I believe it is time for a new story. So, here it is.
I do not own Naruto, nor do I make any money off of this.
"talking"
'thinking'
Chapter 1:
What Naruto didn't tell his teammates was that he knew where Sasuke was. He waited until the right moment and made several clones. This wasn't unusual since he had done this before. But instead of staying with the group like last time, he pretended he was one of the clones. A clone took his place. He silently wondered how long it would take them to realize it was a clone. But he didn't care if they yelled at him. All he cared about was finding Sasuke.
It was Itachi that Naruto had to thank. He had told the blond where he was going to fight Sasuke. Naruto wasn't sure about the crow thing, but that too was put into the back of his mind. He jumped from tree to tree as fast as he could. Then he saw it.
A blur of black, red, and white was coming towards him. He leapt towards the black blur, overestimating his jump, and plowing right into Sasuke. Sasuke tried to catch himself, but the force of the collision knocked him off a branch and to the ground. Sasuke groaned as he took the brunt of the fall. Naruto didn't get off of Sasuke. He took advantage of the situation and pinned him to the ground.
"Sasuke," Naruto said.
"Get off of me, Dobe," Sasuke said.
"No," Naruto said. "I won't let you go." He shifted up more so his knees where on either sides of Sasuke's chest. He raised his hands and made four more clones. The clones would have to help fight off Sasuke's team members while helping keep Sasuke down. All he needed to do was let one of his clones know where he was. Then they would tell his team that he found Sasuke.
Sasuke tried to buck Naruto off of him, but the blond wouldn't move. He glared. He had a fight with Itachi to get to but this blond knucklehead was stopping him. Sasuke's fingers twitched. Naruto saw them move and grabbed each arm and pushed it down. He wasn't going to let Sasuke form hand signs.
The rest of Team Hebi jumped down, ready to free their leader. Suigetsu chuckled at the sight of Sasuke under Naruto. Karin started yelling at Naruto to get off of her Sasuke, but he ignored her. Jugo let his curse mark flare. Naruto's clones tensed. Jugo charged at the clones. One clone made a Rasengan and slammed it into Jugo's stomach. Jugo was sent flying into a tree. Suigetsu stopped laughing and realized that Naruto was serious. He removed his sword and swung at him. A clone blocked the attack with a kunai. Karin charged that same clone, but another clone grabbed her from behind. Jugo then stood up and let the rest of the curse mark take over. Suigetsu cursed and jumped out of Jugo's way. Jugo slammed into a clone, destroying it. Two more clones tried to stop him, but failed. Jugo then punched Naruto in the face, forcing him off if Sasuke. Sasuke's snakes wrapped around Jugo, stopping him. Sasuke flashed his Sharingan, calming Jugo down. Suigetsu was surprised when Naruto stood back up. Red Chakra surrounded him and he roared. The roar was like a blast of wind. Jugo, Suigetsu, and Sasuke covered their faces with their hands. The fourth Naruto clone dissipated letting Karin go. Naruto then leapt at Jugo with a red Rasengan, but Sasuke grabbed his hand. Naruto glared at Sasuke, catching the Sharingan.
Once again, Sasuke found himself in front of the Kyuubi. Kyuubi glared and snarled, but Sasuke stopped his flow of Chakra to Naruto. The he was back to the forest. He knew the rest of Naruto's group felt the Kyuubi's Chakra and would come looking for him. Sasuke let his lightning Chakra flow into his fingers and slammed them into Naruto's neck. Naruto coughed and let out a whisper of Sasuke's name before falling to the ground. Sasuke checked to see if Naruto was still breathing. For some reason, Sasuke couldn't kill Naruto. He felt the pulse and noted that Naruto was just sleeping. Then he picked Naruto up and carried him over to a tree, leaning him against it. He knew someone would find him.
"Lets go," Sasuke said, turning his back on the blond. He jumped back onto a tree branch and started heading towards where Itachi was. His teammates followed him. None of them, not even Karin noticed someone watching them.
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A man wearing an orange mask stepped towards the blond. He checked the boy's pulse just in case. Luckily, he was still breathing. The man lifted the blond up. "This makes things easier."
"Should I still go watch the fight?" another being asked.
"Yes, Zetsu," the masked man said. "We must see which of them wins. Sasuke is going to be needed for my new plan."
"New plan?" Zetsu asked. The other nodded, not saying anymore. Zetsu just sunk back into the ground and vanished.
The masked man stroked Naruto's cheek. "Yes, my new plan will go perfectly." He chuckled softly before disappearing with his prize.
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Yamato and Hinata came to the scene just a second later. They saw signs of a fight as well as traces of the path Team Hebi took. They assumed Naruto had followed them and did the same. The rest of the Konoha Retrieval Team appeared behind them.
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In a cave several miles away, the masked man lowered Naruto to a bed. He then placed a Chakra blocker around Naruto's neck. There was a loop on the appropriate blocker and the masked man attached a chain to it. He them chained it to the bed. Checking to make sure Naruto couldn't break free, the man smiled. He was going to get everything he wanted. He looked up. All he needed now was Sasuke. With that thought, he vanished.
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Kakashi and the others kept running until the masked man appeared before them. Kiba and Akamaru didn't stop. The barreled forward and went right through the man. The man chuckled and the group took their battle stances. But no attack worked on the man.
Zetsu soon came out of the tree the man was standing on. "Itachi is dead. Sasuke won."
"How is he?" the masked man asked.
"Alive, but barely," Zetsu said.
"Retrieve him," the man ordered. "I have something to do." Zetsu nodded and went back into the tree. The masked man then started to vanish.
"We won't let you," Kiba said, charging with Akamaru. But the man was already gone. Kiba cursed.
"Lets go," Kakashi said. "We have to get there before Zetsu does." The others nodded and followed Kakashi. They arrived at a place surrounded by black fire. Kakashi made sure no one touched it. He saw through the fire and saw Zetsu lifting up Sasuke's body. They were too late. Kakashi looked around and noticed something odd. Naruto was nowhere to be seen.
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Zetsu placed Sasuke on a bed next to Naruto's. He then began to tend to the raven's wounds. The fight had been deadly and Zetsu knew he had a lot of work to do if Sasuke was to survive. Just as he finished tending to Sasuke, his leader returned with the rest of Team Hebi and Kisame.
"Sasuke-kun!" Karin yelled, trying to run towards him, but Suigetsu stopped her. She was about to punch him when she noticed the announced in the masked man's one eye.
"Kisame, take Sasuke's team to another room," the man ordered. "They will be useful later."
Karin began to yell, but Suigetsu grabbed her arm and pulled her with him. Kisame showed them to a room with a connecting bathroom and locked the door behind him. He knew that Madara didn't need him anymore.
Madara looked at Sasuke and Naruto and laughed. His plan would go into the next phase ones Sasuke woke up. He walked over to Naruto and grabbed his chin lightly. He then pressed a kiss to his forehead. Zetsu watched the scene a bit disturbed. He didn't know what Madara was planning but the way he looked at Naruto made him shiver. He knew Madara wanted the Kyuubi to basically take over the world. And he knew he needed Sasuke to control the Kyuubi. But for some reason it seemed that Madara also wanted Naruto for something other than the Nine-Tails.
"Did you know Zetsu, that a Jinchuriki is most vulnerable during labor?" Madara asked. He did. Madara had told him about Kushina, the previous Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi. He nodded, but didn't know why Madara was asking him this. "The ability for a Jinchuriki to conceive is not just feasible for women." Zetsu's eyes widened when he realized what Madara was going to do to Naruto, and the thought made him sick. Madara grinned evilly. "He is going to be the perfect bearer for little Uchihas."
Is this a good start? I hope so. The Madara in this isn't Obito.