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Sasuke had to smile. He liked the fact that Naruto was happy, and who would have thought that the mysterious woman actually knew that Naruto loved ramen. He followed along of course and saw a gigantic menu! He felt like an insect compared the size of the menu that was posted.

Dee then asked, "So, what do you think of it? Pretty big huh? You wouldn't believe that I found this place while trying to escape Rock Howard. Oh, that's right, I didn't tell you that I was already married."

Just then, coming down the stairs with a bandage on his paw was a golden wolf. The wolf spoke in human tongue, "Dee, thank goodness you are back! It looks like you came just in time. Oh, awesome, you brought them."

The wolf turned to Sasuke's and Naruto's direction and blinked. He then said to them both, "Sasuke, Naruto, allow me to introduce myself. I am Terry Bogard. My wife had brought you here for a very important mission. I am not usually forced to stay within my wolf form, nor am I usually bound by bandages around my paws, but it would seem that we have a situation. You two are now in the School District of Nalith at my Noodle House. The situation is pretty simple for you two to follow I am sure and much easier than the fight you were going to handle beforehand. Think of this as some more training to prepare you for the real battle to come."

Dee then looked to her husband and asked him, "Terry, don't you think they aught to eat first? I mean, they did just take on both Itachi Uchiha and Kabuto bug breath."

Terry said, "They will have plenty of time to eat while I explain their situation."

Looking to Sasuke and Naruto, Terry went on, "Anyway, it turns out that Orochimaru who was said to have been killed is causing some trouble here in our world. When he was sent to the abyss, he did not stay bound for long. He is able to use his spiritual powers you see while still bound where he is. And its getting to be rather tiresome. In fact, one of his possessed snakes had first of all forced me to go into wolf mode, and then a second possessed snake managed to paralyze my paw. So, even if I wanted to, I cannot continue the battle."

Dee then said, "We knew that Orochimaru was from your world because my good friend Lun' Mara managed to snag one of Orochimaru's possessed snakes and managed to get some information out of it before sucking it into him like a noodle. Yeah, Lun' Mara is a purple Panther. He's friendly most of the time. So, you think you two can handle it. Of course, I don't expect you to do this for nothing. As you know I am a very powerful queen and even with my powers as they are, they are nothing compared to the spiritual powers Orochimaru has."

Sasuke said without hesitation, "We'll do it, but on one condition. Naruto and I must be allowed to stay here, in this city for keeps. I need a place where Naruto and I can settle down and start a family if it is possible."

Dee smiled, "Of course, if that is what you desire, it shall be done. That is such an easy wish to grant too. So, which of you two will carry the children in the relationship. My guess would be Naruto, but..."

Sasuke blushed and replied, "The one to carry the children would be me. I am the stronger of the two and I cannot risk any foul ups during the laboring process. Besides, Naruto totally dominates me so, it works out."

Dee nodded, "Very well then. Your work starts tomorrow. And thank you for your cooperation. Terry and I were getting to be a bit desperate in our situation. And besides, once you finish with Orochimaru, as an added bonus, I will join your fight against the others that hunt you in your world before you settle permanently here."

Sasuke then turned to Naruto and asked, "Is this all okay with you, Naruto?"

Sasuke chuckled figuring that the talking was going to be confusing to Naruto, which in an instinctive reaction to that, he gave Naruto a quick kiss to the mouth.

It was likely the quickest way to make Naruto blush and then at the same time stop any confusion from happening. Sasuke then said, "Naruto, I will explain it simply. Empress Dee wants us to kill Orochimaru in exchange for her assistance in our world and as a bonus, we get to live in paradise! You can eat your fill of ramen every day if you wanted to. This place has so many varieties, it even has me excited. Look, Naruto, you and I both know we are in a very strange place. I bet your mind is still going around in circles trying to picture a purple panther. So, if Dee says that she can grant that other wish meaning the child bearing one, then doesn't it seem obvious to you that it can happen?"

Terry then said, "Well, it seems like you both agree, which is great! Oh, that reminds me, Dee, would you mind introducing these two to your other son. You know, Trunks Truesdale, the one that had gotten bit on the neck by that snake demon?"

Dee slapped her forehead for nearly forgetting that part. She said, "Sasuke, you're familiar with Orochimaru's curses, right? Well, my son Trunks Truesdale has recently been cursed. Here, let me show you where he is."

She stood and Sasuke did also. Sasuke looked to Naruto and said, "Come Naruto, I want you to see this too."

Sasuke then asked Dee as they were outside once more, "Dee, how recently was Trunks bitten?"

Dee replied, "Just last night. Now, Trunks isn't human like you are, but he does have alien blood in him. He is a Saiyajin-Tuffle. Meaning, he can transform into a weremonkey at the light of the full moon, and he is smarter than most geniuses. Yeah, he's a bright one. Oh, and after you see him, just to clear Naruto's head a bit about the child birthing thing, I am going to introduce you to Trunks Truesdale's children. Oh, I should also probably mention that Trunks is only 9 years old."

Dee giggled, "Yes, my son is 9 years old. Just remember he is likely going to be one of the few children that can have children of their own and be a successful parent. Not many kids can do that you know. Trunks does come from a royal bloodline after all. My bloodline. Plus, I am of a type of breed that can adapt to any bloodline. Whether it be the Uchiha Clan like Sasuke here or even yours Naruto. Naruto, your bloodline, since you had been technically fused with a Pokemon known as a Ninetails, you are half-Pokemon and half human. Lucky you can likely breathe fire that would make Sasuke here look like the idiot. Its just... you need to learn how many more moves you are capable of. Sasuke here... he's kinda like your trainer so to speak. More often than not, you obey whatever he tells you to do. Not because you have to, but because there is this bond that nor you or he can explain."

Terry then walked up to Dee and said, "There you are my love." He kissed her. From Naruto's and Sasuke's standpoint, Terry looked like a buff street-fighting sort of guy. There was no sign of him being a golden wolf.

Dee replied, "Thanks for the kiss, Terry, but we have guests and these two are more of an expert on what's happened to Trunks. Well, Sasuke is more of the expert. Naruto is just tagging along."

Terry could smell the inner fox that was within Naruto and sneezed! "Whoa, excuse me for that. The old campfire smell sometimes makes me sneeze. Naruto, right? My wife told me about you. You are a human shaped Ninetails. One of the few Pokemon that have been changed into humans."

Dee led the three to Trunks who had been indeed suffering from Orochimaru's curse. Dee said to Sasuke, "As you can see, Trunks has been cursed."

Sasuke wandered up close to the boy and gently placed his fingers on where the mark had been laid. He then closed his eyes to tap into what happened. He was startled when he discovered that the snake was in fact a ghost! A mere spirit! He gasped at the discovery.

Shaking his dark head, Sasuke said, "What's happened to your son has gone beyond mortal means. He was bitten by a snake ghost. The snake wasn't even alive! It was simply being possessed by Orochimaru through some sort of voodoo magic, which is said to be somewhat common in the underworld and then your son was merely bait. The snake was actually after...me."

Trunks then opened his bright blue eyes and asked, "Am I going to be okay?" The young dude had a hack attack (coughing fit) before calming down again.

Sasuke looked to the kid and replied honestly, "I don't know, kid. That's the truth of it. Orochimaru isn't alive anymore. He used a snake to bite you that was supposed to be after me. Likely to kill me because I betrayed him. Because I was the one to kill Orochimaru. I never intended for this to happen, kid. The snake is also dead as it was never alive in the first place. This curse you have is a serious one, that I know for sure."

Dee then asked, "So, is there anything we can do about it?"

Sasuke shrugged, "Maybe, but like I said, this is deep and dark magic we are talking here. We'd really have to talk with someone who knows about dark magic."

Dee could only think of one person. Dante. She said, "There is one dude that I know of that knows Dark Magic who works on the side of good, but he's the one guarding Orochimaru right now and cannot leave his post. The only other suggestion I would have is to speak with Iori Yagami. Iori's known for dark magic too, but usually Iori doesn't work for just anybody. Ironically, his race is called the Orochi Clan."

Sasuke said, "Damn."

Giggling, Dee said, "Oh relax. Iori never worked for the dude that cursed you or my son. He is a fire wielder though. You and him actually might be able to relate to one another. And Iori... he's incredibly gifted in the ways of dark arts. He knows potions, spells, ways to cheat death, heck, he's taught me a thing or two about survival. Best darned teacher I ever had and best friend too."

Sasuke then said, "All right, we shall go see this... Iori. It seems like he is our best bet."

Dee added, "I probably should mention that he owns his own restaurant known as the Orochi Steakhouse. His spaghetti is the best on this planet."

(That's quite all right, Shadow. You know how it is. And those 'tattoo brothers' you speak of, their names are Alba and Soiree Meira. Dee's laughing right now, which means she's impressed by a detail I remembered.)

(Well, there is a Pokemon called Ninetails. National Pokedex ID number of 38. It's the evolved form of Vulpix the fire fox Pokemon. An ironically enough one move that Ninetails can learn is earthquake, which affects everyone in the area. Its a sweet move if you know how and when to use it.)

Sasuke explained on the way to the Steakhouse how Trunks got bitten. He asked Naruto, "Do you remember waaay back when, when Orochimaru possessed the first and second Hokage? Lady Tsunade couldn't shut up about it and neither could Kakashi and Iruka. Well, even in the depths of the abyss, where Orochimaru is imprisoned, spell casting can work. The one true scary thing about being a spell caster is that you don't have to be living to perform one. I bet this Iori dude is an immortal and is neither alive nor dead."

Dee had a suspicious smile come across her when Sasuke said that, as if she knew that Sasuke would figure that out. She said, "Sasuke's right, kid. Iori is neither alive nor dead. He looks like he's very much alive, but if someone were to try and kill him again, all that would happen is he'd look like a zombie for a couple of weeks. Same with me. But, I will save that story for halloween. Its a spooky one."

Terry, who was in wolf mode now, placed his front paw to his mouth in a laugh. He spoke in human tongue though, "Spooky is an understatement, Dee. We don't want to go giving the kid nightmares all night."

Sasuke, who was carrying Trunks in his arms, asked, "So, what is Halloween anyway? We never celebrated anything like that in Leaf Village."

Dee stopped sudden. She turned to Sasuke and said, with as much gusto as Naruto usually has, "I cannot believe you don't have halloween yet! Its the one time of year where you can dress up, beg for sweets, and just act like a total fool. Though the best part about Halloween is that its the only time of year where the true danger often happens also. Its when Princess Heneroshi Shikoku is allowed to open the gates of Renaissance Hell for one month. The reason is so that if any dead soul is worthy of repentance from their criminal ways can be revived. It is also surprising at how many do actually repent. Those who cause even more trouble, like who escape hell just to make me have to do more work than needed get thrown into Entheran Hell where Dante's lackeys watch over them. But, if you manage to escape Entheran hell and then cause trouble like only three beings had done so far, and the place where orochimaru will be going, will be locked permanently in the abyss. See, Orochimaru isn't there yet. But we are searching for his rotten corpse in there. And there is the chance that he has left Entheran hell and is in hiding so best be on your guard even here."

Terry added, "Chances are though, Orochimaru went to finish his work in leaf village. He's probably tried to possess someone already, likely Kabuto his only loyal subordinate, and is destroying your homes. But, relax. By the time we catch that worthless s.o.b. he will be permanently locked away where only the Tree of Darkness is right now."

Dee said, "Yes, you did blow him up. I saw it with my own eyes. But remember this too... Orochimaru is a spell caster. Spell casters are the most dangerous of beings in this entire universe especially ones from the dark side and wish to remain evil. An immortal that has been killed will never stay dead unless you take away that immortals immortality."

Terry said in simpler terms, "Basically, we have to revive Orochimaru properly, take away his super-power of the inability to stay dead, and then kill him once and for all. This in itself is no easy task."

Sasuke thought he had what Terry and Dee were saying figured out, but was not sure. So he asked, "So, when you two said that if we can cure Trunks first, and cause distractions elsewhere, then it would keep the biggest threat away until we are ready to destroy that monster once and for all, right?"

Dee nodded, "Yes, that's basically it. You played a big role in this Sasuke unknowing that you actually helped us when you got rid of Kakashi and Iruka. I can bring them back to life no problem without having to resort to dark means. We have the materials here to do that. So anyone innocent getting killed won't be gone forever. Kinda sweet when you think about it."

Sasuke grunted, "Hmph, so you controlled that too, did you empress?"

Dee shook her head. "Nope. I had nothing to do with that. When I had found out my son had been bitten last week, and what was the cause of it, the first thing I did was have Terry watch over Trunks as I did a recon mission. I had to bring you here at all costs after that. Just remember Orochimaru will discover our plans eventually, and I'd rather that happen later than sooner. Iori is often busy with his steakhouse and teaching the dark arts at Southtown Finishing school. If Iori isn't at his steakhouse, we must use his tunnels to get to the school undetected by that snake."

Turning to Naruto, Dee added, "And you're right, Orochimaru is someone who doesn't know when to quit."

Entering the steakhouse, a lady named Viper who had long silky black hair, eyes like a snake and would remind someone of a identical twin to orochimaru, told Dee that Iori was at the school teaching. Dee groaned a bit for they had to make another detour. But, as they were in the tunnels, travelling away from them and turning North instead of south, there was Orochimaru in his possessed snake form.

Cursing, Dee said, "Hold up guys. You know who is in here and we don't want to attract attention."

Orochimaru hissed as he slithered along the ground using his reptilian tongue to sniff the air. Finding a hole to spring up from, Orochimaru left the tunnels.

As soon as Dee knew he was gone, she breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "I think maybe Orochimaru feels that by being in a snake's body he can have the advantage or it may be the only way he can really move around right now. Let's hurry though before that lizard comes back."

She, Sasuke, the unconscious Trunks, Terry, and Naruto all dashed down the tunnels to eventually come to their exit. "Its longer than I remembered," She said referring to the length of the tunnel.

Popping up the hatch door, Dee hoisted herself up only to find that Iori was in the middle of teaching a class. A kid known as Rock Howard, whom Dee thought graduated, pointed and Iori turned around.

Iori then asked, "Dee? What are you doing here?"

Sasuke tossed Trunks to Dee, which Dee caught with ease. She replied, "My son Trunks. I have others with me too. Everyone, may I present to you, Sasuke Uchiha."

Knowing that he was being introduced like a star, he thought what better way to make his entrance than to be like a star. Springing up like a frog, then doing mid air somersaults, and then landing firmly on his feet, Sasuke posed.

Rock folded his arms muttering, "Show off."

Dee then said, "I also brought Naruto here too."

She wondered if Naruto was going to try and out show Sasuke or not.