Naruto's Plans

The forces of Konoha shielded their eyes with their hands for the next five to ten minutes. After that, the light started to fade and so did the chakra barrier. Once both had faded away, everyone was expecting to see an unconscious monster that had decimated their village so badly they received a deadly trauma of the night twelve years ago. Instead, they saw...nothing.

"What the...where did she go?! She was inside the sealing barrier!" Tsume claimed. Even the Hokage was surprised. Those qualified quickly jumped down to the scene of destruction that should have bore the fruit of victory for the forces of Konoha.

"Did she escape?" Jiraiya asked.

"It shouldn't have been possible. That was a seal deviation specifically designed for Hana. There should be no way that she was able to escape," Hiruzen said.

Meanwhile, Kakashi walked around the battlefield that had been a once-friendly park. "It's strange. We fought her for so long. Her scent should be everywhere, but it's not. There's...no scent of her anywhere. It's like she just disappeared into thin air," Kakashi said. Out of the corner of his eye, a stain of blood laid on the ground. Yet, it was easy to believe that this was no different from the results of numerous injuries inflicted on either Hana or the forces of Konoha.

Hiruzen cursed underneath his breath. "Tsume, assemble your ninken. You're in charge of creating three to five tracker teams. Spread out and have them cover the village in a fifty-mile radius! We can't afford to lose Hana," he commanded.

"At once, Hokage-sama!" Tsume said before disappearing. Once she was gone, Jiraiya landed next to the Sandaime of Konoha.

"Any idea how we're going to explain this one?" the toad sannin asked.

Hiruzen looked over the destruction to the village that could be seen for miles. To think that Hana had not even fully matured yet. Now, such power was gone and out of the hands of Konoha. "I don't know, Jiraiya. I don't know," the Hokage honestly replied.

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Far off, Naruto stood on a sealing matrix that had been responsible for transporting him and Akari to Konoha. In his arms, Inuzuka Hana laid battered and beaten. "Hmm, they sure did a number on her. I now see what you meant. Jiraiya of the Sannin, a fearsome man," Izumi Uchiha said.

"Indeed. He earns his reputation. Are you sure you should bring her with us? She looks like she won't be waking up for about a month," the Kusagakure chunin asked. Meanwhile, Naruto chuckled as he positioned his arms to hold Hana a bit better.

"She won't be needing a month dattebayo. Izumi, stay low. If the bar is destroyed then stay in the base. I imagine Konoha will be on high alert for the next few months. Report to me only if you need to," Naruto commanded.

"Fine. What should I do with the rest of the prisoners?" she then asked.

"Send some to Orochimaru for all I care. Their usefulness is running out anyway. Though it is obvious that some of them are getting desperate. Promises of alliances are always welcoming. Securing the funding for future projects is never a bad thing," the former blonde answered.

"Very well. Here is also a folder with some information that Anko brought to my attention. It concerns a mercenary group known as The Akatsuki," Izumi said.

Akari took the folder from the Uchiha while Naruto narrowed his eyes. Hmm, given how many people he had killed and even how many memories he had finished cultivating, even he had very limited knowledge about this...mercenary group consisted of S-rank shinobi. The only thing he really knew was that Uchiha Itachi was a part of them.

"Sure for what you want on Itachi, but if it comes too close to the Akatsuki then leave them be. S-rank shinobi or not, they aren't people we're capable of dealing with right now, but I'll look the folder over regardless. You're dismissed," he said. No sooner than those words leaving his mouth did Izumi vanish in the wind.

Once she was gone, Akari activated the sealing matrix upon the ground. Chakra enveloped them both and, in an instant, they were gone.

Just as quickly as they had left, they arrived back in the hotel that he, Akari, and Ryuzetsu had been staying in. Once this was done, Akari leaned over and kissed Naruto's cheek. "Well, it's rather late, and you took me out for quite the showing. I can make arrangements to stay one or two more days if needed, Naruto-sama," Akari said.

"One day will be enough. Take your rest," he said, a sly grin on his face. The dark-haired Kusa kunoichi smiled and bowed before she left. Soon, the only ones in Naruto's room were himself and an unconscious, naked Inuzuka Hana.

Slowly, Naruto placed her on his bed. He could see the way her heart seemed to be pounding. Blood seeped from her open wounds and, if left alone, he had no doubts that she would die in a few hours. Thankfully, she didn't need to worry about such a fate with him around.

Holding out his hand over her body, Naruto moved the blood flowing from her open wounds back into her body. He muttered some arcane words beneath his breath. A wave of a finger, a twist of his thoughts, he willed the blood in Hana's body to increase its speed thus increasing the metabolism of her cell regeneration. With this, the body functions that rule the reparation of body injuries began to activate. Hana's injuries began to close.

It took nearly two hours of work in order for Naruto to fix the internal injuries that the former Inuzuka had suffered. If he had to give those Konoha quacks any compliment, then whatever they did to create Haan truly gave her a helpful healing ability. Perhaps not so strong that it matched his own, but if she properly cultivated her body's abilities then he would be delighted to keep her close. In fact…

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