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Minato was not having a good day. He found out the Kazekage had led Suna into an invasion of Konoha along with the new village Oto. He then finds out that the Kazekage is really Orochimaru and that he still hates him for becoming Hokage, which was kind of pitiful in his mind. He also hated that he was trapped in a box with the psychopath. He really hated that this would probably when Ne betrayed him also.

He did notice though that Orochimaru seemed a bit shocked at something but figured something had gone wrong with his plan.

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Naruto cut a swath of destruction through the Oto ranks as he headed toward the purple chakra barrier that had been erected. What others saw as a simple palm strike or punch left many dead enemies on the ground. He got to the barrier just in time to see an unfortunate ANBU try to get through it and instead burn to death. With the smell of charred flesh in the background he approached the captain of the squad.

"I need you to cover me if you want to get through that barrier," he spoke.

"And how are you going to get through?" asked the man in a calm manner.

"I need to modify some chakra draining tags to work on the barrier instead of human flesh, it will take a bit of time but with enough tags we will drain the four instigators of their chakra and the barrier will fall," Naruto said as he took out some ink and multiple brushes. At the same time he also pulled about twenty chakra draining tags from his belt. He created enough clones for all the tags and brushes and began his task while the ANBU made sure nothing came near him.

In two minutes the clones had altered all the seals and the ANBU had started throwing them onto the barrier. Naruto was impressed that the four Oto-nin lasted until 12 tags had been placed. The typical shinobi could only stand one or maybe two tags before losing use of their chakra. As the barrier fell several ANBU squads rushed to the barrier holders to make sure they could not interfere as Naruto and another squad rushed to the Yondaime's side.

Seeing that everything was going horrible and that he was in trouble if he didn't leave Orochimaru fled with three of his subordinates while the female was left behind.

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Suna and Oto had no idea what had gone wrong with their plan. The summon creatures that were suppose to brake the walls and gates were not there. The main force was still outside the walls and could not breach or get over the walls and more of Konoha's defenders were joining people on the walls by the second. Worse of all many of the shinobi had been delayed or ambushed when on their way from their separate camp sites to the rendezvous points for the assault. The original force that was attacking from outside the arena numbered in at around 1500 shinobi; of those about 1000 of them were from Suna, all jonin or very experienced chunin and 500 from Oto that while proclaimed to be jonin or chunin were much weaker in fact. But by the time they had gotten to their attack positions only about 60% of the force remained and that was before the signal to attack.

Seeing that they were losing in a very major way and that more Konoha shinobi seemed to be appearing on the walls the leaders of the Suna contingent withdrew with about half their original number. The Oto-nin's withdrew soon after when it was apparent they could not win and they had lost nearly 5/6 of their entire number.

As both groups left they were pursued mercilessly by some figures in the shadows. Many more of both allies fell to the mysterious group before they reached the borders to their countries.

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"Ok, will someone tell me what happened today?" the Hokage asked.

"I believe I can if you lift the ban you place on the council's knowledge of certain subjects," replied Danzo in front of the assembled council. Many of the councilors were wondering what was going on.

"I don't think this is the time or place for that plus it is suppose to remain classified," the blonde replied.

"It is already coming out slowly so why not open it up plus it will explain everything that happened," replied Danzo.

"Fine. Perhaps it is for the best," said the Hokage.

"Right after the Kyuubi attack the Hokage allowed me to start up Ne again. This was to boost our forces and ensure that our enemies concentrated elsewhere instead of upon our weakness at the time. I was instructed to recruit from every place possible. Teams were sent out and orphans and children were kidnapped from wherever they were and brought back for training. One of the stipulations was that any person that reached 16 would be integrated into the normal ANBU program and into the normal shinobi forces from there. I have estimated that my group has completed half the missions that Konoha normally does with better efficiency. Many of the best ANBU in the village are recent Ne operatives that were reinstituted into Konoha's formal structure. By this program we have upped trade by approximately 8% annually with the elimination of bandits and other predators. We have decreased the missing-nin population by 16%. Konoha has also received several new kekkei genkai to the village and once they are done with service under my stewardship I believe they could start new clans or families. The crowning achievement in all of this was the invasion that just took place. Using Ne we beat two other villages and destroyed a potential threat in the demon container of Suna," Danzo spoke to the now stunned crowd.

"And why was I not informed of the invasion?" asked the Hokage.

"We had information that there was a leak in your office and we had found out the fact of the invasion a day before. I figured that my group could handle the delaying process until Konoha's regular forces responded and we also took out the summoning teams that would have provided entry points into the village. Through traps and ambushes and guerilla tactics my forces achieved 90% of the kills made outside of the stadium and in the process only lost three due to death and eight to permanent injury. We could have been crippled by the invasion but instead we appear stronger than ever with most of our shinobi forces alive and ready for missions."

"You say that your forces stopped Gaara. Does that mean that Naruto is Ne? If so why is he in the exams?" asked Shikaku Nara.

"He had been recently handed over to the Hokage for placement. I believe he was to act as a body guard for the Uchiha heir. I had contacted him before the finals and asked him to find a way to take out Suna's weapon. While at the time I did not know of the invasion but I believed that Suna would eventually fight us and so I wanted to destroy their trump card before they could play it. I figured Naruto's match against him was the perfect opportunity. While he did not kill the container I assume that was because he was ordered not to kill allies, which Suna were at the time."

"How is it that he is so good at seals to come up with that technique?" asked Hiashi.

"In Ne we train our troops in every subject area, not just the most well known. If they show particular strengths in an area then we encourage further study then what is called for in those areas. If they are very adept at their chosen field we ask them to stay on as trainers for the next batch of recruits when they reach the age to leave. Naruto was to be a seal and ninjutsu teacher, although he had several other areas he could have taught, until the Hokage asked for him to be reassigned. Also, is he to be promoted? I do like to watch out for my former students and subordinates."

"I had thought of it and he has surpassed the requirements I set out for him so I believe that he will if the council approves," at which point nearly everyone did. "I would like to keep him assigned to Kakashi's team though. This will provide extra incentive for the others on the team to work hard but also they would have ample protection for the Uchiha heir," replied the Yondaime.

The council all nodded in agreement to the wise idea until one of them spoke up from the civilian side.

"I would like to see Uzumaki-san's seal training advance and I believe that it is difficult for that to happen if he is not taken under a seal master's wing. I was wondering if either you or maybe Jiriaya-sama would take an apprentice in this area."

"I had not thought about it in those terms but you are probably correct. With my time spent in the office though it would not be good for him. I will see if sensei can take him though. If that is all I would like to remind everyone that the news about Ne is for your ears only. I will personally fill in the proper jonin and chunin. Results for what little of the exam that took place will be posted in a few days time."

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"Fucking hell. That bastard knew about this and didn't tell me," the Hokage ranted in front of Kakashi and Ibiki.

"What do we do now?" asked Kakashi.

"We slow down the investigation. I know we don't want to but it is for the best, he has too much political weight to throw around right now. For the way his forces handled the invasion he could probably slit a civilian's throat and people would still forgive him. I'll try and get Jiriaya to take Naruto as an apprentice so that he can be both monitored in his progress and acting more human," the blonde said while calming down.

"Is it wise to give him such an opportunity for power?" asked Ibiki.

"Maybe not but I'll send for Tsunade so that we can get a better read on what was done to him and the other Ne operatives. Plus she could get our medical staff back into gear," Minato said.

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AN: hope it was good.