Sorry for the long delay folks! I had a writing assignment for my creative writing class and decided to kill two birds with one stone. I hope this gets an A.

Well, things are getting interesting in the manga. It is now official that Naruto's father is the former Yodaime. We also know that the blue haired girls name is Konan and that she is a paper user. Well this kind of ruins my story, but I will continue as planned. After all, this is fanfiction people. I can do whatever I want and no one can stop me. Well, unless you tracked me down and threatened me…but that's not going to happen!

It seems that most of you like the female characters in this story. Well, I was hoping that Zanku would have been picked. Now you have all made him sad (pats Zaku on the back). Anyways, the official winners are the Hyuga sisters.

Naruto: 16

Mai: 16

Zanku: 18

Ukyo just stared at Junpuu. Ukyo was now wearing a black t-shirt and baggy black pants. Around his waist was a red sash and from his left shoulder to his right hip was a chain. Junpuu was still in the same outfit that he used to kill his father.

"Well," began Ukyo, "tell me. Why can't I summon foxes like my other half?" Junpuu smirked.

"Because you aren't him," he replied simply. Ukyo narrowed his red eyes at him and Junpuu decided to continue. "Simply put, the sacrifice I used to create you didn't sign the contract with the kitsune clan. You see, that body of yours has the scarifies blood and the sacrifices chakra nature. While you still have the abilities and knowledge of the original, you can't summon anything without signing a contract."

Ukyo gritted his teeth. This meant that he might not even be able to make a wind enhanced rasengan. Now some of his best jutsu's were gone. Not only that, but his original could summon foxes to help him out and he couldn't.

"So then, what's my new element?" asked Ukyo. If it was possible, Junpuu's smirk had gotten bigger.

"Fire," he said simply. Now Ukyo smirked. Fire beats wind. This meant that once he created a fire based Rasengan; it would be superior to Naruto's. Now he knew what he had to focus on. Then Junpuu spoke again. "Shinja will be helping you with your elemental training." With that he left. Ukyo had seen the number two of the Panda-sennin several times. She was 19 and very attractive. And unlike Naruto, he wasn't going to let morals stand in the way of his desires.

Kiba wasn't happy. No, he was far from happy. It had taken him five days to get to the Cloud village and now he had been there for two days. During this time he had started up a dialogue between the two villages. It wasn't easy since they were still pissed about the Hyuga incident. However they, unlike the people from the Leaf village, realized the danger they were in if Sasuke decided to attack. Also, if they did fight side by side, it would mean more chances for a Hyuga to 'disappear' from the battle field. Hey, they're persistent. But, that wasn't the cause of Kiba's unhappiness.

"Hurry up dog breath," snarled Yugito Nii, the second most powerful nin in the village, as they headed towards the council chambers. Since the day they met, they had been biting each other's heads off. Something about each other made them act more feral.

"Shut up you mangy cat," growled Kiba (he doesn't know about the demon, her eyes are catlike and she smells like one). Yugito sung around and stared at Kiba.

"What the hell did you call me?" she asked/demanded.

"You heard me!" yelled Kiba. Yugito then hissed and then lunged towards Kiba. Soon they were fighting in a big dust cloud and didn't stop until several jonin's came to stop them.

It had been three years since they had last seen each other. They had kept in touch through letters and messengers. But because of Tsunade's job and Jiraya's vow never to enter the village again, meeting face to face was next to impossible. The only reason Tsunade was able to get away was because she had placed Shizune in charge as the temporary Hokage.

In that time, Jiraya hadn't written any of his perverted books. He now seemed older, as if the fire inside of him had died out. But that could be expected when one losses not one but two students. To him, it was as if he had lost the Yodaime all over again.

"What do you want Tsunade?" he asked. He was leaning against the railing of the 'Great Naruto Bridge', staring out at the sea. Neither one faced the other.

"I needed to ask you a favor," she said after awhile.

"You could have just written it," he said.

"This is something that I had to ask for in person," replied Tsunade. "I was wondering if you could find any of Orochimaru's jutsu scrolls." Jiraya raised an eyebrow at this.

"Why would you want those? They are just a bunch of snake related jutsu's and some forbidden…" He stopped there as the truth of her request sunk in. He turned to face her with a look that was a mix of shock and disgust. "No way Tsunade. You can forget about it!" Now the Hokage turned to face him with a pleading look on her face.

"Please Jiraya," she begged. "We could bring him back. We could bring them all back." Jiraya quickly grabbed her shoulders and gave her a good shake.

"They wouldn't want that! Do you think that any of our loved ones would be happy knowing that they could only come back if we sacrificed someone else? For all we know, Naruto and Nawaki are bickering with each other and Dan is doing his best to get them to stop. They are in a better place!"

"But Naruto was different," cried Tsunade. "We don't know how strong the seal was that linked Naruto to Kyuubi. What if they are both in the Shinigami's stomach? And if he is, it's all my fault."

"No it isn't!" shouted Jiraiya. That was when Tsunade broke down. She fell to the ground and began to cry.

"Yes it is," she yelled between her sobs. "I set up that mission! I suggested to Shikamaru that Naruto should go! And I gave him that damn necklace! How can you tell me it's not my fault?" she was quite for a moment as she caught her breath. She then told Jiraiya something that she had never told anyone else before. "Every night I see him Jiraiya. A first, I couldn't remember them and just shrugged them off. But, as time went by, I began to remember my nightmares better and better. He's in that things stomach with the Kyuubi and he's screaming in pain. He just keeps begging for it to end and at the same time knowing that it never will. It's because of me that he's there. I sent him there Jiraiya." She continued to cry for a while until she felt something on her face. Opening her eyes, she saw Jiraiya wiping away her tears.

"I'm sorry I shouted at you," he said softly. "But I am right because it isn't your fault. In the short time you both knew each other; you developed a deep bond and helped the other. It was because of Naruto that you got your life back on track instead of wasting it in a casino. And you believed in him more than anyone else in that damn village." Then he grinned at her. "Besides, if he could see you now he would be yelling his head off."

Despite her tears, Tsunade smiled. He was right and she knew it. However, the stress and guilt she had kept from that day had built up over time and caused this break down. What made it worse was that she had no one she could confide in. Sure there was Shizune, but she would just fuss or worry about her. The only people who could help her were her former teammates and sadly two of them were dead.

For about an hour the two sennins talked. Tsunade was finally able to get everything off of her rather large chest. She told Jiraiya about the council trying to get rid of her and how some of them had suggested an alliance with Sasuke. She then told him that she had the Hyuga clan demanding that she bring Hinata back from the Sand village so that they could place the bird cage seal on her. She even told him about the deaths of Tsume and Shibi. When she was done, she felt much better.

"I didn't know you had it so bad," said Jiraiya. "Sensei always made the job look so easy. Makes me glad I didn't take the job myself."

"Me too," said Tsunade with a smile. "If you had, all of the kunoichi in the village would be half naked." Jiraiya chuckled at that knowing it was the truth as he got up to leave.

"It's getting late," said the old Toad-Sennin. "You should get back to your village before your work pile gets too high." Tsunade sighed as she herself got up. He was right. Shizune would crack under the pressure sooner or later and the paperwork would start to pile up. Perhaps this was why the strongest shinobi became Hokage. "If you are serous about learning that jutsu, the man who helped Orochimaru create it is heading to the village. Ask him when he gets there."

"Who is it?" asked Tsunade.

"You'll know him when you see him," was his reply as he walked away from his former teammate. "And don't worry about Naruto. I'm sure he's having a blast in the after life."

"Achoo," sneezed Naruto, blowing his cover.

"Baka," hissed Mai.

"There he is," shouted one of the enemy.

"Get him," shouted another as they raced towards him.

"Run!" shouted Naruto. He and Mai both got ready but Zanku stayed his ground.

"Like hell I'm running," he said with a gleam in his eyes. "I'm staying here like a fuckin man!" He would have stayed if Mai and Naruto hadn't grabbed the back of his shirt and towed him with them. "No! I want to stay!" His friends just rolled their eyes as they turned the corner.

"He just turned the corner," shouted one of them. "Let's get him girls!"

"He's mine!" shouted another.

"I'll save you from that Uchiha witch," said another.

Yes, the enemy was the dreaded fangirl, about thirty of them this time. In a way, Naruto had new respect for Sasuke. He had always assumed that he was gay for having some many women chasing him and never picking one or enjoying it. But, after seeing what it was like, Naruto found them to be very vicious.

"That's it," hissed Naruto. Before the fangirl army could turn the corner, Naruto called out, "Bikoutia: Yami!" His tail, which was hidden from view by his white trench coat, turned black and Naruto activated its power. Soon he, Mai, and Zanku vanished from sight. When the girls did turn the corner, they found nothing. For a while, they used all of their skills and abilities to try to find him. Finding nothing they decided to head back to their own homes and wait for the next time he was spotted. Once the last one had left a voice said, "Bikoutia: Kai!" With that Naruto, Mai, and a sobbing Zanku reappeared.

"Ya know, if Kyuubi was still around I'd kiss him for giving me this sweet power," said a grinning Naruto.

"I could think of better ways to use it," sulked Zanku as he stood up. Imagine all the bathhouses. With that thought, his attitude shifted from sad to perverted as he began to giggle.

The next day, Naruto and company continued their journey to the Pass of Beginnings. The Milky Way Dynasty is a land with natural borders that have severed well in the past. On two sides of its borders there is ocean and on the other sides there is a mountain range. About 500 years ago, the Emperor of the Milky Way Dynasty ordered a pass to be cut through the mountains and connect them to their neighbors. Now, this wasn't a tunnel, oh no. It was more like cutting a slice of bread from the middle, except the bread was one of the mountains and took a very long time. 150 years later, the cut was made and the sides were made smooth and flat like a piece of glass. This was how the Pass of Beginnings was created.

The group had been traveling to get to the Pass before the festival began. The festival was started by the people who had bloodline limits and clan related jutsu to celebrate their exodus from the Elemental Countries and their own clans. It seemed to them that a pass call the Pass of Beginnings made the most logical choice. And, it wasn't just the people from Milky Way that went there. People from all over the Celestial Dynasties came to celebrate. This made it the perfect time for the Panda-sennin to enter the country without raising too many eyebrows. To Naruto, it was the chunnin exam all over again.

"Naruto-niisan," said Asahi suddenly as she tugged on her adoptive brothers' coat. Naruto looked down at the four year old Hyuga who was rubbing her eyes. "I'm tired. Can we please stop now?" Naruto looked out in the direction of the now setting sun. As much as he wanted to get to their destination in time, he still had to think of what was best for her. So, after a moments worth of thought, her turned to face her once again and nodded.

It took a few minutes to take their scrolls out, unseal their tents, and then set them up. Héng Wǔ, who had decided to join them since her last join was literally in ruins, spent most of her time arguing with Zanku about who was better at the blade. Zanku, who used his large zanbato wildly with no real style, insisted that he was better. Héng, who used twin Chinese style swords and thought out her moves before attacking, disagreed with that. Meanwhile, the four Hyuga sisters were making dinner and making their own plans to get closer to their foxy love. Ranshin and Yoen where hugging, again, and scaring the crap out of everyone. Naruto had just finished pitching up Asahi's tent when Mai came up to him with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Ah, Naruto-kun, there is a slight problem with my tent," she told her boyfriend. "I, well, kinda forgot it back in the last village." Now a blush appeared on her face and moved closer to him. "So I was wondering if I could share yours for the night." Now Naruto's face was a deep tomato red.

"Well, well. Looks like I'm interrupting something special," said a woman's voice. The woman looked to be about 20 years old and had a long green braided hair and gold colored eyes. She wore a Chinese style dress with a black and white tiger strip pattern with arm bracers. On her eyes were earrings that had the same rare stone that Naruto wore around his neck. However, the only thing that Zanku noticed was her large breasts. "It's been a while, hasn't it Mai-chan."

"It's Yuri-san," exclaimed Mai as she thought of the time back at the hot spring three years ago. Yuri smirked and looked at Naruto.

"So you must be the Kitsune-sennin," she said as she stared at the 16 year old boy. "Hard to believe that three years ago I thought you were no threat." Naruto's eyes narrowed in realization at who this woman really was.

"Guys, get out of the way," he said in a stern tone. "This is the Tora-sennin." And cue the looks of utter shock on their faces. They quickly recovered and began to move away from the area with Asahi in tow. They knew that if they stayed they would only be in the way.

"Oh no you don't," said Yuri as roots and vines seemed to shot out from her arm towards Naruto's friends. Naruto, without any hesitation, yelled, "Bikoutia: Hyouzan!" and created an ice blade. He then cut down the attack before it could reach his friends and then released his ice form.

"Sorry," said Naruto as he stared at Yuri with a grin. "But you have to go threw me first."

"Fine," said Yuri. Then, from out of nowhere, two hands shot out of the ground and pulled Naruto down into the ground until it reached his head. Then Yuri popped out of the ground next to him while the Yuri he had been talking to turned into wood. "Looks like you fell into my trap. This will be easier than I thought." Yuri then gave Naruto's head a powerful kick upwards only to have it go poof.

"Nice try," said Naruto behind her. Yuri quickly turned around to see him with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. "That would have worked on me if I was still a rookie genin." Yuri gave him an odd look.

"Genin?" she asked. Naruto just gave a nervous laugh as he remembered that there were no shinobi in the Celestial Dynasties. He then got into his fighting stance and Yuri followed suit. A moment later they charged at each other and began to exchange punches and kicks. It seemed that Yuri had superior speed, but lacked Naruto's power. Naruto was on the defense as Yuri began a barrage of punches that came at lightning speed. While this was going on, he spotted an opening. Deciding to go for it, he landed a powerful punch to her gut that sent her rolling back several yards. She managed to land on her feet while holding her chest.

"I'd rather not be fighting you," said Naruto as he kept his eyes on her. "In a couple of days the Panda-sennin will attack. It's stupid for us to be fighting each other."

"You think that you can defeat Junpuu-teme?" asked Yuri with a laugh. "Please, a soft hearted baka like you has no chance in hell of defeating him. Besides, I have to make you pay for sending my bandits to jail for the past three years. Takemori no Shinsei!" She slammed her palms onto the ground and bamboo stocks (or are they tree?) began to spring out of the ground.

"Damn she's…" began Naruto but was cut short when he realized that a stock had shot up right where he was standing. To be more precise, between his legs. Naruto jumped forward and then quickly checked his vitals and then breathed a sigh of relief once he realized that everything was there. However, it soon became a groan once he realized that he was now standing in a dense bamboo forest.

While Naruto began to look around, Yuri was watching him. In this jutsu her stealth was at its highest making it impossible for the enemy to find her. She then spoke, her voice coming in all directions.

"You really believe that you can defeat Junpuu, the Panda-sennin? You don't have what it takes! Besides, he's mine!" She then bit her thumb and whispered, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

Meanwhile, Naruto hadn't moved a muscle. He took a deep breath to calm himself and then began to consider his options. The first was to use the Kage Bunshin to locate her. He dismissed that idea because after she destroyed one of his clones she would most likely move to a different location. There was also the fact that he was in her jutsu and that it might have a few secrets to it that he didn't know about. He could destroy the forest, but that would take a large amount of chakra to do and she could always make another one. His last option was to wait for the enemy to come to him.

The snap of a branch or twig behind him caused Naruto to turn around quickly. Seeing nothing, he then heard a growl to his right. This can't be good. Then, without any warning, a medium sized white tiger jumped out towards Naruto's back. "Koutsume!" it growled as it clawed Naruto's back in one swift motion. Naruto fell to one knee as the tiger went back into the bamboo forest and disappeared into the background. Slowly, Naruto got back up and took off his ripped trench coat and his ruined weight vest. Thank Kami this was on or that attack would have destroyed my spinal cord. Hey, when your girlfriend is a medic, you pick up a few things.

"Why do you want the Panda-sennin so much?" asked Naruto, hoping this time he might be able to pinpoint her position. Then, Naruto sensed something coming from behind him and turned around in time as the same tiger tried to replay its attack. Naruto was able to catch it by its front legs and fell backwards by the weight and force of the attack. He was now keeping the tiger at arm's length and it tried to bite him.

"Interested?" asked Yuri, her voice still coming from all directions. "Since you are dying to know I'll tell you.

"Back when I was a little girl, I lived with my parents in Pegasus. One day, back when he was an apprentice, Junpuu came to our village and demanded that we pay him protection money. My father was the village leader at the time and tried to explain to him that there was no more money. So Junpuu decided to make the village pay in a different way. He hung my parents, stabbed them over and over again, and then left them out in the open for everyone to see. One of his clones forced me to watch.

"He then took me out of the village saying that I would pay well in the slave markets. He knew a dealer in Andromeda that specialized in selling children. If I was lucky, I would have been bought by a family who wanted to use me to do house labor for the rest of my life. Before we could meet his contact in his village, the previous Tora-sennin saved me."

Flashback:

Junpuu and a five year old Yuri were staring at an old and withered man about a mile from the village they were headed to. He was bald and had many liver spots on his body. His eyes had a pure white color to them and he was dress in simple brown robes.

"You will put down that girl," said the Tora-sennin in an old, but in no means weak voice.

"And if I say no old man?" asked Junpuu with gritted teeth. The old man's eyes began to glow white and then died down a moment later.

"As I have seen, I will lose my right arm and die shortly after I kill you," said the Tora-sennin. Junpuu glared at him with hate as he continued. "It is true I am not as young and strong as I once was. But, I have more experience than you do boy. Now, no matter what you choose, that girl will never enter the slave market."

"Fine," said Junpuu. "But I still want something. Your eyes see the future right?"

"Yes," said the old man. "I am able to see thing that will and might happen. The farther down the road I see, the greater the odds that it will not happen as I see it. Such is the way of free will."

"Tell me then," said Junpuu. "Tell me, will my dreams come true? Will I have the victory I seek?" The old man's eyes began to glow again and when they stopped he spoke again.

"I see you at the height of your power. Your forces will have all they need to break down the doors of kingdoms and burn their flags. You, Junpuu the Panda-sennin, will rule all of the Celestial Dynasties. However, I foresee one who can defeat you. He will be of your clan, but will not hold the same hate in his heart as you do. His spirit will be free like the wind. He will be as stubborn as the earth. His rage will be like lightning, powerful but short lived. His heart shall be as large as an ocean. And he will burn with a will of fire."

"From my own clan you say," said Junpuu. "I doubt that. There is only me and my father left and he would never think of attacking me." He then let go of the girl and began to walk away. "And I doubt anyone like that exists in this world."

End Flashback

While Yuri was lost in the memories of her past, Naruto was getting tired of hold the summoned tiger away from him. Naruto moved his tail so that it pointed at the tiger and yelled, "Otekidan!" The fur on Naruto's tail hardened into thousands of tiny needles and then shot at the tiger until it vanished. As Naruto got up, his hat fell off.

Yuri blinked when she saw those two fox ears on his spiky blond head. Kawaii! No, I mustn't give in to temptation. But, they look so adorable on him. You're strong Yuri. Just count backwards from ten. Ten…nine…oh FUCK IT! The next thing she knew she was behind Naruto rubbing his ears between her fingers.

"What do you think you are doing," asked Naruto as his eye twitched. "We are in the middle of a fight."

"It's so kawaii," she said as she continued to rub his ears. Naruto managed to pull away from her, grab his hat, and put it back on very, very quickly.

"You're very…weird," said Naruto with a deadpanned expression.

"Shut it," she yelled back with dish plate eyes. "That's cheating, using those cute ears like that!"

"I can't help it!" shouted Naruto back. "They came with the powers!" They both glared at each other and then bit they thumbs. Soon, two people yelled "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" The forest was soon replaced with a large red fox and a similarly large white tiger.

"Here's Loki! Now where are the girls?"

"Must you say that every time I summon you?" asked Naruto. Loki just grinned.

"Yep!"

"Attack Oodora," yelled Yuri!

"Yes Yuri-sama," said Oodora in a feminine voice. It lunged at Loki yelling, "Kousoshaku!" as it tried to take a bite out of Loki who dodged the attack in time by jumping backwards. Loki hissed when he landed and held up his front right paw.

"Ouch, I think I hurt my paw," exclaimed Loki. He then preformed a puppy eye jutsu and flattened his ears to the back of his head.

"So…so…" stammered Yuri.

"Yuri-sama, don't fall for it. Loki is the greatest trickster of all time. He once got the snake Manda to sing Spice Girls songs. He's evil!"

"…Kawaii!" yelled Yuri as she jumped from her summon and landed on Loki's nose and began to hug him. Loki's eyes changed quickly from puppy dog pout to perverted upside down U's.

"At last, happiness is mine."

"How the hell did she become a sennin," asked Naruto to no one in particular. He then raced down to where Yuri was and grabbed her as they jumped of Loki. "Take care of that tiger, will you?"

"Spoil sport," whined the fox boss. He then looked at Oodora. "Might as well let lose some frustration on your hide then. Here kitty, kitty."

"Arrogant ass! Koutsume!"

Meanwhile, Yuri broke free of Naruto and they both landed on the ground. Soon, there images became blurs as they continued their fight in pure taijutsu. Yuri now noticed the necklace as they exchanged blows. That necklace belongs to my family. It was left in Elemental. How did he get it? However, her thoughts were interrupted as she was punched in the face. She growled as she delivered a powerful kick to Naruto's right arm and was delighted to hear a loud crack. Naruto jumped back and grabbed his wounded arm.

Yuri looked over at the summons battle. Loki had gone for Oodora's neck and clapped onto it. Oodora was thrashing Loki around like crazy trying to get him off. Deciding to finish this now, she made several signs, slammed her palms onto the ground and yelled, "Hiru Banshou!" Roots sprung up out of the ground and then dug themselves into Naruto's feet and legs. He howled in pain as he felt them invade his body.

"This is the end for you," said Yuri as she kept her palms on the ground. "This jutsu will slowly drain your body of all its water and leave you a withered husk. It's a shame, but that's life."

Naruto could feel what was happening even before Yuri told him. He tried to move his legs, but there were too many roots for that. He thought about using a long range jutsu, but his better ones needed hand seals. Well, all but one. He then let go of his wounded arm and began to make a Rasengan. However, it soon took an odd twist. A ring of wind, much like the rings of Saturn, began to form around the sphere.

"Fūton: Rasenkazaana!" yelled Naruto as he thrusted his only long range version of the Rasengan foreword. The ring shot out and became a mini twister that raced toward Yuri at blinding speeds. Soon, she was pulled in and spiraling backwards. She tried to move but couldn't, the high winds made that impossible. She couldn't use a substation jutsu or anything else to save herself. She was trapped. Then, the blue sphere, which had stayed intact, was propelled by the wind going directly down the tunnel. There was then an explosion when the jutsu connected with her and she lost conciseness.

Mai and the others raced towards Naruto once they saw the summons go poof. The found Naruto on the ground with dozens of holes in his legs, a broken arm, and suffering from chakra depletion and dehydration. Mai quickly went to work on Naruto until she mended the arm and patched up the holes in his legs. She also forced some water down his throat thanks to a jutsu she knew. He would be fine.

Yuri opened her eyes and noticed she was staring at a white ceiling. At first, she thought she was dead. That was until she noticed that she was in a hospital bed. She turned head and groaned.

"Oh my Kami! You're awake!" screamed a nurse.

"What happened?" asked Yuri.

"A group brought you here dear," said the nurse in a calmer tone. "You were half dead and very luckily they brought you here when they did. Also, this guy with a green tail touched a nearby plant and it grew some fruit. He then squeezed it and let the drops fall on you and said that you should be better in two days. I thought he was nuts, but now…"

"How long was that?"

"About three hours ago," was the answer. Yuri just lay back in her bed. She knew who did it and why. Naruto wanted her to help when Junpuu attacked.

Next time, the final battle (but not the last one if you know what I mean) and probably the longest chapter yet!

Thank you Dirty Reid for the translations.

Fūton: Rasenkazaana- Spiraling Wind Tunnel

Takemori no Shinsei- Rebirth of the Bamboo Forest

Hiru Banshou- Leech all Creation

Kousoshaku- Tiger Bite

Bikoutia: Yami: Tail Shift: Darkness

Koutsume: Tiger Claw