A.N: This idea stuck to my head, and I figured I'd give it a try

Naruto: Prisoner AK786273

Prisoner number: A-K 786273

Prisoner Name: Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto

Date of Birth/Age: October 10th/30 years old

Blood Type: B

Crimes: CLASSIFIED

Sentence: 100 years for good behavior, 200 years standard. Note by Rokudaime Hokage: Parole at earliest possible chance

Notes: Prisoner is prone to extreme violence when bothered, coupled with the Kyuubi no Yoko, or 'Kurama' as the Prisoner refers to it, the Prisoner is to be approached with extreme caution. Several Iwa prisoners tried to attack the Prisoner during their mandatory time with their chakra unshackled and the Prisoner's was not. The Prisoner saw fit to in his words 'Give his cell a fresh coat of red paint.' The bodies still have not been fully recovered.

Mentioning the Kyuubi no Yoko as anything but 'Kurama' also results in a violent reaction from the Prisoner. It should be noted that whenever someone ever calls the Kyuubi no Yoko anything but 'Kurama' that the Prisoner calls on the Kyuubi no Yoko's chakra. This is also the only time that the Prisoner draws upon the demon's chakra even with the heavy suppression seals.

When the Prisoner first arrived at age 12, he broke free from his escort and took on Iwa Prisoner Nadare Ketsueki. In the minute it took for the Prisoner to be restrained once more, Nadare Ketsueki was dead. Redirect to the Medical file of the deceased for details. It should be noted that at the time Nadare Ketsueki was the 'boss' of most of the Prison inmates. He used his size and reputation from the Third Ninja War to bully individuals, and those that crossed him were killed.

Psychological Profile: the Prisoner is rather calm and stays to himself, even in general population. So long as his boundaries are not pressed against, he has shown to be one of the best behaved inmates. Curiously the Prisoner has no intention of being paroled, instead choosing to skip parole hearings all together to ensure that he is not given a Parole. During his mandatory day where he is allowed Chakra, he is placed into solitary confinement and usually summons the toad named Gamakichi for conversation. It should be noted that during this time with his summon, the Prisoner chooses to use his influence to get snacks for the toad.

The Prisoner also uses this time to test several high level seals, most of which have been patented and are sold in Konoha. The Prisoner is the richest known inmate.

The Prisoner also uses this time to test various Ninjutsu that he has been allowed to learn as good behavior. When questioned about how he is able to get so much done in a twenty-four hour time frame, the prisoner answers with just two words: 'Shadow Clones.'

The woman closed the folder with a deep sigh, her chest rising and falling as she couldn't read the rest. Tears formed in her pale lavender colored eyes as she pulled the folder closer to her chest. A black coat hung on her frame, hiding her rather developed figure as best as possible. A pair of snug blue pants was on her legs, but since her coat came to her mid-thigh, it was hard to tell how developed her hips were. Her long hair came down her back, it was a deep black color, and how the light hit it gave it the illusion of a dark midnight blue. A Konoha head band was hung around her neck.

"Uchiha-sama?" one of the guards asked, making the woman look up. "We have the Prisoner you requested."

"Bring him in please, and I would rather you not call me that." The woman said.

"I will endeavor to remember that, forgive me." The guard said

As the guard left, another set walked in, six in all. Between them was a large blonde man, which the woman hadn't seen in eighteen years. He was broad shouldered, and looked to stand about 6'2" with his body covered in muscles from exercise. Not weight lifting as many prisoners did, instead they were from hard work. Chains encircled his hands, and his waist, leading down to his legs and his feet. IT made him walking an impressive feat. The woman's eyes went to his hands, scarred and roughed up. No doubt from training exercises that would have left a mutual friend green with envy. The blonde was led over to a chair and was sat in it, before the guards looked to her for confirmation. She gave it, her eyes still locked on the blonde's deep cerulean eyes. The guards then left, not wanting to stay around the prisoner any more than they had to.

His mere presence wanted to make her run. She could see that what would pass for tattoos to most, were heavy amounts of sealing, drawn or carved into his skin. Most of them were not standard issue for the prison.

"Hi-" the cerulean eyes looked her over, resting on her left hand, where there was a golden ring. She could see those eyes narrow and the pupils turn to slits. "Hyuuga-sama." He said in a rather low and tight tone.

It reminded her of a coiled predator, ready to strike on its prey.

"Please don't call me that. I never wanted to hear that from you of all people, please." She whispered softly, clutching the folder to her chest even tighter.

The blonde scowled, but leaned back and put his hands under the table. "Very well, Hinata-sama." The tightness in his voice was still there, and it made Hinata's heart break.

The suffix added to her name also made her hurt. "Prisoner 786273 of Wing-A, Cell Block-K of the Konoha Maximum security prison. You are Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto correct?" she asked as a formality

Naruto knew the song and dance. "I am." He said. He had done this several times before, but never with Hinata. He was still trying to figure out why she was there.

"On behalf of the Rokudaime Hokage of Konoha, I am here to acquire your services for Konoha." Hinata produced several more folders, besides the one that had Naruto's information. "Zetsu, made from the cells of Senju Hashirama by Uchiha Madara," Hinata slid the folder along the table to Naruto's side. "There are an unknown number of these, but we have yet to find the 'brain' of the Zetsu who would be the one to kill. If we can find and kill him, then the rest will be unorganized and easier to deal with.'

Naruto tilted his head and looked at the folder. "Roku huh? Can't be that cripple Danzo, he should have kicked the bucket by now. So who is the Roku?" Naruto asked

"Hatake Kakashi, your sensei." Hinata answered, surprising Naruto briefly. She pulled a second folder from the group and slid it over, beside the Zetsu folder. "Uchiha Madara, founder of the Uchiha clan. Kept himself alive by cancelling the Edo-Tensei technique that Yukushi Kabuto used to revive him. He has been around for about fifteen years now."

Naruto tilted his head, looking at a picture of the passive face of Uchiha Madara. Even more confusing, was Madara had the Rinnegan. Naruto hoped there was an explanation to that one later, but he didn't particularly care at the moment. "Who'd you marry?' Naruto asked straight forward. No one would ever accuse him of being subtle, and that was the way he liked it.

"Naruto-kun, please don't ask that of me." Hinata whispered softly, clutching her hands to her chest tightly.

"Who?" Naruto asked more firmly, looking up at Hinata now.

Hinata inhaled deeply and exhaled. "Uchiha Itachi: seventeen years ago he was pardoned of all crimes against Konoha when the truth of the Uchiha Rebellion came out. Shortly after, his brother, Uchiha Sasuke, ran from Konoha once more unable to handle the fact Itachi was a hero. I went to Itachi and requested to be one of his wives." She said looking down, closing her eyes. "I didn't want another man to touch me, no one but you Naruto-kun, and Itachi was willing to give me that. He hasn't ever touched me. Tsunade-sama married us about fourteen years ago when I was removed from my position of Heiress and was close to being sealed into the Branch House."

Naruto leaned back a bit. The ring made a bit more sense now, and he was glad to see Hinata's forehead clean of that ugly seal. "How did you manage to keep from being found out?"

"While Shizune-sama was head of the hospital she forged the files saying I was sterile and unable to bear Itachi's children. Sakura-san has continued this lie when she took over as head of the hospital." Hinata said with a bit of hope that Naruto wouldn't judge her for what she needed to do.

Hinata decided to continue. "Uchiha Sasuke, one of two survivors of Itachi's cleansing of the Uchiha clan. He ran away and has thus been affiliated with several known enemies of Konoha: Akatsuki and Orochimaru to name a few. Last spotted five years ago. Considered to be a High A-Ranked, Low S-ranked Shinobi." Hinata slid the folder forward, and Naruto looked at the shifted eyes of the person whom he had considered a brother for a long time

Naruto snorted and leaned back in his chair a bit. "These are Konoha's problems. They're not mine. What's in it for me?" he asked as he looked across the table to the woman who had plagued his thoughts for years.

"Your services are required. You will be reinstated to a proper rank within Konoha's forces after a test rendered by the Rokudaime Hokage. You will also be absolved of all crimes against Konoha up to the date of the defeat of all of Konoha's enemies. You will be given a plot of land and a house that rests upon it and you will be given the chance to start your own clan if you so wish." Hinata said diplomatically as she rested her hands on the table. She wished she could activate her Byakugan, but there were dozens of seals in the room to keep Naruto's power in check that also hampered her own abilities. She could still channel chakra to her fingertips to put Naruto down if she had to. "You are the container for the Kyuubi no Yoko, Kurama, and as such you are the Shield to Konoha. Please Naruto-kun."

Naruto laughed briefly, shaking his head. "I willingly let myself be captured, sealed up, tried, and imprisoned for an indefinite amount of time." He brought his hands up onto the table, slamming all the shackles down on the table that had held his hands together, his legs together and several seals shattered on his body and around them. "What makes you think I couldn't leave at any time I so choose?"

Hinata pulled out one more folder and tossed it over on top of every other one. "Uchiha Obito, the Masked Man of the Akatsuki, and the cause of Kurama's attack thirty years ago. His action killed your parents, forced you to bear the burden so soon in life, and is the reason you were hated without knowing of your burden for twelve years." Hinata whispered. "He's the ringleader of the group."

Naruto picked up the folder, not believing his eyes or his ears. Obito was the one that was the cause behind Kurama being sealed inside of him? But Obito's words, the words Kakashi had taught Team 7 so many years ago, were things he lived by. Obito had abandoned not only his comrades, but his Sensei. Naruto felt his rage boiling, his anger building.

Hinata could see the anger in Naruto's body, and in that moment she was truly afraid for her life. She had no idea how Naruto had gotten so strong, or so dangerous, but there was only one thing she was sure of. Naruto was more dangerous than the rest of their graduating class and Gai's former team combined.

"I expect I'll be out by the end of the day." Naruto said, indirectly agreeing to the bargain. Revenge sounded so sweet to him, he would deliver Obito's other eye to Kakashi. "Have the rest of our group, what you can at least, meet us outside the prison. I want to see how much they have changed." Naruto said looking down at the folders. He stood up and stormed out of the room.

Hinata looked up to the door, both with hope and a bit of fear. Naruto had changed, drastically. But what could she honestly expect? It had been close to twenty years since he had been imprisoned. He had not offered a word of resistance; he had not offered an ounce of fight. She could hardly believe it was he that did that crime eighteen years ago. But he had admitted to it, in excruciating detail. And he wasn't under a Genjutsu, subtle or otherwise. Inoichi had even dived into his mind to make sure that Naruto wasn't being controlled.

No one could look at him without thinking of a few choice words: Monster, Demon, and Butcher.

Naruto headed back to his cell, the guards smart enough to not even come close to touching him. Once there, he stripped out of the more ragged version of his prison clothes and took a shower. His body was tense, and he didn't want to relax. Soon though, the scalding hot water did its work, pouring over his body to allow him some clarity. As he stepped out, and looked into a mirror, a towel was wrapped around his waist; he could see a more feral version of himself in the mirror with red slit eyes.

"You said you would no longer be their puppet Naruto." Kurama told him in their method of conversation.

"And I won't be their puppet." Naruto said grabbing his plastic razor and beginning to shave off the slight amount of blonde stubble adorning his chin and jaw.

"Yet they come running to you, needing our power, and you say yes to the pretty little girl. She betrayed you Naruto. She married someone else."

"You think I don't know that?" Naruto asked, wincing as he cut himself and it instantly healed. "However, my decisions are my own, my actions are my own. She has nothing to do with this. That Masked Man, Obito, he on the other hand…" Naruto gave a feral grin. "I will enjoy ending him with all our might. He killed my parents, and I will end him for it."

"No Naruto, I killed your parents. You know this; I've told you the stories dozens of times to help you through Solitary Confinement when you've been locked in there. I did it with pride, and I would do it again! You have an idea of what it is like to be locked away, but my confinement has been and will always be worse." Kurama said with a slight snarl.

"I thought you'd be all for getting some revenge. Not vengeance, revenge. A more suitable and a darker action." Naruto said.

"I am more concerned with how easily you agreed to such a plan. They are making you out to be their puppet and you are simply going with it? They will not allow you to run long from a leash, and once they have you leashed, it will only get shorter given who we are and what we have done."

"Then I will end them, simple as that." Naruto said and finished his shaving. He then wiped his face clean of the cream and began to get dressed in plain, standard issue orange boxers, a pair of sandals, and an orange jumpsuit. The idea behind the orange was that escapees would have difficulty hiding in the bright neon color. Too bad Naruto had already broken that rule before he had even arrived at the Prison.

He grabbed a shiv and used it to cut the sleeves off the jumpsuit before using his blood to write storage seals on the sleeves. He sealed away all the Ninjutsu and Taijutsu scrolls that Kakashi and Jiraiya had smuggled in for him. In the other sleeve, he sealed away all the pictures, information scrolls, and books he had gotten from the two. He then used his shiv to dig into his hand, wincing a bit as he did so, and carving out a seal into his very skin. He then sealed away the two sleeves. It was the safest place he could think of.

Naruto then pulled a string from where he had cut off the sleeves. He made sure to be careful with the string until he got several inches with it, almost a foot long. He drew his long wet hair back and tied it off with the string, focusing his chakra into the string to make it strong and near unbreakable by conventional means. His hair wouldn't be escaping anytime soon.

Naruto regarded himself in the mirror one last time, looking at his older face. Prison had taken its toll on him. He had lines over his face from where he had frowned too long, scowled too long, or just did anything. When the business with Obito was done, he knew he was coming back.

Naruto turned and walked out of his cell and was escorted out towards the front of the Prison. Some of the prisoners were whispering, accusing him behind his back. He grinned a bit as he heard the whispers. He began to hum a bit, the low and slow tune causing his guards to shudder. They knew that tune. It was when he was planning something downright evil.

At the entrance to the Prisoner, Naruto saw Hinata and his sadistic grin did not falter. It did not grow, but it didn't falter in the least, nor did he stop humming his tune. He watched a shiver run through her lovely body, and walked past her and through the doors to the outside for the first time in eighteen long, long years.

The guards then backed away to the safety of the Prison, knowing where the Butcher was not, they would be better off.

Naruto glanced at the assembled group as Hinata walked out behind him. "There are five missing. Sasuke is a Missing Nin, so where is Lee, Neji, Kiba, and Shikamaru?" Naruto asked noticing the five missing.

A woman with brown hair cut to the middle of her back stepped up. She had a large scroll strapped across the small of her back and she had the standard Jonin look: Blue pants, grey top, and a green flak jacket. Her headband was around her head. Naruto also took note of the wedding band on her right hand: A widow. "Lee is officially a Special Jonin, unofficially; he's one of Hokage-Sama's bodyguards and ANBU."

Naruto gave a slight sound at hearing what happened to Lee. "Thanks Tenten." He said simply in acknowledge to the weapon using Jonin's words.

A heavier set man, with orange spikey hair stepped up and Naruto was actually looking him in the eyes. Naruto didn't often have someone of equal height to look to. He also wore a crimson armor and held a spear in his hand. Naruto noted a wedding band on the large man's left hand. Choji got big. "Shika made it to Jonin-Commander, like his father before him, and is in a meeting with Hokage-sama at the moment."

Next to speak up was a lean man in a black trench coat, with a high collar and a hood pulled up over his hair. He also had a set of sunglasses over his eyes, making him one of the more obscure individuals of the group. Naruto mentally shook his head. Shino had changed the least. "Kiba-san is out of the village on a mission with his team at the moment. I would recommend not provoking him when he returns Naruto-san. Kiba-san has been through a trying time, and even still the wound is fresh."

Hinata spoke up. "Akamaru died protecting him Naruto-kun." Hinata said. "It took Choji-kun, Shino-kun, and me all to get him and Akamaru's body out of there."

Naruto bowed his head a bit. "He and his family have my condolences." Naruto said softly. While he and Kiba never particularly got along, he understood the importance of the dogs to the Inuzuka clan. "You still haven't said about Neji."

Hinata looked down, as did Tenten. "Neji-nii-san… he died. He was most vocal when I was about to be branded with the Caged Bird Seal. One of the elders at the time… he used the Seal on Neji until he died."

Naruto bowed his head again, remembering the Hyuuga. Naruto particularly remembered when he dislodged the stick from Neji's ass. Finally, after a bit, Naruto looked to Hinata and Tenten. "You both have my condolences." He said. It was easy to tell why Tenten had a ring on her right hand now. Naruto then glanced at the rest of the group. "Get me up to speed. Tell me who is where in ranks and relationships." Naruto said. Naruto had a simple plan, first go eat some good ramen, second go get a hard drink, and third go get laid. Simple plan, but he didn't want to get in the pants of anyone that was taken

"Asuma-sensei is died years ago." Choji said and bowed his head. "I'm the current Clan Head for the Akimichi clan so I'm a Jonin, and Ino-chan is my wife." Choji dragged Ino forward a bit.

Naruto glanced at the rather slim looking woman in purple. Ino hadn't particularly changed much, except she regrew her hair after the Chunin Exams years ago. All in all, Ino made for a relatively hot wife for Choji. "I'm the current head of the Yamanaka clan, though it was difficult to keep my position with being Choji-kun's wife." Ino said, almost cuddling up to her husband's arm.

Sakura was next to step up. Her hair had grown out to the middle of her back, but it seemed she tied it back. She wore a pink vest with a pair of Jonin pants. Her eyes also looked harder, better. She wasn't the weak fan-girl from eighteen years ago. "I'm the Head of the Hospital; Tsunade-sama taught me everything she could, including her Super Strength techniques. I'm seeing a civilian boy right now. No doubt you heard about Kakashi-sensei's new position. He's also married to Anko."

Naruto was tempted to snort. More likely Sakura had intimidated the boy with her strength.

"I too am a Jonin, and the current head of the Aburame Clan. Kurenai-sensei is Asuma's widow, and the mother of their child. She is retired." Shino said simply.

"I'm a Jonin, and as you guessed, Neji-kun's widow. I also took over at the Shop for my dad. Gai-sensei…. Gai-sensei 's leg got hurt about ten years ago and he's been medically discharged" Tenten said.

Naruto nodded. "I need a Kusarigama." Naruto said addressing Tenten. "I want it made fully from the Chakra conductive material."

Tenten blinked, wondering what Naruto would need a weapon like that for. On second thought, she decided against asking. She had seen photos of what Naruto had done. "Sure… How heavy do you want it?"

Naruto shrugged. "As heavy as you can make it. Also, don't put any seals in it. I have a few ideas about that myself and I want a clean workstation."

Tenten nodded before bowing a bit. "Excuse me then." She said and took off.

Naruto shook his head. "She's afraid. As are the rest of you." He said looking at the others that stiffened uncomfortably. Naruto grinned almost sadistically. "Don't be ashamed. I want all of you afraid." Naruto said.

Sakura spoke up. "Naruto, we… we just want to know why you did what you did all those years ago they-"

Naruto shot her a glare. "They deserved it. End of story, not up for discussion. What I did was between me, them, and Tsunade Baa-chan. Last I heard she died so I doubt you'll get information out of her. And you won't get the information out of me. Now if you'll excuse me. I'm hungry and I remember a certain Ramen stand that could quell my stomach."

Naruto then left the group, heading through Konoha. Of course he got distrustful looks, given his rather rougher appearance. It was good. He wanted them afraid of them now, to hell with their acknowledgement. Naruto wanted fear; it would keep him from being attacked. It was a simple idea he had during his time in prison and he would continue to enforce that idea.

Naruto stopped at a bank, and checked on his account information. He had billions of Ryo. Pure and simple, he was the richest son of a bitch in Konoha. Jiraiya's assets were his since his godfather was dead, and Naruto continued the Icha Icha series. Add the successful book series to the seals he made while he was in prison, and several successful investments and you had a man worth more money than he cared to count.

Naruto had nothing but time while he had been in Prison. Despite their thoughts, he had always had his chakra. With several Shadow Clones reading up on business, and he quickly learned the ins and outs of being a good business man.

Naruto invested into everything he thought was a worthwhile venture, and he always got about double his money back.

Second thing Naruto invested in was Bonds. Konoha needed to make money obviously, and offered bonds. They also got a nice little bit of income from the Daimyo, but to be honest, Bonds were how Konoha made serious money. Bonds gave the village money to invest into programs, or deal with war.

Being a Ninja village, Bonds were always being bought so that the village could prosper and the civilian portion of the village would survive.

Naruto bought his bonds in five year increments ever since Jiraiya died. It may not seem like much but Naruto bought hundreds of bonds. He bought so many in fact that a representative from the Bank, Jiraiya's assets, and Konoha's government all had to come to the prison to talk to hm. There, they were on Naruto's playground and it showed as he swayed things to his thinking.

Then Naruto improved several defensive seals about the village, offered a few seals for practicality purposes, all sorts of seals were made for Konoha, all from a prisoner in his cell.

Naruto liked money a lot, plain and simple.

Naruto paused as he saw the unfamiliar building where the Ramen Stand used to be and went to the door. Opening it, he was surprised to see a full restaurant, with several waiters and waitresses moving about to help with the orders.

It seemed Ichiraku's Ramen had boomed over the years.

Naruto moved to take his seat at the bar, the original bar from the little stand, though they had extended it around the expanded kitchen. It was a nice touch to keep the original bar, to show they had their humble roots.

Naruto turned in his seat, and looked up at a cork board that had pictures hung up. Despite his reputation in the village, and his current nickname, Teuchi or Ayame had kept the pictures up of his younger days. He looked at himself as he scarfed down bowl after bowl of ramen, much to Iruka's ire at the time.

It brought a real smile to his face, a real one that he hadn't had in a long time.

"Excuse me sir, can I take your order?" a man asked, causing Naruto to turn and see some young sixteen or seventeen year old behind the counter in an apron.

Naruto debated ordering from the man. "Is Ayame or Teuchi here?" Naruto asked first and foremost. He wanted to see them, they who had been a help in his past.

The man paused. "Old man Teuchi retired, he comes in every now and then, but most of the time it's Ayame here. Would you like me to go get her?"

Naruto nodded. "It would be appreciated. Tell her that her that her Number One customer has returned after eighteen years. She'll understand."

Naruto watched as the waiter walked off and Naruto grabbed the menu. Naruto looked it over, flipping through the few pages. It was interesting seeing that his favorite ramen stand had gotten more of a variety.

"NARUTO!" a female voice shouted and he was soon captured in a hug of death from behind.

Naruto turned and saw the long brown hair and reached down. Ayame had grown up as well. He stroked her back a bit as he held her with one arm. "Hey Ayame-nee-chan." Naruto said, sitting so he could get a better look at Ayame.

She had filled out nicely, and her face looked a little older. She brushed her hair behind her ear, and Naruto could see she had grown her hair out quite a bit. "How have you been Naruto-kun?" she asked with a bright smile, one that Naruto was glad to see.

Naruto was a monster, a demon, a butcher. But for his precious people, like Ayame, he could be human. Too bad the list of his precious people was incredibly small at the moment.

Naruto shrugged in response to Ayame's question. "I'm alive, I'm rich, and I want some good ramen that I haven't had in years." He told Ayame simply. "I'm also starving, so expect me to be eating huge quantities again." Naruto said a bit

Ayame chuckled a bit happily as she moved to go into the kitchen, putting an apron on and her hair up so it wouldn't be in her way. "What can I get for you Naruto-kun?" she asked as she got her pen and paper ready.

Naruto smirked a bit. "Ten bowls of beef, five bowls of chicken, and five bowls of Shrimp, to start." Naruto said, his stomach letting out a mighty roar at the coming offering.

People who heard him order looked absolutely stunned. One guy sitting near the bar actually spoke up. "Can you even eat all that? Never mind pay for it?"

Naruto chuckled softly and tapped the pictures. "Who do you think is in most of these?" he asked with a smirk. "As for paying, I could probably buy everyone's meal right now and not even make that big of a dent in my wallet." Naruto shrugged a bit.

Ayame spoke up to her employees. "We have a starving customer who has ordered! Hop to it!" she shouted tapping a ladle against a metal pot.

The kitchen was full of a hustle and bustle as Ayame and her employees began to work on filling Naruto's order. The second the first bowl was placed in front of him, Naruto began to eat at a quick and steady pace, even drinking the broth down. Bowl after bowl of ramen went into his stomach, and Kurama broke it down into raw energy that ended up being stored away inside various seals. Kurama left enough for Naruto to feel full, but they were planning for various seals to be full of chakra before they went Uchiha Hunting.

After all twenty bowls in a little under an hour, Naruto stood up and paid for the meal. "I'll see you later Ayame-nee-chan. Keep the change." He told her as he walked out of the building.

Naruto had feasted on Ramen, a delicious delicacy in his mind, and now it was time to go get laid. It wasn't hard really; Konoha had a red-light district as most major cities would have. It wasn't hard to find a woman who had no real clue who he was, make a bet with her and show off his considerable stamina. He didn't have to pay because of the bet, he got laid, and he didn't get anything because Kurama wouldn't allow it.

It was good to be king sometimes.

Over a week, Naruto slowly integrated into his father's home, cleaning it and getting groceries back into the cupboards. Naruto also got his Kusarigama. It had proven to be really, really heavy. He had given Tenten a smirk, enjoying the feel of the weighted weapon. He had it at the small of his back at all times, just under his shirt.

He was walking through the village again when he ran into Kiba.

"Hey Naruto, that you?!" It was a deep voice, deeper than Naruto knew. He turned to see an older Kiba, wearing a standard Jonin uniform as well, followed by three Chunin. Naruto paused, seeing that Kiba had an entire team of Inuzuka.

"Hey Mutt. Been a while huh?" Naruto asked, holding out his hand. They both shook hands, and Naruto was pleased that Kiba stopped smelling so bad over the years. He must have finally learned how to use the shower.

"Yeah, it has. Prison has been good to you apparently." Kiba said offering a bit of a smirk.

Naruto chuckled. "Yeah, it was good for me. Taught me order, and how to make a shit ton of money." Naruto looked at the three Inuzuka Chunin. "These your brats?"

Kiba looked back. "Heh, yeah. They're my brats. I've trained them to be part tracking and part assault. All three want to enter ANBU, and unfortunately in ANBU they can't have their dogs, so I'm making them do missions without them.'

Naruto nodded for a moment, looking each of them over. "Sensei, why does this man smell like a fox?" the shortest, a girl, asked.

Naruto smirked a bit more. "I hold the Kyuubi no Yoko, Kurama, within my gut." Naruto unzipped the jumpsuit to his naval and channeled chakra, showing off the intricate seal which had a minimum of an inch of clean skin from the other seals. Naruto didn't want to risk anything with the containment seal.

The three Chunin took a step back and Naruto laughed, full hearted. He sobered after a while and looked to Kiba. "Sorry to hear about Akamaru." He said

Kiba looked down. "Yeah, not one of the better moments in my life." He said in a low tone. "I… I don't mean to force it on you, but I started a fundraiser to try and get more vets trained in Akamaru's memory. Do you think-?" Kiba trailed off.

Naruto snorted. "Yeah, sure. I liked the little puppy anyways; he had a bigger bite than you did anyways." Naruto said as he pulled his checkbook out of his pocket and a pen. Naruto mused how much he should give. "To Inuzuka Kiba, pay Seven Hundred and Fifty Million Ryo for his fundraiser to get vets trained." Naruto said and signed the check.

The three Chunin looked between one another to the shocked Kiba and the nonchalant Naruto. "Are you trying to make fun of our Sensei?" one of the males asked, each of them stepping into a lower stance, a fighting stance.

Naruto laughed. "You think I don't have the money? Tell me, when they gave you those vests, they were a bit big weren't they?" He got three nods. "And all they told you to do was channel chakra into it right?" three more nods. "And they instantly fit to your body, perfectly without any flaws." Three more nods. "And every time they get damaged, you just channel chakra into the vest and it gets repaired." Three more nods. "I made the seals that do it. Every time a Chunin vest is made, the seals are put into it and I get a bit of money."

Naruto was suddenly behind Kiba, a very familiar but worn orange book in his hands. Kiba patted his equipment pouch. "Hey that's mine!" Kiba said.

"I also happen to be the sole owner of this entire series. Including the movies. Do any of you know what it is?" Naruto asked. He was amused when the female of the group blushed and slightly raised her hand. "I've been in prison for eighteen years brats, writing and letting interest pile up. I've also made sound investments." Naruto looked to Kiba. 'That was my good deed for the past eighteen years." Naruto then turned to walk away, leaving the four Inuzuka behind.

Kiba cursed, Naruto had his book. He then leveled a glare at all three of his charges. "Never piss him off, ever. Don't challenge him. Even if any of you make it to the position of clan head, don't fuck with him. He'll stomp you all into the ground and make it look easy."

"But sensei, our teamwork is-" the final male started.

"Worth shit against him. He can summon an army for each of you. Can you imagine fighting a hundred Kage level enemies at once?" Kiba cut in without mercy.

That shut his team up.

Naruto headed towards the Hokage tower, deciding to get the meeting that was no doubt taking place over with.

How did he know a meeting was taking place without getting a summons to it? Before Naruto was incarcerated, meetings took place every Friday, mostly to talk about boring crap that politicians did. In emergency situations, the meeting could be cancelled or even have more days of meetings.

He heard that when Kurama attacked, a meeting took place for a week with everyone arguing.

Naruto approached the two ANBU stationed on guard at the door. Well, two visible ANBU. There were at least another half dozen around him, no doubt prepared. "Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto, the Butcher of Konoha here to see the Village Council." Naruto said simply and one of the ANBU slipped inside. He could almost smell the fear from the seven remaining ANBU. They all knew no matter what they wouldn't be able to touch him before he killed them if he so wished.

The ANBU came back relatively quickly and ushered Naruto in. He entered the room, and looked around. He noticed Kakashi, dressed in the Hokage robes which amused Naruto. He noticed a few other Shinobi in the room, more than what had been there for his last village meeting. Though the Clan representatives surprised him. "Shikaku-sama, Inoichi-sama, Choza-sama, Shibi-sama, Tsume-sama, Hiashi-sama, I was told there were new clan heads."

Shibi spoke up. "We found it most logical to give our children the position, however to relieve them of the duties of the council meetings and other lesser tasks that they needn't concentrate on until this war is over. For the forces of Konoha, they were needed to continue to train our other clansmen. Attending the meetings of the village Council is something we were able to do to allow them to focus on training the other clansmen."

Naruto nodded a bit, and turned to look at the civilian council, which was understandably close to soiling themselves. Naruto then turned to the other Ninja that were part of the council that hadn't been there during his last village meeting. Naruto paused and inhaled the air. "Each of you three have the scent of sea-water on you, faded but still there. So I take it you're the representatives for the survivors from Kiri's annihilation five years ago?"

A beautiful redhead, looking to be approaching her fifties spoke up. "You would be correct. I am Terumi Mei, my associates Ao, and Chojuro." The woman motioned to the two men behind her.

Naruto gave a bit of a smirk. "So the Godaime Mizukage did survive. Rumors of your beauty reached me in Prison, and I have to say… they didn't do you any justice." He looked away from her blush to look at the Rokudaime Hokage.

"Yo!" Kakashi said somewhat cheerfully, dispelling a bit of the brewing tension. "Got lost on the road of life Naruto? We were expecting you to be here last week."

Naruto couldn't help it. The sheer audacity of that statement, the sheer hypocrisy of it just made him start laughing, as hard as he could, falling onto his knees and clutching his sides as he laughed until it hurt, surprising most of the council. Naruto eventually sobered up and moved over to Kakashi. "Come here Sensei." Naruto hugged the man. "It's good to see you Sensei," Naruto shook his head, wiping a bit of a tear away from laughing so hard. "You've been saving that one for a while weren't you?"

Kakashi gave a sheepish eye-smile and a shrug. "What can I say? Those that really know me are amused by it when I ask it."

"Best damn joke I heard in eighteen years." Naruto said before heading over to a prepared chair and sat down in it, facing the council and leaning back a bit. He closed his eyes briefly before they opened and all amusement fled his face. "Let's get down to business. I have demands to be met."

"How dare you make de-" a merchant on the civilian side began to speak up before a weighted chain zipped past his face, blasting a hole through the wall behind it.

Naruto's hand was still outstretched from where he threw the weight of his Kusarigama at the fat man. "You don't speak to me as though you are better than me." Naruto said his eyes flashing dangerously crimson. "You have no idea the kind of hell I have been through, the blood I have shed in the name of this village. If anything, you should be kissing the ground I walk on and groveling at my feet." Naruto said before yanking on the chain, bringing the weight back. "My demands are non-negotiable. Period, end of story, case closed, good-bye." Naruto said simply.

Kakashi spoke up. "Naruto, let us hear your demands first before you ask us to just agree to them." He said somewhat diplomatically. "I remember Uchiha Hinata telling me that she told you the offer we made for your release."

Naruto locked his gaze with his Sensei for a moment, and his eyes faded back to cerulean. "I suppose it is fair that you hear all of my demands first." He said and leaned back in the chair a bit. "First, I am to be paid every thirty days after this date S-Class long term mission pay. Non-negotiable." He could see a few of the Shinobi nodding their head. It was understandable because it was considered a long term S-Class mission. "When I have killed an objective, with confirmation of the head in the morgue where Haruno Sakura the head of the Medical Facility can confirm the identity, I will receive a bonus of A-ranked mission pay as well as the bounty on the head I brought in."

There were a few grumbles, especially from the greedy merchants, but they didn't disagree. Kakashi even wrote it down, obviously taking notes so he could remember everything for later. "Naruto, is there a way we can convince you to go for a B-ranked Mission bonus instead?" Kakashi asked.

"Fine, under one condition: Uchiha Sasuke will be considered an S-ranked Missing Nin and as such his bounty will reflect this." Naruto said simply. Two B-Ranks counted as an A-rank. Four A-ranks counted as an S-Rank. It was simple numbers for Naruto.

Kakashi notice the numbers as well, and knew Naruto was getting more out of it. But it would be easier to pay him a B-rank and an S-rank in one lump sum than it would be to pay him an A-Rank and an S-rank.

"Condition number 2: The village will pay for all of my supplies, including the bill on Hokage-Sama's desk from Higurashi's Forge for one Kusarigama." Naruto said simply. "Food supplies while inside the village, as well as bills are excluded. But ninja supplies and travelling supplies are to be included."

Kakashi looked at the bill, having wondered why it came to his desk two days ago. It was… impressively steep. "You're not going to let this one be negotiated are you?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto thought for a moment. "I can pay the bill myself, if Hokage-sama can still beat me in a spar."

Kakashi winced. He was not looking forward to fighting Naruto, especially with that Kusarigama, but he would have to if he expected his village to have any sort of treasury left. "Okay, I'll do it, later though. Give me a bit of time to train up a bit."

"Remember Kakashi-sensei, re-enacting scenes from my books with Anko isn't considered training." Naruto couldn't help but slide that jab in on Kakashi, but seeing his old sensei blush was completely worth it.

"Are there any more demands Naruto-kun?" Naruto's gaze was drawn to Uchiha Itachi who sat there in perfect pose, almost still as a statue.

On one hand, Naruto never really had a problem with Itachi. On the other, Itachi had married Hinata, a fact that really dug its spurs into Naruto. But as Naruto thought of the pleading tone in Hinata's voice, Naruto couldn't ignore the fact that Itachi had helped the woman.

"Of course. I have a few more." Naruto said simply. "I am to be considered a hired mercenary. I am not going to be reinstated as a Shinobi; I am not going to take orders from anyone in this room with the exception of Hokage-sama. I will gladly take into consideration advice, but I will not be controlled. I am free to do as I please now.

"All of my crimes, up until the point that I eliminate Zetsu, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Obito are to be pardoned, no ifs ands or buts." Naruto said. He had kept part of the original deal and re-worded it so there were no loopholes.

"When all is said and done, I am going back to my eight by ten cell where I will live out the rest of my life in relative peace and quiet." Naruto said. Those were the major points he wanted, and it seemed like the councils were seeing that they were relatively cheap demands. "And lastly, all terms, but my payment, are re-negotiable by my whim, up to and including the date of confirmation of the elimination of the four mentioned Shinobi." Naruto said.

"No Kinjutsu from the Forbidden Scroll or clan status Naruto?" Kakashi inquired a little curiously.

Naruto snorted. "I have the Kinjutsu I need from the Forbidden Scroll; I've had it for eighteen years Sensei. As for Clan status, why bother? As of right now, I'm expecting to go back to prison a free man. Now, are there any requests to add to my list?"

"I say you are to have a child so that when you are old enough the Kyuubi no Yoko may be sealed within it." One of the merchants on the civilian side said.

Naruto spared him a brief glance. "Denied." Naruto said flatly.

"Why you-" The merchant was cut off by the weight of the Kusarigama shooting past his face, and ripping a chunk off the merchant's ear.

"Denied. You people came to me." Naruto said looking at the civilian council fully now before looking at the Shinobi side, and then to Kakashi. "Most of these are Konoha's problems, not mine. I solved my problems eighteen years ago. The only reason I'm doing this is to get my hands on Uchiha Obito. You dumbasses should have just killed Uchiha Sasuke sixteen years ago instead of attempting another retrieval mission. You should have watched the remains of Uchiha Madara, given that several ANBU members watched the Sandaime Hokage fight Orochimaru eighteen years ago, and watched as Orochimaru performed the Edo-Tensei of the past Hokage. No one thought he wouldn't get Uchiha Madara, the only man to have fought on par with the Shodai Hokage?" Naruto shook his head.

"These are Konoha's problems; Konoha fucked up and ended up having four S-Ranked Nin wanting to destroy it. Four that went to ground five years ago after the simultaneous destruction of Iwa and Kiri, and now it's up to me to track them down and kill each of them." Naruto pulled on the chain, drawing it back once more. "I could say 'Kiss my ass' and go back to my cell. I will not force my burden on an innocent child, and then let this village abuse it to try and make it a weapon." Naruto said simply and stood up. "I will be Kurama's last container. After that, he will be free to roam the Elemental Nations, because only an Uzumaki can contain his power."

Naruto turned and walked out of the council chamber. He wasn't so childish to slam the door behind him, but he had made his point, plain and simple.

"Naruto-kun, wait." He heard after a time, and turned to see Itachi moving to catch up.

"Itachi." Naruto said simply. He turned and walked aside the Uchiha for a time.

"Kisame and I both left the Akatsuki after your little… event eighteen years ago." Itachi said simply. "We came back to Konoha, so he is around. Obito had been most… unpleasant because you literally fell off the grid when you went to prison. You were kept off every official channel that Tsunade-sama could think of, and even a few unofficial ones with the help of Jiraiya-sama."

Naruto nodded simply, understanding that. Seemed he owed Tsunade and Jiraiya a drink when he got to the afterlife. "I doubt this is the only thing you want to talk about, so spill it." Naruto said.

Itachi nodded. "Two things: One, I wish to fight you after you are done with Hokage-sama." Itachi said simply.

Naruto thought about it, fighting Itachi might be fun actually. "Why don't you fight alongside Kakashi-sensei? It might help him win with some of the things I have planned for this." Naruto said, patting the Kusarigama.

Itachi nodded, understanding. It wasn't confidence on the blonde's part, simple fact that the blonde was going to turn his weapon into something dangerous. "The second, Hinata-san misses you."

Naruto barely kept the growl from coming out of his throat. He turned to move away, but Itachi grabbed his arm.

"Please, Naruto-kun. Hinata-san has always loved you, simple as that, and I have come to find her to be a good friend over the years. I wish for her to be happy, and that happiness can only be found with you. Talk with her, dance with her, eat with her, go see a movie, I don't care what you do with her. But she is happiest remembering fond moments of things you have done, and more often than not I have heard her crying herself to sleep over a stuffed orange fox." It didn't take a genius to figure out what Itachi was implying.

"I can't do anything like that with her." Naruto said simply. "She's married, to you nonetheless."

"We could get a divorce, and you could have her to yourself then." Itachi said, as though it solved everything.

Naruto shrugged off Itachi's hand. "I'm not the same man anymore Itachi." Naruto said and shook his head a bit. Naruto then began to walk off, his head down and his hair in his face a bit.

Itachi could only watch the blonde walk off and shook his head. Naruto really had changed.

End

A/N: This isn't going to be that long, maybe 5-6 chapters long, so don't complain about a new story.

As for how Naruto got so strong, that will be revealed in later chapters, but it won't really be gone into depth.

Naruto's crime…. Well I leave that for you guys to guess at. It will be revealed in later chapters, piece by piece.

I'm thinking this will be a Naruto/Hinata/Mei story, that's how I'm leaning right now, but it could change in the future.

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