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Well I've been busy so sorry for the delay. You may also have to wait awhile for the next chapter, but who knows it may come out sooner depending on my free time.

Chapter 6: Tides

The black wind blew harshly against his face as though it were little knives slapping him again and again. The red sand beneath his feet was warm and welcoming unlike the weather here, but something about it was all too familiar. The red moon and the dark eerie sky, it was all too familiar. He'd been here before, like on a mission gone wrong back in the old days with team Kakashi. And just as realization hit him, a man from the shadows emerged.

Naruto was expecting to see a monster, his eyes bright and bloodthirsty as he was ready to release his nine tailed fox at the hint of danger ahead of him. He squinted his eyes to see the man with raven black hair approaching him. He had an equally red eye that swirled out of control like Pein's eyes did. The raven headed man was clam and cool smiling from ear to ear. His other eye was nicely hidden behind his wild hair to the point where it looked not existent.

He stepped closer.

"Are you the beloved Yellow-kun my partner speaks about?"

"It's Naruto." The harsh response came from the growling teen fox. Naruto had his claws extended. Last he remembered he was wandering this place for hours, and no memories before that thanks to his fox that had taken control of his body at that time. If the man in front of him knew the nicknames Pein called him, then that man also knew who Pein was.

"The name is Naruto. Especially to someone like you…" Naruto made a stance as if he were ready to pounce on the man to pounce like a cat to a rat. He was gonna beat the hell out this guy if given a good opening. Naruto was no longer a clumsy ninja, but a full fledged, toned, and experienced one. One who wanted to be Hokage, and rule Konaha the way it should be ruled.

Mandara smiled moving closer to the nine-tails. He knew about Naruto's powers, he knew the boy wasn't normal, because Pein's lovers were never normal.

"My name is Mandara. I'm a good friend of Pein's, which by the way isn't even his real name". "Your lover uses a nickname as well. His real name is Nagato."

Naruto stepped back as the stranger made his way towards him. Some force the man had made Naruto crouch backward and uncomfortable.

"And as you guessed, I'm not here to rescue you. I know you're a special boy and I plan to use you for something special." Mandara smiled again, words couldn't express how cute the blue eyed teen was to him. He was getting hard just looking at the boy who was not handsome…but beautiful. Now he knew why Nagato was so attached to the teenager.

"A special boy for my very special plans."

Naruto found himself waking up to the harsh rays of the sunlight. It seemed he had passed out after being taken into an illusion world. Naruto blushed realizing he was butt naked in an alley off the streets of Konoha. Thankfully it wasn't populated, so Naruto covered his private berries and made run for it to Pein's house.

This was by far the most confusing and worst day of his life.

Pein couldn't help but hit himself over the head for letting this happen. He had a feeling about what may have happened to Naruto. Mandara was a perverted freak and was always interested in what ever he was interested in. Mandara was a sly copycat who had the ability to get to where he wanted, really fast.

A hard knock on the door shook Pein's thoughts away and he was at his front door in seconds, and as he suspected, it was a naked Naruto who couldn't recalled where he'd been. Pein quickly grabbed his friend, holding the boy as if he were about to be taken from him again.

"What happened to you, you left my house without a word?" Pein knew what happened, but was praying Naruto had went on a bizarre nudist streaking spree, rather than play into Mandara's plans.

"I don't know. I can't even remember…" Naruto lied. Oh yes, his fox came out. It took control over his body and exhausted him. Then, he woke up in some weird place with the strange guy in it only to find himself naked in an abandoned alley. No, he would rather not recall where he was for his sanity's sake.

"Don't worry about it. I'm just glad you're here with me now". Pein said still holding Naruto tightly. He wanted the boy to stay with him, be his friend and if possible, to also be his lover. Hands cupped the side of the boys face bringing them closer to the larger man. Pein kissed Naruto deeply, a kiss of both love and passion. He was going to ask Naruto to stay with him, to live with him, so that he may always be able to keep an eye out for him. Mandara would not steal Naruto from him, like he did back when he was dating Yahito.

Naruto's arms went around Pein's neck pulling him closer to the orange haired man. He wanted to ask Pein about the stranger named Mandara. What Pein's true identity and name was. So many things Naruto wanted to ask Pein, if only the kiss hadn't tasted so good damn good. Naruto forced himself to pull away; he knew being with Pein was an endangerment. His fox would hurt Pein if anything.

"Listen, I think we should stay away from each other." Naruto said, Pein's saliva still lingering slightly on his lips. "I have this condition where I can't control myself, like a split personality." "All he wants is…well…he wants something and I don't think it will be a good thing if I stay here with you." His feelings for Pein had grown so quickly that he could hardly push this man away from him, since when he love so strongly? Naruto only knew of two people he'd ever cared for, one was Sakura, the other was Sasuke.

Leaving Pein's house took some willpower, but Naruto finally made it to his house. Conveniently, it just so happened that the weather match his emotions as the clouds suddenly became dark and rain poured. Naruto quickly fished for his keys to open the door and noticed that the door was already open. He quietly pushed aside close to the wall he could he his bedroom door ajar. Naruto grabbed a kunai blade from a nearby headstand and made his way pushing the bedroom door open. To reveal a soaked wet dripping Sasuke..

"I've been waiting for you. Naruto."

TBC