Chapter 62: Declaration of War

Tsunade was just performing her regular routine of developing the cure, while on the other side of the room Nono seemed to be working on the last stages of the new set of eyes which were meant to be transplanted into Naruto. She had to admit, at first glance the sweet nun didn't seem like a ninja to her. The Senju heir was in for quite a shock, when she discovered that not only was the woman the best medic of Root; but had also worked under Orochimaru for a few years when he was still loyal to the village. To think her ex-teammate was also a part of Root in the past.

That explained her mastery in modifications like cloning, genetic mutation, cell growth, organ production, and so much more.

That sly Naruto...

Not only had he provided a safe heaven for the orphan children, but also secured a prodigy like Nono as his backup. While she may not be as good as a healer like Tsunade, her abilities as a scientist were quite formidable. It only proved to her that Naruto always had a backup plan, no matter what.

A trait of a good ninja, and one which any Anbu Captain worth his salt should have.

"Is it a good time?"

She was quite surprised when the person of her thoughts stepped inside the small lab, her gaze shifted to her blonde relative who was dressed in a strange outfit.

Instead of wearing his usual Anbu outfit or mission gear, he was wearing a dark black shirt that fully covered his arms; the symbol of the Uchiha clan could be seen embedded on its back. Below he could be seen wearing plain blue colored pants and instead of his regular combat boots; there were a pair of sandals. But that was not the surprising part...

What intrigued Tsunade was the cloak that was he was wearing. To the naked human eye and even to trained ninjas, it may appear as just a plain dark black colored cloak with high collars. But to a Sannin like her, nothing was invisible. As such she could see the camouflaged swastika symbol implanted on the chest portion of the cloak, on the backside there was a camouflaged design in the form of an eagle which had spread its wings.

His large sword was strapped across his waist, ready to be unleashed at a moment's notice. Strangely he had no pockets for storing any kunai, shuriken, or exploding tags. But he did have a strange seals on his wrists.

And now came the real surprise, for the first time since she had seen the boy never once had he taken off his face mask. Now the mysterious object was missing, and was instead replaced by a red colored scarf that was hanging around his neck loosely while concealing the lower portion of his face right up-till the nose.

His long silky blonde hair were now freely falling over his face, effectively covering his left eye while a few loose strands were also falling over the right one. There was no Konoha headband on his forehead or anywhere else.

"Naruto?" asked Tsunade in surprise,

The said boy merely smirked on seeing the gobsmacked expressions etched across the two ladies faces, he idly gave himself a short pat on his shoulder for achieving the desired result. He was awesome...

"Like the new look?" questioned the smiling Anbu captain,

Before Nono could even think of a proper answer, Tsunade beat her to the punch...

"Hell yeah, this is way better than those lame Anbu outfits and even more lamer mission gears of yours" exclaimed Tsunade boisterously, which resulted into Naruto face palming hard on the floor.

Nono even heard the boy say "They were not lame, just different", which only made her chuckle.

Picking himself of the floor, he turned his gaze towards his teacher and long time accomplice. Due to years of knowing him, Nono didn't need to ask a single question as to why he was here.

"The clone eye is ready, and the same can be said for the original which you borrowed from Danzo. Do you want to start the operation soon? You will have to rest for a week after that, and you won't be able to open the blindfolds I'll place on you. New eyes after operation can tend to be extremely sensitive, and this pair is quite special. It took me months to prepare them and a lot of money...

...so I'm not letting you screw up anything, am I clear?" asked Nono sternly, her voice sounding like a mother scolding her child.

In return, Naruto flashed her one of his bright eye smiles. He really seemed quite happy these days, whether it was real or he was faking it- the action certainly eased Nono and Tsunade's concern for him.

Meanwhile, Tsunade could only observe the scene with a pang of guilt/regret, how she wished to have the same kind of connection to Naruto which Nono currently enjoyed. But patience was required, even if it was not one of her strong traits she was determined to achieve success.

"Fine, fine. But first, I need to settle a little task..." said Naruto nonchalantly, "Yeah, like dealing with a pissed of royal princess and her goons" he added as an after thought.

"You're leaving?" asked Tsunade worriedly, as most of the times he came back quite wounded and it unnerved her considering his situation. The boy was as reckless as his mother, Kushina.

"Not for long. Just a little errand I need to run, if it makes you feel any better I'm taking Haku with me as my backup..." admitted Naruto, earning a sharp stare from Nono and Tsunade suggesting the unsaid reply.

"Don't worry, Haku's cool. I trust her, besides it will only stop me from doing something reckless..."

"Yeah, like that would happen..." thought Kurama sarcastically,

Nono rubbed her temple with the help of her gloved hands, before coming forward and giving her foster son a few light pats on his head.

"You'll be the death of me someday, Naruto..." said Nono jokingly, but was intrigued when he grabbed her hand and looked at her quite worriedly.

"Don't ever say that again"

She would have said that it was just a joke, but his voice and the look in his eyes conveyed that he was dead serious. Instead of thinking of it as his paranoid nature, she was happy that he cared about her so much. In return, she simply ruffled his hair earning a slight groan of displeasure.

"Aw, you're so cute...Naru-chan"

"Teme..."

"No need to be so grumpy, you're such a baby..."

A light cough interrupted their little banter as both of them sheepishly noticed that there was another person standing in the room. One who did not like to be ignored and was famous for erupting into fits of rage and going on a rampage.

Seeing Naruto sporting one of his embarrassed smiles, made him look like an exact copy of Minato to the Senju woman. No matter how much he tried to deny it, the boy had definitely inherited a few traits of his father. His handsome looks and charming smiles being one of them.

"Oops..."

Nono merely rolled her eyes on seeing Naruto's childish response, while muttering a silent "Moron".

"The cure's ready and I can start healing you with it. Although it would take a couple of sessions for the virus to be completely neutralized and removed from your system. Naruto, I am not gonna lie this operation can also kill you. This cure contains the cells of Hashirama Senju in it, Konoha had once tried to implant these cells into its shinobi in order to manifest my deceased grandfather's Mokuton...but it was a complete failure, and most of the people died or were paralyzed, or simply lost their minds" explained Tsunade seriously, as he merely smirked.

"It'll work like a charm..." said Naruto confidently,

"How can you be so sure?" asked Nono curiously,

"Because I did some research of my own, and if the information is correct then I am one of the few people in the world who can survive such a fusion. I am related to both Uchiha and Senju, and if it fails then I'm dead either way. We don't have a choice..." said Naruto flatly,

"But-"

Tsunade was stopped when he placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and gave her a encouraging smile, damn it he had to stop doing it. That stuff was so working on her...

"You're the best medic and finest kunoichi in the world, I have full faith in your abilities..." reassured Naruto happily, making her smile as she gracefully accepted the praise showered on her.

It did feel nice to be acknowledged for her skills and appreciated for all the hard work she had put in.

She was intrigued when he gave a short glance at Nono, and without another word the woman left the room in order to give them some privacy. That woman was quite smart and understood Naruto easily.

"I know I've not been around much, and we haven't talked much. I need to talk to you about something important, is it okay with you if we can have such discussion after I return?" asked Naruto politely, which only made Tsunade smile as he was finally taking initiative in building a rapport between them.

"Sure, I look forward to it..." replied Tsunade happily,

Tsunade was surprised when he took out a bottle of sake that he had been hiding within his cloak, judging from the widening of her eyes and the excited grin coming on her face was enough to show that she liked the newly revealed drink of the gods.

"Well, I'm not too much of a drinker so I don't know if its good or not. But the bartender did say that this was the best brand he had. It's not much, but please accept this as a small gift for everything you've done for me, Tsunade-sama" said Naruto gratefully,

Never in his entire life had he seen a woman who was so excited to see an alcoholic drink, and Tsunade accepted his gift quite eagerly. She was staring at the bottle for an entire minute, like it was made of pure gold which only made him chuckle.

His laugh only reminded her that he was there too, oh where were her manners?

But was it good to offer Naruto a drink when he was merely 15?

Fuck it, he was a Anbu captain. No worry over getting drunk a little, it'll only relieve some of his stress.

Although Naruto had easily read her thoughts from the expressions on her face, and decided to explain something.

"We'll have a drink when we have successfully completed my surgery. This bottle is only for you, I have a spare for our little celebration later..." explained Naruto calmly,

"You know, you're as charming as your father..."

Tsuande cursed herself when she saw the happy expression instantly vanishing from his eyes and was replaced by a stoic gaze, she could literally feel the air in the lab turning cold. The pressure in the room rose, reminding her that she maybe be a Sannin but Naruto was also an S-rank ninja. A dangerous one at that...

And she had just pressed a sensitive issue...

"Way to go Tsuande..." cursed the blonde Sannin,

"I'll see you later..."

With his swift, cool answer he quickly exited from the room leaving behind a frustrated Tsunade, who was quite furious at herself.

(Outside the Room)

Haku was currently leaning against the wall, and had heard the entire conversation. She was also wearing the same uniform as Naruto, so gathering these supplies was the reason he had sent his shadow clones yesterday all over the island. While also getting a gift for Tsunade...

He was so caring about others that were close to his heart, which only reminded her how much she loved him.

She could clearly see in his eyes, that things like love and affections were far from his primary goals. He was living for his dream, and she intended to make it a reality. No matter what it was, that was her only goal now.

"You ready?"

The ice user was brought out of her thoughts when she saw Naruto standing beside her, a serious expression visible in his eyes.

"Yeah, let's get this over with..." said Haku casually, as he raised one of his eyebrows.

"You do know we're getting into something dangerous right?" asked Naruto doubtfully, but she simply rolled her eyes.

"I've been a missing ninja for a far longer time than you. I know how this works..." answered the girl flatly,

He merely stared at her for a few seconds before giving an affirmative nod, without another word he started walking towards the exit of the orphanage while she followed behind him.

"Naruto, what is the reason behind this new uniform of ours. This thing's draining my chakra..." said Haku seriously, as she pointed her finger at the swastika symbol on her cloak.

"These are custom made cloaks, and they're not draining your chakra. Rather they are storing it, it's not just a symbol but a hidden seal that stores chakra. One of the biggest drawbacks during long drawn battles is when a ninja runs out of their chakra, if that happens this seal will replenish your supplies back to its full capacity. But you have to regularly feed your chakra to keep it full and working..." explained Naruto briefly, as she stared at her new uniform in an entirely different manner.

But it also raised another question...

"Where did you get this?"

"The Black market is a very resourceful place if you have the right contacts and ample amounts of money. Both of which I possess, these sure didn't come cheap so look after it carefully. Any more questions?" asked Naruto patiently, as she blushed a little on being treated like a little girl.

But didn't say anything as he was simply answering her questions and advising her to value the new tools given to her.

Reaching outside, he stopped in the open field before performing a series of hand seals at a speed which was far faster than Haku's very own. When he was finished he slammed his hand on the ground, and there was a large puff of smoke after which a large crow appeared in front of them.

"Let's roll..."

(4 Hours Later: Near Kaminejima Pass)

"As I thought..."

Haku didn't understand why he said that, both of them were currently seated atop the summoned crow and were flying at least a few hundred feet high in the air. Naruto had clasped both of his hands together and seemed to be concentrating profusely. Was he a sensor as well?

"Haku, it seems Fire Nation is hell bent on finishing me off. There are at least 400-500 enemy forces down there, more than half of them are ninjas. While the rest seem to have strong energy in them..." stated Naruto cryptically,

"But weren't you supposed to make a deal with some princess which can allow you to go back to Konoha?" asked Haku curiously, he had barely explained a few point of this mission and that was it.

She didn't feel the need to know more when he said that it could prove to be too dangerous for her, if she knew more than necessary. The only thing she was concerned with was his safety, that's all.

"I can't sense Karen's presence anywhere, she's not here. Instead she seems to have sent a large force of some of her best men to silence me forever..." said Naruto bemusedly, it was just as he predicted.

"Naruto, from what I know the princess is a warrior who leads her forces in every battle. She will be nearby, these soldiers/ninja's are merely for her protection. You do have a fearsome reputation as an S rank ninja..." chipped Haku playfully,

"You do have a point, but Karen knows better than to engage me in combat directly. I'll kick her royal ass before she can even blink, but it should not make us underestimate the large force beneath us..." advised Naruto sagely, it was first rule of a mission that scouting out the enemy and their stronghold was a vital point that could prove detrimental to the success of the mission.

He may not affiliate himself with Konoha, but the training he received as an Anbu of that village was certainly proving quite helpful in the current situation.

"What do you want to do?" asked Haku devotedly,

"The fire nation and the royal family have become arrogant with their power. It's time to send a message" said Naruto coldly, voice devoid of any sympathy or emotion at all.

"Can we even take on such a large force by just ourselves?" asked Haku doubtfully, she was strong but the enemy was simply far greater in strength.

Her breathing suddenly stopped when she saw the sharingan activating in his eyes, the 3 tomoed dojutsu sending shivers down her soul. He was an Uchiha...

"I believe this should quell most of your doubts..." said Naruto calmly,

"You're...an...Uchiha?" asked Haku with a little fear in her voice, the said clan was quite famous in Kirigakure. Even Zabuza had warned her to be wary of people from this clan who were said to be masters of the strongest dojutsu of the world.

It also explained how Naruto was able to take on so many Anbu when he defected from Konoha...

His chilling gaze was still fixed on her, and he leaked some pressure in order to get her back to her senses. Dropping out of her shock, she looked at him in a new light.

"You said you wanted to follow me, this is the chance I'm offering. Or you can back out and I'll handle this..." said Naruto seriously,

"No, I'll do it. I am just..." said Haku hesitantly, not finding the proper words to describe her state of mind.

"Understood, we can talk about this later if you want. Wait for the opening I'll provide, you'll know what to do right there..." ordered Naruto,

"Hai"

With one last nod, he surprisingly jumped off the bird. Haku quickly looked down in fear only to see him freely falling towards the ground, falling from such a height would kill him. What the hell was he thinking?

She lowered the crow a little and was further surprised when he simply slid across a tree trunk when he reached the ground, and with one flip he was back in the open field that was Kaminejima Pass.

And not a second later, he was surrounded by a large force of 500 enemy soldiers.

"What the hell are you, Naruto?" thought Haku in fear,

(With Naruto)

The hundreds of soldiers that were currently surrounding him were all glaring at him murderously. Their eyes filled with hatred and venom, so they were quite motivated. They were further infuriated when Naruto merely chuckled a bit.

"So, I guess your coward princess wet her panties..." commented the Uchiha distastefully,

Several of them tightly gripped their weapons on his aggressive remark, some of them were even about to retort back at him when their eyes landed on his sharingan. Right then, he unleashed a massive amount of killing intent that made many of the enemy soldiers take a step back in fear.

Naruto closed his eyes for one last time, resigning to his fate as this was the moment that would change the world forever.

"For Valkyrie..."

He saw a bulky commander dressed in samurai armor ordering his men to charge towards him, several ninjas and royal guards jumped right on top of him but were surprised when he simply vanished in a flock of crows.

"Where is he?"

"Check your corners"

A low whistle interrupted the baffled soldiers and they saw Naruto appearing high in the sky, how he managed to reach that position was another question that plagued their mind. But it was already too late by the time they looked up...

The reason was the several senbon which Naruto had fired towards them at a rapid pace, while also performing a series of hand seals.

"Senbon Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Senbon Shadow Clone Technique)"

The several senbon heading towards the enemy forces now multiplied into hundreds of replicas, those who were fast enough were able to block a few projectiles but the sheer number of senbon was simply too much for any normal ninja or soldiers to block at such a rapid pace. Alas...

The remaining force that was anxiously waiting on the sidelines, saw their entire vanguard unit compromising of 70 soldiers get hit in various chakra points. And like flies the men started dropping on the ground.

The enemy commander grit his teeth in anger, and made a signal...

"Archers!"

Two entire squads of the royal army's archers stepped forward and marked their weapons at Naruto who was now falling back towards the ground.

"FIRE!"

Naruto's sharingan spotted quite a lot of deadly arrows flying straight towards him, the amount of speed and precision of this attack was quite formidable. Just when the projectiles were about to hit his body, he performed another hand seal.

"Kawarimi no jutsu (Substitution Technique)"

Quickly replacing his body with a large chunk of wood, he evaded the projectiles. In mid-flight he saw a few sensors pointing the enemy force his location, and saw a rather large platoon heading towards him. Unsealing a series of smoke bombs from his hidden pocket within his cloak, he quickly threw them in his defense.

The huge explosion of smoke did well in stopping the enemy's charge towards his position, using the momentary advantage he rapidly shunshined into the thick wooden forest area. Taking refuge on top of a large tree branch, he carefully observed their movements.

It wouldn't be long before the enemy sensors pinpointed his location, and he would rather prefer not to use his Mangekyo and other large destructive powers. He had an ulterior motive which had to be fulfilled from this battle. Even the 70 something enemy whom he had hit, were not dead but simply knocked out cold.

"When facing overwhelming enemy force, diversion tactics and stalling are the best options..." thought Naruto tactfully,

With a plan forming in his mind, he crossed his fingers and created 7 shadow clones. All of whom shared the same look as him, and knowing the plan which he had formed in order to deal with the enemy force.

It was vital that he prevented the ninjas from using any kind of ninjutsu, or more dangerous Taijutsu. His skills in physical combat had surely improved but against a fully trained Taijutsu specialist, he could be facing quite a problem. If not for his sharingan advantage, he would probably never pass the Root trials due to his low skill in that art. But he did make up for this deficiency with his ninjutsu, genjutsu and kenjutsu skills.

He saw his clones getting into their respective positions, sharing one last confirmation nod all of them (including the original Naruto) performed the same set of hand seals.

"Suiton: Suidan no Jutsu(Water Release: Water Bullet Technique)"

The royal army suddenly found themselves targeted by hundreds of sharp water bullets that were heading towards them, reacting quickly to the incoming attack the ninjas in the force instantly stepped forward and slammed their hands on the ground.

"Doton Doryuuheki (Earth Release: Mud Wall Jutsu)"

A large wall was formed in their defense which easily blocked the water bullets, a smirk came on the enemy commander's face when he saw 7 replica's of Naruto flying towards the earthen wall.

"Tetsuda formation!" barked the enemy commander,

His soldiers quickly jumped on top of the earth wall, and with great precision launched a volley of spears, arrows, kunai, shuriken straight towards the clone squad. The enemy was quite surprised when a smirk appeared on the faces of the clones.

"Bunshin Daibakuha (Clone Great Explosion)"

Unanimously the clones blew themselves up creating a large explosion, generating a powerful shock wave which not only sent the weapons heading towards them in different directions; but also made the enemy soldiers who had fired them and were standing on top of the earth wall crashing towards the ground.

The sound of chirping birds echoed across the entire area, and from midst the smoke screen created by the explosion emerged the real Naruto; hands glowing with a strange electricity as he smashed his lethal attack straight through the earthen wall shattering a large portion of it to pieces. The shocked enemy forces who had yet to recover from the impact of the explosion, and its successive shock wave, found themselves facing the real Naruto.

A few soldiers tried to move in order to stop the blonde devil, but he had already waved his electrified right hand in the air.

"Chidori Senbon"

With the help of his precise sharingan, Naruto fired hundreds of electrified senbon type attacks over the entire front line of the enemy force. Due to being in close range, many of the ninjas were directly hit by the attacks in their chakra points making them collapse on the ground. The few who did manage to use their weapons as shields against his new version of chidori, were in for quite a shock when his attack tore apart those weapons before hitting vital chakra points.

Not giving them a chance to launch a counterattack, he quickly made a hand stand with the entire weight of his body lying on his right hand, while the left hand freely flowed in the air.

"I bet you haven't faced shock combat in your lives...too bad for you" thought Naruto deviously,

"Chidori Nagashi (Chidori Current)"

In a radius of 700 meters in every direction, sharp electric current lit up the already wet soil acting as its conductor. The enemy commander now understood why he had fired those water bullets at them, he and a few sharp warriors saw what Naruto was about to do and jumped high in the air.

They were proven right when the rest of their comrades were jolted with electric bolts that lit up the designated area, the people caught in the attack first went completely stiff while yelling in pain. Sustaining the attack for a duration of 10 seconds, Naruto then stopped channeling his chakra and instantly the shocked enemy troops were now dropping like flies, unconscious on the ground.

Kakashi was in for quite a surprise when the next time he saw his signature move being advanced in such ways.

As he shifted back into his stance of standing straight on the ground, while the unconscious forms of nearly 250 soldiers were littered across the entire area.

The remaining forces of Karen's royal army now had a little fear in their eyes; as they saw the lone man who had single handedly taken out half of their force, in a matter of minutes. They had learnt a hard lesson today, that sheer numbers would never work against someone like him. Instead of engaging them head on in direct combat, the blonde shinobi had engaged in diversion and shock combat.

The enemy commander was a tall man, having a large mustache. His dark brown hair were tied in a long ponytail, his large form combined with his samurai armor was enough to intimidate many warriors, but even he felt himself losing a little confidence when facing someone like this boy.

"He has effectively stopped us from using any ninjutsu against him, the entire area is now filled with the unconscious forms of my soldiers. If we attack with large, destructive attacks my unconscious men will get caught in the crossfire. I barely have any genjustu users left, we can only engage him in close quarter combat. Let's hope our overwhelming numbers would allow us a momentary advantage..." thought the enemy commander tactfully,

His soldiers stiffened when they saw Naruto performing a set of hand seals, they prepared to defend themselves but were surprised when he simply smirked.

"Suiton: Mizurappa (Water Style: Violent Water Wave)"

Converting the already moisturized air of the area, Naruto created giant tidal wave of water. But instead of firing it at the enemy forces, he shifted his aim and fired it high in the air like a rising fountain.

The attack simply rose higher and higher in the air, and just as he predicted the enemy had seized this slight advantage by considering he misfired the jutsu, and were now charging towards him.

Only if they knew that it was over...

(With Haku)

The former Kiri ninja could only stare in disbelief as she saw Naruto fighting against his opponents, a new fear also rose in her heart when she saw what Naruto was truly made up of. She knew he was strong, but his sheer intelligence was equal in terms of an Anbu Captain or even higher. Instead of relying in brute force, he fought smartly with quite brilliant tactics.

Now she understood how Zabuza got defeated.

She doubted he had even used more than 5 percent of his power, and this was his abilities while being weakened?

So, he really could back up his status as an S-rank ninja, after all.

"You'll know what to do when the time is right..."

Haku remembered his words and seeing the rising fountain in the sky, was her cue to step in and finish the fight. Performing a rapid series of hand seals, she started using the newly formed water which Naruto had unleashed in the sky.

"Sensatsu Suishō (Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death)!"

The accumulated wave of water was converted into hundreds of ice needles, as Haku directed her hands downwards. Instantly the ice needles rained down on the unaware enemy soldiers, at first they started blocking them with their weapons, but Naruto had provided her ample amount of water to create at least 700 ice needles. And with the speed of their attacks simply didn't leave any chance for the enemy.

Before they could even reach within 20 feet of Naruto, the remaining members of the royal army were taken down. She had not wounded them lethally, but enough to make them bleed. They were completely incapacitated, signifying the end of the fight.

Even the enemy commander was hit by several senbon and was bleeding on the ground, as Naruto walked towards him.

She lowered the crow towards the ground, which was now entirely covered with the unconscious and wounded forms of the enemy soldiers.

(With Naruto)

The victorious Anbu captain currently towered over his defeated foe, his stoic gaze fixed on the enemy commander who was glaring daggers at him. If looks could kill, then Naruto would have been reduced to ashes. Alas, the man had no strength left in his injured body to back up his lust for vengeance.

"Naruto...you...will...pay...for...your...crimes...*cough*...against...our...great...nation" said the enemy commander bitterly,

"And who shall render this divine judgement on me?" asked Naruto sarcastically, if only the fool beneath him knew how much he had served that nation, only to be betrayed at every turn.

"Her highness will lay you to waste..." promised the bleeding man, as Naruto smiled.

"I don't see her anywhere, she left you to die. I bet she has watched this battle from afar, sitting in her comfortable chambers. All of you were just pawns who were used to gauge my abilities. The real attack of Karen will come very soon..." said Naruto deviously, but the man simply smiled victoriously.

"Then our sacrifice won't be in vain. Enough, now kill us...I'll see you in hell" retorted the defeated man, only to find the shape of Naruto's sharingan changing.

"Then let me give you a present..."

The royal commander came face to face with the Mangekyo sharingan, and in that moment he understood what Naruto's true goal was from the very beginning.

"Blast it, you never intended to kill us from the very beginning. But rather-"

"Yami No Sekai No Jutsu (World of Darkness)"

Haku who had watched the entire conversation from afar was amazed when all resistance vanished from the man's eyes...

"You are to serve me till the end of your life..." commanded Naruto, and remained impassive when the entranced man bowed his head at Naruto's feet.

"Command me as you wish, Naruto-sama" replied the enemy commander devotedly, a soldier who once was a loyal warrior of fire nation was now the ultimate supporter of the blonde devil standing above him.

Haku could only stare as he moved on the next soldier, then the next, and again and again. He was doing the same thing to every defeated soldier, effectively converting them into his pawns. Sure, they had tried to kill him; but seeing him do this also showed her that he had a dark side too.

One that had far greater ambitions than she had imagined...

At first she had thought that he simply wanted revenge against Konoha, but his actions tonight had shown her that Naruto had a more greater dream than simply destroying a village which had wronged him.

And this was just the beginning of his crusade...