AN: Here we are, the beginning of act 2 on the Invoke series. Note I'm releasing 11 chapters right off the bat so you have plenty to start off with. But before you read, here's a few bits of info. Originally, I wasn't going to release this till after releasing my second Naruto Invoke movie fic; Fade Away but that has been put on hold for the time being due to a bit of trouble with a scene in chapter 1. It will be releases when I'm happy with it. Also, expect Trance Forme to be shorter than Overdrive in terms of chapters as I'm trying to streamline the story. Anyways, here we go...

Naruto Invoke: Trance Forme

chpt.1: Paint My Heart Dark 1

Take A Chance

If life is a game they say

I can't win

I'll never amount to nothin'

Tear me down before my life begins

I won't be afraid

To challenge myself

They won't ever break my fire,

My dreams won't die if I high-five the sky

Spread my wings, take off, it's time to fly

Take a chance to make it all the way

Take a chance, forgetting yesterday

Take a chance, BELIEVE

Nothing will bring me down

No retreat when I leave all my fears behind

My future's still alive inside

Take a chance and chase my doubts away

Believing gets me through my darkest days

Take a chance to make it all the way

Take a chance, forgetting yesterday

Take a breath, my heart will lead the way

Take a chance

I'll take a chance today

Today had been meant to be a great day, the day the Order of Ama joined forces with Elder Mada and her Jinchuriki. Today was destined to be the day Naruto and Hinata's lives would change forever as they took their relationship to a new level. Today was to represent a new beginning.

Sadly, it hadn't gone as planned.

Due to the unexpected interference by Pain, Hinata was dead and Naruto had entered the four tailed chakra beast form known as Daemon Mode from the pain and rage her death had caused him. Worse yet, the Order of Ama had been tricked to believe Naruto had been the one to kill her and were out for revenge and Daemon Naruto, his current state making him unable to recognize them was now perseiving them as enemies he needed to destroy.

Yeah, some great day huh?

The war cry of the fifteen Slayers filled the air as they pulled their best weapons out to the ready, then charged at Naruto, their duty to capture him paramount in their minds. Likewise, Daemon Naruto roars while raking his chakra claws upon the ground before racing towards them, intent on destroying these unknown beings he believed to be enemies.

"Girls, spread out" shouts Sakuya at her fifteen Slayers. "And stay alert at all times. Remember, in this state, he can launch an attack from any point on his body. And as long as he remains touching the ground, he can also send attacks at you from beneath too. No matter what, don't let yourselves be hit."

Most of the girls currently present had never faced a Jinchuriki in their whole time with the Order, let alone a Makian that looked like Naruto did now. So naturally, they were afraid. But their anger over Hinata's death was making them keep going as they begin to race around Daemon Naruto, making him stop and try to follow the movements of each one.

"Sayo, can you give me an opening?" shouts Ai, pulling out a symbol covered ribbon.

"Leave it to me" shouts Sayo, a tanned girl with dreadlocks styled hair as she alters her angle and runs straight at Daemon Naruto.

Hearing footsteps approaching him, Daemon Naruto looks to see Sayo coming at him, and fires a chakra claw at her. Sayo dodges around it, then smiles a bit as she uses her kekkei genkai, causing her whole body to pulse with lightning chakra before zapping forward, slamming into Daemon Naruto like a bolt of lightning striking from the blue. The impact is enough to push him back, nearly flipping him onto his back.

"My turn" says Ai, spinning around and launching her symbol covered ribbon at Daemon Naruto, it wrapping itself around his left wrist, making the symbols to glow. "Now then, your arm is mine to control" says Ai before making a mental command.

Immediately, the enwrapped hand becomes a fist before slamming itself into Daemon Naruto's face with ground crushing force. His face jerks to the side as Ai sends another mental command to the arm, unleashing multiple chakra claws to emerge from the arm, wrapping themselves around Daemon Naruto's body and proceeding to crush him.

"Not bad, Ai. You can even control a Daemon with your jutsu" says Sayo.

Ai, her face straining from the chakra she was needing to expend for this, says weakly "No, I can't maintain this much...longer..."

Several other girls come at Daemon Naruto, seeing him vulnerable from Ai's control, and readying their sealing spikes. Daemon Naruto sees them coming as his body is even more crushed by its own weapons. His anger rising, he unleashes a pure wave of demonic chakra that dispels the multi-chakra claws and turns Ai's ribbon to ash, the result blows her off her feet.

"Ai?" shouts one of the girls as Daemon Naruto roars, then sends himself into a deadly spin, whipping up a tornado of demonic chakra the shoots outwards and sending the Slayers flying back.

Sakuya growls from her vantage point as she prepares to join the battle herself. But her eyes quickly shift position to Tenten as she runs towards another of the girls.

"Kasumi, give me a boost" shouts Tenten.

"I'll give you a double" replies Kasumi, bracing herself.

With Kasumi's help, Tenten is sent flying into the sky, positioning herself over Daemon Naruto, who looks up and roars at her before chakra claws shoot from his back up at her. "I don't think so" says Tenten, her tone filled with rage as she strengthens the grip on her sealing pike, which was a large pole with a spike at one end and a liquid filled orb on the other.

Tenten comes sailing down, dodging around each chakra claw before landing on Daemon Naruto's back. He roars, trying to throw her off, but Tenten somehow manages to stay on top of him while shouting "This is for Hinata" then stabbing the sealing spike down into his back.

Daemon Naruto roars in pain as he violently jerks his body from Tenten's actions, which finally throws Tenten off him. Immediately, he tries to reach back on pull the pike free, but finds it beyond his reach. So he sends some extra chakra claws out, but they burst from existence the moment they touch it.

The liquid within the orb begins to glow, then sinks down through the pike and enters his body. This has an immediate effect on Daemon Naruto as his movements begin to become sluggish and the chakra making up his body begins to grow fainter.

"Hurry girls, while he's vulnerable" shouts Sakuya.

One by one, the other girls use their own spikes on Daemon Naruto. With each successful application, the state of his Daemon Mode becomes less and less, weaker and weaker. By the time he had been impaled by all fifteen, Daemon Naruto had reverted to Naruto surrounded in the Mazuko Mode chakra cloak which finally faded out, leaving a weakened and weary Naruto barely conscious, though his eyes still were the eyes of one calling on his Jinchuriki power.

Sakuya finally approaches, holding a special sealing charm in her hand. Stopping before Naruto, she looks down at him and says "Long have I wished for a chance to face a Jinchuriki of a Biju. While it would give me great pleasure in purging you here and now. I'm afraid I have other plans for you."

"Wait, what do you mean, Sakuya? And what's that charm in your hand there?" asked Tenten.

"I'll explain in a moment. But for now" says Sakuya as she goes to place the charm around Naruto's neck. "It's time you take a little nap...traitor."

Her actions stop suddenly as they all feel a strong pulse of chakra race through the air. They all turn and see Fuu, her eyes wide and filled with rage at seeing what had been done to Naruto. "Fuu" shouts Tenten.

"Girls, we have another Jinchuriki. Deal with her" orders Sakuya.

The fifteen Slayers quickly replace their sealing pikes with fresh ones from a scroll, then charge at Fuu. "What is this?" says Fuu as a cloak of chakra begins to form around her. The Shichi Mask appears on her face as she shouts "JUST WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?"

"Be careful everyone. She's a wind style specialist" warns Tenten.

Fuu narrows her eyes in anger, seeing Sakuya place the charm around Naruto's neck, then turns her attention to Tenten and the other girls and says "That's right, you better be warned about me." Chakra taking the form of wings forms on her back as she grits her teeth.

"Because I don't stand to see my family attacked. Wind style; Shrieking Gale" she shouts as the chakra wings begin flapping wildly, releasing both a powerful wind and a noise that sounds like nails on a chalk board.

Immediately, Tenten and the other girls come to a stop and fall to their knees, covering their ears with their hands as the sound of Fuu's jutsu makes them feel like their heads will explode. Naruto, now unconscious, falls onto the ground and Sakuya turns her attention to Fuu.

"Looks like its up to me" she says as she goes to move, but is stopped as someone grabs her wrist.

"Where is Chiyo?" says Mada, her voice low and dangerous as Sakuya turns and looks at who stopped her.

"I take it you must be the Jinchuriki den mother; elder Mada?" says Sakuya.

"I asked you a question, little brat. Where is Chiyo at?" says Mada, tightening her grip on Sakuya's wrist.

Sakuya looks back at her girls, struggling to stand under the onslaught of noise and seeing that their current situation would insure her voice wouldn't be heard, and decides to let Mada know things have changed. "I'm afraid lady Chiyo...has been relieved of her duties. I'm in charge now" she says, looking back at Mada, a devious smile on her face.

"What have you done?" shouts Mada.

"Like I said" says Sakuya, her wrist suddenly turning into scraps of paper and allowing her to break free of Mada's hold. "I relieved Chiyo from her duties. I couldn't allow her to have her way and destroy everything the Order stand for."

Sakuya then makes a hand sign, causing her whole body to break into streams of paper that begin to circle around Mada. One piece comes in close enough to slice off a piece of Mada's sleeves and the rest begin shrinking inward, the plan to slice her apart.

"You mean what you stand for. I knew she should have cast you out long ago" says Mada. She then presses her hands together and says "Unruly children like you should be punished", then spreads her hands wide, releasing a massive blast of wind that pushes Sakuya's paper form away from her.

Mada, wasting no time, quickly grabs Naruto and says "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Naruto." She then looks to Fuu and shouts "Fuu, we're leaving...NOW."

Hearing her, Fuu stops her wind attack and moves over to Mada's side. Tenten, though disoriented like the others, still manages to get back on her feet and though wobbly and woozy, takes aim with her sealing pike and chucks it at Fuu, who manages to spin around and catch it in mid air.

"Bring that with us" says Mada. "I'm going to need to examine it."

"What about Hinata?" asked Fuu.

"...no, stay away from her..." says Tenten before her disorientation causes her to fall back onto the ground.

Mada turns to see Sakuya's partially restored body standing over Hinata's corpse while her papers that made up the rest of her were spinning around them like a shield. She sighs and says "There's nothing we can do for her now. Right now, getting Naruto to safety is our top priority."

Fuu nods, then grabs Mada before shooting into the air and flying all of them off to safety. Seeing them go and being unable to stop them makes Tenten scream with rage. Once they had gone from her sight, Sakuya fully reforms, then looks down at Hinata's lifeless body before walking over to Tenten.

"...damn it, damn it, kami damn it" says Tenten over and over as she pounds her fist weakly into the earth, tears falling from her eyes.

Sakuya kneels down before her, then looks at the other girls and sees them finally starting to recover. She then places a hand on Tenten's shoulder and says "Next time, we will get Naruto. And that Fuu girl as well."

"Is everyone alright?" comes the voice of Konan as a stream of papers appear and form themselves into her body.

"Konan? What are you doing here, old friend?" asked Sakuya, acting like they hadn't seen each other in a long time.

"I was in the area and heard the sound of a Makian. I also felt a powerful chakra signature coming this way. And then I felt yours and I came to investigate" says Konan, playing along.

"Lady Sakuya, who is this?" asked Sayo.

"Her name is Konan. Me and her are childhood friends and both hail from the same village" says Sakuya.

Konan nods at the other girls and notices Tenten looking at her with a cold expression. Realizing that this was likely about her Akatsuki cloak, which Tenten likely remembered from the incident in Ame with Itachi and Kisame 'I knew I should have changed clothes before coming here.'

"Tell me, what has happened here?" she asked.

After a moments thought, Sakuya says "As you know, I left home to join the Order of Ama after...that incident. Not to long ago, a day actually, we learned that our newest member, Hinata, had a close friendship with a Jinchuriki. As you know, the Order has a policy about Jinchuriki..."

"Lady Sakuya, the Order's true nature is secret. You know that" says Ai.

"Relax, Konan has known about the Order for years now" says Sakuya. "Anyway, lady Chiyo decided to go along with Hinata's plan to form an alliance with the Jinchuriki and came here to meet with him. And then..."

"He killed her, that bastard Naruto killed her" spat out Tenten.

Konan looks back and sees Hinata's body, then walks over to her and kneels down, placing her hand against the wound. "Hey what are you...?" shouts Tenten, but Sakuya places a hand on her shoulder and shakes her head when she looks at her.

After a moment, Konan looks back and says "There may still be time to save her."

"What?" shouts Tenten as the other girls get surprised looks on their faces.

"How?" asked Sakuya.

"Do you remember Nagato?" asked Konan, getting a nod from Sakuya. "He has the power to save her. But we need to hurry before we run out of time."

Sakuya nods and says "I understand." She then turns and looks at her girls and says "Tenten, you're with me. Get Hinata's body. The rest of you, return to the temple and alert the others on what has happened. We are now at condition crimson. Alert lady Chiyo as well. Move out."

Tenten quickly breaks away to get Hinata while the other girls head off. Sakuya then steps in close to Konan and says in a low, almost whisper level voice "Can one of your paper clones get back to the temple before my girls can?"

"The wind favors me. What do you need?" asked Konan.

Sakuya then produces the sliced off piece of cloth from Mada's sleeve and hands it to Konan. "If you can get it there and place it in her hands before the arrive, we can use this as evidence to make everyone believe Mada herself is responsible for Chiyo's coma, thus making it easier to sow distrust in her words and the Jinchuriki she cares about so much."

Konan smiles and says "You are still an scary girl, Sakuya.' She then makes a paper double and hands it the cloth before the double produces paper wings and flies off.

"What was that?" asked Tenten, running up with Hinata propped on her back.

"I've sent a paper clone ahead to alert Nagato of the situation so he'll be ready when we arrive back in Ame" says Konan, having made sure her clone had headed towards Ame first to make her words believable. "Now, we better hurry."

As the three of them set off, Tenten says "How do I know you can be trusted? Just because you and Sakuya have history doesn't change the fact you're wearing the same robes as the two guys who attacked me and Hinata not to long ago."

"I know and I apologize for that. They were under orders to capture the Jinchuriki only, not injure anyone else. They have already been reprimanded for their mistakes. And I promise that we are not your enemies" says Konan.

Tenten wasn't sure she was ready to believe her, but was willing to give her a chance to change her mind proving she and her friend really could revive Hinata.

(thirty minutes later)

"What the hell happened here?" says Ino, seeing the battle damage upon the ground.

"Nothing good, that's for sure" says Shikamaru. "And where's Naruto and Hinata?"

"Kakashi, can your Sharingan detect anything?" asked Jiraiya.

Kakashi had already uncovered his Sharingan and was carefully scanning the area. "I'm picking up faint traces of chakra all over the place. Most I can identify, but I'm pretty sure Naruto was here. And from what I can tell, he was calling on his Jinchuriki power."

"Then that means something seriously bad happened then" says Ino.

"Everyone, spread out and look for any clues. Leave no stone or blade of grass unchecked" orders Tsunade.

(Sanctuary)

The geyser of water erupts from the pool with Mada and Fuu reappearing with their home. "Fuu, hand me that pike, then take Naruto to his room for me" says Mada.

Fuu takes Naruto and hands the pike over. "So, what do we do now?"

"First, I'm gonna go break the news to Hanabi about her sister" said Mada, not looking forward to tell her. "Then I'm gonna have a look at both this charm and pike and see what I can learn from them."

"I didn't know the Order had such items in their arsenal" notes Fuu.

"That's just it. They don't...or at least this isn't anything Amarillo would approve of" says Mada.

Fuu gets a serious look on her face and says "Understood."

"Big brother?" shouts Moegi as she comes running up with Hanabi right behind her. Seeing Naruto unconscious, Moegi begins to panic and ask "What happened?"

"Come with me and I'll explain on the way" says Fuu to her, wanting to give Mada and Hanabi some alone time.

Moegi nods and follows after Fuu and Hanabi goes to follow, but Mada says "Hanabi, will you stay here with me a moment."

"Sure, master" says Hanabi, turning back and joining her teacher. "What happened to Naruto? And where's my sister?"

"I don't know what happened yet. We're gonna need to wait till Naruto wakes up and hope he can tell us. All I know is that when we arrived, he was being attacked by the Order of Ama" said Mada.

"But why? I know Hinata wouldn't allow them to do that" says Hanabi.

Mada places the pike and the charm on the ground, then kneels down and places both hands on Hanabi's shoulders. "Hanabi, I don't know how to tell you this...but..."

Hanabi looks at her confused and ask "Tell me what? Just what are...you..." And then it comes to her and she shakes her head as her eyes begin to water. "...no, please tell me I'm just overreacting..."

Mada closes her eyes and says "I'm sorry, Hanabi. But Hinata...is dead."

"My sister...she's dead?" says Hanabi in disbelief, her tears now streaming down her eyes. After a moment, she begins to shakes a make hiccup sounds and Mada wraps her into a strong hug as a cry of pain and sorrow finally escape her throat.

(Ame)

As usual, rain was pounding down on the capital city of Jezai, though Tenten didn't feel it hitting her as her mind was focused solely on the matter at hand. Konan had led them through various back alleys in order to avoid both the stares and questions of the populace before leading them into the cities tallest tower.

"Sakuya?" says Tenten to her former Sister. "Just how do you and Konan know each other exactly? I mean besides the fact you to have said as much, I've noticed you both use the same jutsu style."

"Me and Konan are childhood friends; both hailing from the same village. You could even say we're blood sisters" said Sakuya.

"You mean you and her did that weird ritual kids do on occasion where you prick a finger to draw blood, then press your fingers together to force the blood to mix?" asked Tenten.

"Basically, yeah" says Sakuya. "Anyways, our village was at one time the home to a kunoichi who went rouge. She had created a unique jutsu called Origami style which she passed on to the villagers as thanks for sheltering her. Though anyone could learn it, it was generally girls like the two of us who actually made the effort. The rest is history, more or less."

"Although I've always been better" says Konan.

"Like hell you are?" replies Sakuya.

After a few more minutes, Tenten suddenly realizes something. "Hey, why are we heading down? Isn't this Nagato guy higher up in the tower?"

"He has his reasons for being below right now" was all Konan would say.

After another few minutes of walking, Konan stops before a large double door, then looks back at Sakuya and Tenten and says "Nagato is inside. But before we go in, I just want yo to be prepared. Nagato's physical status is...not in the best of shape. So please refrain from staring at him as he is self conscious about it."

"As long as he can help Hinata, I won't care how he looks" says Tenten.

"I'm ready" says Sakuya, wondering how seeing another old friend will feel after all these years.

Konan nods before turning back to the door and leading them within. The room was dark but it was obvious that the room was rather large; massive even. "It has been a long time, Sakuya" comes a voice from the darkness, followed by dim lights coming to life, illuminating the chamber.

It only takes a second for Sakuya and Tenten's eyes to find Nagato. Sakuya covers her mouth in shock at what she sees of her old friend while Tenten becomes wide eyed from the view.

Nagato's skin was very pale, if not bone white. He was also very thing as well, almost like his flesh was just barely hanging onto his bones. He was making a slight wheezing sound as he breaths and they could see six black rods rising out from behind him and it was fairly obvious that they were fused into his back. The lower half of his body was contained inside a sphere that had tripodal legs.

"Long time no see, Sakuya" he says.

"Nagato...just what happened to you?" asked Sakuya.

"This is the fate he took on to gain the power to end the Makai threat once and for all" says Konan.

Tenten's eyes then notice something beyond Nagato; a massive demonic like statue and quickly ask "What is that thing behind you?"

Nagato looks back and says "That is the Gedo Mazo. Though its appearance is that of a statue, I can assure you that it feels alive."

"Is it a Makian?" asked Sakuya.

"Honestly, we're not sure on just what it is" says Konan.

"All we know is this. If we seal the nine Jinchuriki of the Biju within it, we can finally destroy the Makai Realm once and for all, finally saving this world from the demon threat forever" says Nagato.

"But Naru...I mean, I heard that destroying the Makai Realm will also destroy our world as the two have become to connected" says Tenten.

"So we have been told as well by Kyubi's Jinchuriki. But I have the assurance of a man that this won't be the case, a man who has greatly helped me and Konan in the past. And in truth, I trust his judgment more than that of a Jinchuriki who would kill his own love" says Nagato.

"Now, to the matter at hand" says Sakuya. "Nagato, can your Rinnegan revive Hinata?"

"Bring her to me and I'll see what I can do" says Nagato.

"Tenten, place Hinata on the ground and I'll take over" says Konan before raising her hands out before herself; her arms breaking down in papers. Tenten does as she's told and places Hinata down, allowing Konan's papers to fly in, pick her up, and carries her over and holds her before Nagato.

Nagato studies her careful, placing a hand on her wound. "Her death was caused by a puncture wound that took out both her heart and a lung. However, her revival is well within my power to grant."

"Really" says Tenten, finally sounding positive and energized.

"Nagato's Rinnegan holds many powers within it. One of those powers is called Rinne Tensei; which grants to user to power to fully revive the dead, with two exceptions" says Konan.

"And what are those?" asked Sakuya.

"One, their body has to be intact enough to make revival possible. And two, it can only succeed so long as twenty four hours haven't passed by since said person died. After twenty four hours, the soul is to far gone over to the other side to be recalled. At least, that's the case with Nagato" says Konan, recalling his failed attempt to revive Yahiko.

"Despite the loss of a heart and lung, my Rinne Tensei should be able to repair them and bring her back. I'll begin now" says Nagato before placing his hands over her eyes and opening them wide.

"What's he doing?" asked Tenten.

"Making an eye link with her to maximize the Rinne Tensei's power" said Konan.

Not exactly though. In truth, he didn't need to do this, but was for another reason besides her revival. Once their eyes were fully locked, Nagato activates his Rinnegan. 'Human path' he thinks before his mind dives into Hinata's.

He finds himself within the core of of memories and waste no time looking for a specific memory which doesn't take long to find. The memory of how she died. 'Sorry, but this memory could prove hazardous to the plan' he thinks as he makes a hand sign. 'Seal of the Rinne Ru-tien.'

Immediately, binding threads appear and wrap themselves around the memory, causing it to become fainter and fainter to see till there was nothing left. A seal then appears upon it and Nagato then cast in deep into her psychy to insure it can never be remembered or recovered by anyone, especially the clan members of the Yaminaka clan, who could possibly recover her true memory.

With that problem dealt with, he then makes another hand sign. 'Art of the Rinne Ni-tien' he thinks before a new memory begins to form. He then uses his mind to give this memory shape and form; the memory being of Hinata being stabbed by Naruto himself.

Once the new memory was finished, Nagato exits her mind, assured she would believe this replacement without question. Of course, only a second had passed in the real world since he had made the dive. "I'll revive her now" he says as he makes several hand signs, then places both hands over her chest.

A pulse of chakra begins passing between him and Hinata, her wound slowly beginning to close. Her skin then begins to show color as her eyes suddenly bulge as her back arches and suffers a deep intake a breath; a pained cry coming from her before she falls back unmoving.

"Hinata" shouts Tenten as she rushes forward as Hinata is lowered down onto the ground.

"Tenten, is she...?" asked Sakuya.

Tenten is down by her, checking her. She then looks back at Sakuya with a smile on her face and tears falling from her eyes. "She's unconscious, but she's alive."

"Konan, please help Tenten take Hinata to a room were she can rest comfortably" asked Nagato.

"How long will she remain asleep?" asked Sakuya.

"Hard to say. I can revive her body, but not heal her mind. That will be all up to her" said Nagato.

Tenten picks Hinata up, looks up at Nagato, and says "Thank you."

"If you'll follow me then" says Konan, leading Sakuya and Tenten out of Nagato's room.

After returning to the ground floor, Konan leads them up the the towers fourth level and shows them to a spare bed room. Tenten carefully places Hinata down on the bed, the places the covers over her, then runs her fingers through her hair.

"Tenten, I want you to stay by Hinata's side till she awakens. That is your duty as her Sister" says Sakuya.

"Of course I will" says Tenten.

"Very good. Will you be OK while I head back to the temple and report to lady Chiyo on Hinata's condition?" asked Sakuya.

Tenten wasn't thrilled by being left here without any back up, but she was willing to give these Akatsuki guys a chance after their leader saved revived Hinata. "Yeah, I be fine."

"I'll check on her every hour to see if she needs anything" says Konan reassuringly.

"I appreciate it" says Sakuya before she and Konan turn and leave Hinata and Tenten alone. After making a little distance from the room and were now standing at a balcony. "So, what now?"

After thinking for a moment, Sakuya says "Do you have any spare tower space here in Ame?"

"I'm sure we can find something; why?" asked Konan.

"If everything goes as planned back at the temple, I'll convince the others that the temple is no longer safe for us and that relocating here to be close with our new allies is for the best" says Sakuya.

"I see. In that case, I will find a tower to serve as your new base" says Konan.

"Very good" says Sakuya before her body begins to break down into paper. "I'll be back soon..."

(Sanctuary)

Mada sat at her work station; the dismantled sealing pike laying before her. She rubs her head and sighs before saying "Oh boy, this is far worse than I thought."

"Have you found something?" asked Fuu as she enters the room.

"Something yes, and not a good something either" says Mada. "But first, hows Naruto doing?"

"Last time I saw him he was still asleep, which was fifteen minutes ago. I asked Moegi to alert us once he wakes up" says Fuu. "What about Hanabi?"

"Her reaction was as I expected it to be, not that the knowing made the moment any easier to see. She finally cried herself to sleep and I placed her in her room so she could rest as well" says Mada.

"So, what happens now?" asked Fuu.

Mada shakes her head and says "I really don't know. Now...really isn't the time to worry about it either."

"So, what have you found out about these items we got from the Order?" asked Fuu.

"The orb on the pike contains a liquid that moves through the pike once its impaled into a Makian or Jinchuriki's body. Once inside the body, it can actually suppress demonic chakra and leave the body in a weakened state. The charm is designed to induce sleep once placed on a person. If used in tandem with the pike, the sleep will last even after the charm is removed as with Naruto" says Mada.

"So, any idea when Naruto will awaken?" asked Fuu.

Before Mada can respond, Moegi comes running in. "Hey little Mo, what's wrong?" asked Fuu.

"It's Naruto...he's gone..." says Moegi, breathing heavily.

(location unknown-night time)

"Look at the house burn, brother" says a weasel looking man as he peers down at the small farm house that was being consumed by fire.

"Its nothing special. A fair punishment for those fools to try to stand against us" says the older brother with a face like a warthog.

"You think they got out?" asked the younger.

"Considering we knocked the out good, I doubt it" says the older before both brothers break out laughing.

A third laugh is heard, causing them both to spin around. "It looks like you two guys seem to enjoy causing pain and suffering to others" comes a voice. Afterwords, footsteps are heard approaching them and a figure begins to take shape. "Rob them, kill them, burn their homes to the ground. Boy, you both are really dark, aren't you?" says the figure, now see-able as a blond haired teen with whisker marks on his face.

"Who are you?" shouts the older brother.

The figure, now fully exposed to moonlight to allow the brothers to see him, smiles as he says "Just a wanderer in the darkness. You know, no one special."

"Hey brother, its just some punk kid" says the younger.

"Get lost kid, before you join that family in death" says the older.

"Well, to be honest, I'm already lost...in a way. Besides that, there's something you both have that I want."

"So, you want to take our money we stole from those farmers, huh?" says the older brother before dropping the loot and running at him. "Sorry, all you'll be getting now is death."

The figure grins and says "How quaint", then easily block the attack before slamming his fist into the older brothers stomach with such force, his eyes roll into the back of his head and he collapses to his knees. The figure then places a hand before the man's chest and says "It's not money I'm after, but your darkness. Forbidden jutsu; Darkness Claim."

The figures hand glows as a swirl of darkness forms at the center of the older brothers chest; a pained groan coming from his throat as a black ooze passes from his body into the hand of the figure. Once he is done, the older brother collapses onto the ground, his eyes having gone dull and lifeless and drool flowing from his mouth.

"Not bad for my first time using my own creation, though it seems it causes the mind to be destroyed" says the figure.

"Brother" shouts the younger as he goes to attack the figure, but freezes as the figure looks at him and grins in a "your next" kind of way.

He finds himself backing up till he back against the slope looking down at the farm. "Wait, just who are you? Why are you doing this?"

The figure stops and says "Who am I? I am Yami, seeker of darkness. And as for what I want? To increase my darkness for the sake of gaining the power to achieve my goal."

Naruto Uzumaki, his eyes now back and red, has lost himself to darkness and has been possessed by his dark side. And Yami will bring terror to all who face him...and all for the sake of avenging Hinata.

To be continued...