE FILM?!?!”

(Oh man! I'm dead!!!)

Naruto turned and there were a huge number of men moving out and they were looking for someone, and he just knew that someone was him. He moved away as quickly as he could and as he rounded a corner, he felt that someone was waiting for him He was about to react with force, but he realized that the one he was about to fight was none other than Tsunade who was wearing her usual outfit and the blonde Hokage spoke.

“I guess you made the right move leaving the theater Naruto-kun.”

Naruto gulped at that and wondered just what the heck was Tsunade thinking about what he had done in the film with Koyuki, he cared a great deal about Koyuki and also about Tsunade and he had no idea how Tsunade would react knowing that he had just done the deed in public with someone else. Tsunade however spoke to him to placate his fears.

“I had a feeling that it would happen, as a ninja, you are asked to do sometimes some very unique and controversial things. Besides that, you've already been with me, and several others, plus you knew Koyuki for a while now so I had suspected she would ask this of you. I am not quite happy with the idea of you doing the deed in public and in a movie no less even more so when it was made from one of Jiraiya's books, but I certainly can't do anything about that but do my best to make things easier. I don't hate you for that Naruto-chan…but I do want you to be on your guard….after that performance you gave, I have no doubts in my mind the next few weeks will be really hard for you.””

However it seemed that Tsunade had plenty of time to think about what had happened and she had to admit that while it had galled her to know that Naruto had done it in public, but she could do little to change that now. It was then that they heard a lot of feet heading in their direction and she quickly deduced that the people heading this way were after Naruto and she was not in the mood to have Naruto being swamped by how many people and with that in mind, she took his hands and off they were back to his home and as quickly as possible.

There was going to be a lot of things that she needed to do tomorrow when the time comes.

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Tsunade's fears about how others would react to the film were not unfounded…for at this moment.

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In a secret lair….

Kabuto pushed up his eyeglasses a bit while trying his best not to laugh out loudly, while Orochimaru looked on, and as soon as the film was over, the snake Sannin gave a slight smile.

“My Naruto-kun….I have to admit you have moved UP in the world.”

Orochimaru had to admit that while he was no fan of movies, this one was very interesting.

“Kabuto, make sure that this tape is kept well away from the men….I am not in the mood for them to be distracted yet.”

Kabuto nodded and the snake Summoning Sannin spoke.

“One more thing…drop by Konoha and leave Naruto-kun a message when the time is right, tell him that the movie was nice.”

Kabuto gave a slight chuckle and nodded once more.

“I'll do that Orochimaru-sama.”

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Naruto and Tsunade managed to make to his home and he was quick to check out the place just in case he had some unexpected visitors, both of the male and female persuasion, the last thing he wanted was to be caught in a very compromising situation with Tsunade in his home, Holy Talon however spoke to him at this point to assure him that there were no other people in his house than Tsunade and himself, and that was something he was happy about. He needed to grab some food to eat for tonight and thankfully there was some still very good and edible ramen in the refrigerator and when he was done, he also got some good leftover beef sushi and hot beef pot and barbecue that he had with him at the moment and heated them up and both he and Tsunade sat down in his dining area and began to eat their food in order to relax and enjoy themselves before the night was over.

Tsunade could tell that Naruto was rather jumpy at the moment and who could blame him for being very tense, it was not every day that you took part in an adult film after all and no doubt Naruto needed something to cool his nerves and food was certainly helpful. As the two of them ate their food, Tsunade decided to help Naruto relax as well. With that in mind she finished her food as he did and she then moved behind him and massaged his shoulders using her chakra to hit the nerves in a way to calm and relax him.

“Mmm, that feels really nice Tsunade-chan….”

Tsunade smiled and then she continued to massage his arms and shoulders and decided to keep it up but in a more relaxing setting, She stopped and told Naruto to follow her and they were now in the bedroom and she asked him to lie down and take off most of his clothes and when he was done and wearing only his boxers as he lay on the bed, she was right there on his bed and began to massage his shoulders and back with her hands and then she removed her jacket and and her sandals, she made sure not to hurt Naruto as she did this and when she could see that he was relaxed, she whispered in his ear.

“Time for you to finish what we started in that date of ours.”

Naruto managed to turn and found that Tsunade had removed her pants and then her kimono top and to his surprise….she was naked, he barely could say anything as she straddled him once more and began to massage him.

Naruto had no idea what was more interesting; the fact that he was being massaged by Tsunade, or the fact that Tsunade was doing that to him while she was naked. It was not long before both were kissing one another.

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Naruto however was not the only character who was about to get lucky tonight, for at this moment…

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Kakashi and Kaelyn were moving back to his house and he was doing so since Kaelyn was very sleepy and it would be a lot better if she slept somewhere safe and while Kakashi was not very keen on the idea of having a guest over since he didn't have any other rooms, he was willing to let her stay in his apartment, he respected Kaelyn, and truth be told, he was attracted to her and while it was hard to admit, it was there.

Kaelyn however had other ideas on the matter, she found Kakashi to be very much attractive and she had seen him in combat further adding to her attraction to him. In her region strong men were well sought after either in the martial disciplines or in the mystical arts as well as the intellectual pursuits. The movie that the two had seen further added fuel to the fire.

Kakashi barely had enough time to comment when Kaelyn grabbed him by the collar of his coat and without further ado, the red-haired War Blade kissed him deeply and the Jonin blushed, he had never been kissed this hard before, not since Rin…and that was a long time ago. The War Blade continued the kiss and when the full three minutes passed between the two of them. Kaelyn released Kakashi and the still surprised Jonin was greeted by a smile from the Dagern woman and she replied.

“I think it's about time you and I do something a lot more interesting than reading books for tonight.”

“What?”

“Come now Kakashi, do you really think books can compare to the real thing?”

Kakashi couldn't help but feel his body react and Kaelyn could see that, she had been dying to do this ever since she managed to get his attention, Kakashi was a good man after all and she was keen on seeing just how well he would perform in the sack, she liked him a great deal as he was quite the fighter, not to mention she could sense that he was a kind guy despite his aloofness on occasion…she found that attractive, and the fact that with his mask down, he was quite handsome.

Kakashi himself couldn't help but respond, somehow Kaelyn, despite not being too aggressive in her approach, was exciting him and he couldn't help but wonder if the red-haired War Blade was as graceful in bed as she was in the battle field. Of course there was the fact that he had not been intimate with anyone for quite a long time, and after Rin died, he was not sure he could live with anyone being close to him.

Kaelyn however replied as she could sense Kakashi's hesitation.

“You're worried about my life aren't you?”

Kakashi didn't respond at first but nodded a bit and that was enough for Kaelyn to know that he cared and she smiled a bit at that and replied.

“Don't you think I feel the same way Kakashi?”

“I…”

Kaelyn then gently kissed him on the cheek and replied.

“You don't have to say anything, I can understand that you don't want anyone to be close to you because of your past, though I know little of it, but I can assure you this, I do care for you Kakashi, and I am a war Blade, I am a warrior like you, we have this moment here and now, you can choose to say no and I will respect that, but the fact that I want this and I want you will never change.”

Kakashi could tell that Kaelyn was serious about her words and he had a feeling that maybe he could at least try and see how this goes.

“I hope you know what the results will be if we're going to do this Kaelyn.”

“I am, and I am happy for it, this moment is something I want.”

As the two entered Kakashi's home, Kakashi and Kaelyn kissed one another as Kaelyn was wearing a red and green kimono that fit her hair and eye color and when she and Kakashi were in the Jonin's bedroom, the Jonin was able to finally see her naked and he couldn't help but blush, much to Kaelyn's amusement and happiness as she teased him.

“You like what you see then, come on Kakashi, I am waiting…”

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The next day…in Naruto's house…

Naruto woke up and turned to see that he was in his bed and he was also naked once more and wondered just where Tsunade had gone. He moved out of his bed and moved his body slowly to remove the kinks from last night. The blonde Sannin had been very nice to him but when she finally got him alone on the bed, man she was more than ready to drive him to the ground.

(Damn….what a night.)

Naruto moved out of the room and headed to the kitchen/dining area to grab something to much on while he was already up, but then the smell of good food was coming in and he was quickly guided by the smell of food and before him was a sight that he swore would have landed him in the Konoha hospital, not that it was a bad thing to say the very least.

Tsunade was there cooking break-fast….in an apron and nothing else…

If someone told Naruto a year and a half ago that he would be seeing a beautiful blonde, brow eyed and super strong blonde woman in his house wearing nothing else but an apron and cooking him breakfast, he would have called them utterly insane. But seeing is believing, and boy was he believing it.

“Tsunade?”

The blonde Hokage turned and smiled at Naruto as she finished cooking his food, she had to learn how to cook before and while she was no world class chef, the food quality grew for years though it had been a while since she had cooked anything for anyone and she hoped that she was still able to cook food.

“Morning Naruto-kun, had a good night's rest?”

“Uh….”

That was Naruto's only reply as he was still trying to get used to the fact that he was seeing Tsunade in only an apron and she was absolutely naked and he felt his body naturally react to the sight of the blonde woman naked before him.

Tsunade knew that what she was doing at this moment was outrageously scandalous by most standards, but she didn't mind and as she could see the results of her actions on Naruto and she liked that a great deal. She turned and spoke to him.

“Come on Naruto, it's time to get your break-fast.”

Naruto nodded as he went to the table and began to eat and found the food to be surprisingly good, showing that Tsunade had been improving herself in other things since coming back to Konoha and he ate hungrily at the food while Tsunade watched him with a happy expression on her face, at least she had made good food this time as before she was not a very good cook when Nawaki was still alive though her time with Dan had improved that.

As soon as Naruto was done and he sighed happily at the food, Tsunade knew that they still had some time before the usual assembly of the teams for mission work and that was enough time for them to have some private pleasure time. And with that in mind, the blonde Hokage moved closer to Naruto and then kissed him on the cheek.

“I'm happy you enjoyed the food Naruto-kun.”

“Y-Yeah, you cook well Tsunade-chan.”

Tsunade smiled at that and made her move as she made Naruto stay on his table as she straddled him, and since he was only wearing a blanket as a make shift covering and considering the fact that she was wearing only an apron, Naruto was quick to react to her presence as the blonde Chuunin's body react while the blonde Hokage was more than aware of her lover's reactions to her own actions and she smiled.

“Good, now I think it's high time you thank me for cooking your break-fast and you know just how to do that right?”

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Kakashi's house…

Kakashi woke up and felt like he had been running in a marathon, which in effect, he was last night as he felt aches all over his body, pleasurable aches to be sure and the unmasked Jonin couldn't help but smile and blush a little at the memories.

(I had no idea she was THAT flexible….damn…)

The white haired Jonin was greeted by the smell of food and when he looked, and with both his eyes for once, there was Kaelyn brining him a tray of food….while still naked. Kakashi at that moment couldn't find what was more appetizing, the food being brought him by Kaelyn, or the red-haired woman serving him break-fast in the nude.

Kaelyn smiled at that and blushed a bit as she saw his body's reaction to her nakedness and replied.

“Down boy….have something to eat first before we try having another round today, you'll need it.”

Kakashi nodded and took a bite out of the hot beef strips that Kaelyn cooked for him along with the bread and the hot rice, the food was good and he couldn't help but ask.

“You cooked this?”

Kaelyn smiled at that and replied.

“Don't sound so surprised, I might be a War Blade but I learned how to cook a long time ago before I joined them.”

Kakashi couldn't help but find the beauty of it, here was a woman who was not only nigh gorgeous, could fight like a hurricane, and be quite the bed partner, but could also cook like a world class chef. He couldn't help but feel somewhat lucky at that respect. He wondered how things would be after what he and Kaelyn had done as he finished his food.

Kaelyn smiled and kissed him on the cheek and he couldn't help but blush in response, Kaelyn seemed to have found a way to excite the Jonin and after what they had done last night, he was very much eager to see just what else the War Blade could do to him and the redhead smiled at that and spoke.

“I think you're full energy now…shall we?”

Kakashi barely had enough time to reply as he was about to be subjected to another round. He hoped that no one was going to bother him and Kaelyn for the morning until he heard a knock at his door and he gave an apologetic look to Kaelyn and moved out while gripping his blanket, amusing Kaelyn as he moved to his home's door and saw that it was one of the Chuunin who was going to ask him something that the Jonin discovered was not really that important and the moment and he replied while looking out through the door and using it to hide his nakedness.

“I'll deal with that later…”

“But…”

“Go away.”

The Chuunin saw that Kakashi was serious and was not in the mood to be disturbed and thus he nodded and Kaelyn smiled as Kakashi went back to her as she lay down on the bed and was in a very sensual position.

“Nicely done Kakashi, shall we?”

Kakashi only pounced in, much to Kaelyn's delight as they got back to doing what they were doing before they were suddenly interrupted.

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Later…

Kakashi moaned a bit as he moved his back a bit and heard a bit of a creak and he sighed,.

(Man….that was something.)

The Jonin knew that things were going to get really tiring for him, but it felt like a big load was removed from his shoulders and when he made his way to the meeting hall, he was there to meet up with Naruto who was also yawning a bit, while wearing his current outfit of black pants with orange stripe on the sides, his Chuunin vest and an orange with black jacket, and the Jonin knew that underneath his jacket, the blonde Chuunin and Dragon Champion was wearing Orchaelium armor to protect himself.

Kakashi then greeted his team.

“Morning, sorry for being late, had to deal with….some, ahhh, left over paper work.”

Naruto looked at Kakashi and smiled while Sakura sighed a bit and spoke.

“But at least you didn't take hours getting here like you normally did Kakashi-sensei, so what's on the mission run for today.”

Naruto smiled and then decided to enjoy this for all it was worth, if there was one thing he knew for a fact, one had to enjoy the peace and quiet for all it was worth, there was no telling when something or someone was going to come along the way to make things very hectic and make the peace vanish faster than the wind.

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How true that was, for at the moment…

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In a cavern…

(Huh? I am alive….impossible…I should be dead…)

Chumaza turned and there before him was a figure of pure night black in a black robe and cloak and he tried to move and found himself bound on a table made from solid stone and he couldn't help but see shadowy figures before it. He then tried to speak.

“W-Where am I….who are you?”

(((“That's not the kind of question I am going to give an answer to.”)))

The former leader and employer of Kagura and Bando looked to see a number of armored figures who looked very sinister and evil looking and seemingly eager for a fight and there before him was a robed and hooded figure that looked at him with the face hidden away from his eyes. Chumaza tried to find anything that could tell him just who was before him and he tried to move his arms and legs and found them to be still there but he was being held by some sort of binding field. He then thought that he should have been dead and then the figure spoke.

(((“You are alive, I had my servants save your life when you fell from the cliff at the last moment and brought you here.”)))

Chumaza then thought about why he was saved and the figure spoke.

(((“Do not think that I saved your life just for the sake of being….altruistic I have observed your work on those mechanical constructs and I must say I am impressed, enough to ask you to allow me to gain an understanding of your work.”)))

“I suppose than when you learn enough, you will kill me?”

(((“No, rather, I will let you continue your work and I will provide you with all the materials you need to continue your work, and in exchange….you work for me, but for a price of course.”)))

“Fine, all my money is yours….”

(((“Material wealth has little interest to me….you can pay me with one thing more precious than all the money in the world that you possess, the thing you already have.”)))

Chumaza looked on and wanted to know what was going on here and he decided to chance it.

“What can I have that I can possibly pay you with that is more precious than money for saving my life?”

Chumaza was going to regret that as the figure aimed a hand at him and then the figure exploded in black smoke and then he was stabbed right in the chest, to his horror he found himself looking at an elegant but utterly evil looking sword that began to glow and it was then that he felt something draining his life force and more out of him and then he saw the glowing red and black eye and then the man hears the voice once more, only to hear it coming from the sword.

(((“You're soul….you will serve me for all eternity.”)))

In moments, the man who was once Orochimaru's partner in the use of forbidden medical jutsus and surgeries, as well as the dreamer of creating living ninja machines for his own benefit had his black soul torn out of him by Death Fang and the evil sword laughed as this new soul will fuel the powers of his army. Chumaza' corpse was reduced to ash in mere seconds as his body and soul were utterly consumed and now bound to serve Death Fang as a minion for all eternity. As soon as the sword was done consuming the soul of it's new servant, it began to plan out another interesting scheme to test Naruto Uzumaki.

(((“You have grown much….I think it is time I send you yet another challenge to see how well you can fight at the best of your game.”)))

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To be continued…

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Author's Notes:

Well now, that wraps up this number and while I admit that making this was very tiring, the results aren't that bad, I just hope that there are no loose ends for me to tie up at the moment. But if you find any then feel free to point them out to me and I'll see if I can make the much needed changes to the story itself when I have the free time to do so.

It seems that Chumaza will return but as a servant of Death Fang this time now that his soul has been consumed by Death Fang, what sort of contributions will this depraved and amoral ninja leader give to the Chaos Dragon Sword? That I think we will see in the coming future.

Anyway on to a more interesting note, I have been keeping an eye on the polls and I have to admit that I have to give credit to those who want the female Dragon and the female Elf are doing great, the choices will make their appearance in the series soon enough and there will be some characters in the Naruto Universe I have plans to pair up sooner or later.

Nice situations for both Kakashi and Naruto to wake up to huh? Makes even me wish I was in their shoes since it's not every day you get your break-fast served to you by a voluptuous woman who is either wearing nothing on, or only an apron, I can bet a LOT of guys have fantasies involving that situation.

As to what other hjinks Naruto and company are going to get into, we'll have to wait and see now won't we?

This story is reaching the end so I hope you are all ready for the parts that are soon to come and as to what will Naruto be giving to the ANBU….that is still something of a secret, but the gift that Naruto gave Tsunade on their date before the movie night should be more than an indication of what weapons and equipment the blonde Chuunin and Dragon Champion will be giving the ANBU and Konoha's allies in the near future as well as the gifts he might give the other women in the future.

See you there!

Also, I will be focusing on my other works for the time being so this story might take a while to update. But don't worry the Dragon Champion lemon Story Board will be updated soon enough.