9. Time is Running Out

[Sorry for not updating for so long. Been feeling like crap.]

Snapping out of their shock, they had their kunais raised, ready to attack. Naruto mentally scoffed at weaker ones, as their hands were shaking. But amusement was dancing in his red eyes, wondering what they were going to do.

"You... You did this?" Ao asked, his visible eye, widening.

"And if I did?" The blonde spoke mockingly.

"Y-you freak!" One of the men in the group yelled.

"So you're sympathising with your enemy... Tsk, tsk."

"Where's the other one? The girl?"

A smirk made its way onto his face. "This way."

The group followed the vampire, back to where his wife was and where the rest of the attackers were dragged to. At the sight of the bodies, some of the shinobi threw up, from seeing such a demented scene before them.

"Naruto-kun!" Haku ran up to him and gave him a hug.

"You did all this?" Mei asked.

"No. I did that." He pointed to the pile of bodies, body parts and gore. "Haku-chan did the ice works."

"H-help..." A groan came from the pile of flesh and bones.

They looked over to see a man, crawling towards the group, with an arm raised. But some paled at the sight, as it was only his upper half of his body. Blood trailed behind the dying man and Naruto frowned, he walked up the the half corpse and place his boot on his head. Pinning it to the ground, the man whimpered-

"P-please... Help..."

*CRUNCH*

Many flinched at the brutality, but couldn't look away as the blood from the half body slithered its way to Naruto's feet. Disappearing into his shadow, as if the darkness of it was consuming the red liquid.

"Just what are you?" A low whisper.

Slowly, the King turned, his eyes glowing a bright red and spoke in a deep tone.

"I am a creature of the night... A being that should not exist... For I am a MONSTER!" He threw his arms into the air, a menacing aura flooded the area, bringing some hardened ninjas to their kneels.

Naruto's fangs, eerily gleamed, as the world around them seem to darken. Hunger was lurking in his eyes... A hunger for a good fight. To find a worthy opponent to clash with. But there was also something else. Something that shouldn't be in the eyes of a thirteen year old... Madness.

-Time Skip-

After cleaning up the mess that Naruto and (not really) Haku had made, Mei requested that the two would return to help with the war. Especially after what she saw the carnage the pair of teens had done to 30 fully-trained jounins. However, Naruto told her there was a price to pay... And he has yet to tell her what it is.

Anyways, the Rebellion leader had set them in a small area and told them to wait for further instructions, as the Rebellion was thinking of a strategy to fight against the Fourth Mizukage.

However, Mei's thoughts were else where, as she couldn't stop thinking about the mystery Konoha had sent to their aid. Pondering how they had such a... Person within their walls. A being that could terrorize the entire Elemental Nations to their knees. Yet... This boy, is living in the most peaceful village that their world has to offer.

What was he up to?

-Somewhere Else-

"He has returned..." Rustling filled the room up, murmurs echoed around.

"Finally..."

"Our King..."

"We shall go..."

"He will need a kingdom..." The others in the room agreed.

"Yes... But where?"

"His mother was an Uzumaki..." A twin spoke up.

"... So his kingdom will be in Uzushiogakure." The other twin finished.

"We shall rebuild it to its former glory!"

"For our King!"

"He's currently fighting in the Civil War of Kirigakure."

"We'll send 4 of us to aid him." The main person looked over to a specific group and they nodded in return, then disappearing into the dark doorway.

-With Naruto & Haku-

For some reason, Naruto grinned with a proud gleam in his eyes, as if something wonderful was going to happen in the near future. Haku just simply raised an eyebrow and asked him, he told her what he was feeling and she too felt it.

Although they had to stop their conversation, as Haku was still getting used to her new nightly routine and she went to sleep, feeling more at ease. Because she was now sleeping on the soil of her birth place. Naruto lovingly gazed at his wife and softly sighed to himself, leaving the tent, he looked over the Rebellion's camp.

"It seems I won't be moon-gazing tonight..." He mumbled to himself as he looked up to the sky, but the constant mist was in the way.

"You can come out now..." Naruto turned his head towards the person that was spying on him.

"Interesting... How could you tell I was here?"

"I'm always aware of my surroundings." He cryptically responded.

"Hm... Being difficult are we?" They coyly spoke.

"No. I'm being cautious."

"So, tell me... Why are you really here?" The person revealed themselves to be a certain red haired woman.

His sharp gaze, eyed the woman and began to walk away. "Not here..."

So the busty female followed the teen to a more private area of the camp, the blonde stopped and looked into the distance. Mei stood there, taking in all the details that she could make out in the darkness of the night.

"Why are you here?" She asked again.

"I'm here for the war." Was the curt answer.

"What?" She was genuinely confused.

"For the battle, the violence, the constant death and of course... For me to watch it all." He grinned to himself, as he was still facing away from her.

"How... How can you be so heartless?! Men and women are dying! Sacrificing themselves for those who have been unjustly killed for just having bloodlines!"

"You misunderstand, woman! Or have you forgotten... I am neither a human, nor an animal! FOR I AM A VAMPIRE!" He snapped around, eyes glowing, his fangs once again gleaming.

The dreadful aura from before was even worse. It was suffocating! His footsteps grew closer and closer to her, fear was creeping into her chest. Slitted eyes bored themselves into her,as if he was looking directly into her soul... However, there was something else...

But before she could identify it, he vanished into the darkness leaving her on her knees, sweat dripping down her forehead. Her petite hands trembled and her breathing was ragged. For the first time in her life, she was terrified for her life.

-4 Days Later-

"Mei-sama! Yagura and his army are planning to attack!" A woman had rushed into the main tent.

"Where?! How many?!"

"They heading straight for us! There's about 750 nins and Yagura is with them!" [Making this up] Panic was evident in her voice and expression.

"Shit..." Mei mumbled to herself, biting her thumb.

As the Rebellion only had 200 at most, but about 120 of them were still healing from the last attempt that they had made. Time was running out and she needed to find a way to finish this once and for all. But how?!

"It seems like you have a problem..." Naruto fazed through the tent side, a fanged smirk directed at the Rebellion leader.

Haku had also entered, through the entrance and stood by her lover's side. Both of them had a gleam in their eyes, blood-lust, slowly oozing out of them. They were twitching for a bloodbath, yet they were waiting for her permission to unleash a pair of hellish beings onto the oncoming army.