Hey y'all! So, I adopted this a long while back from the previous writer of this and their other works. I took it down for a while due to some harassment and other stuff going on certain sites towards me and my works. So, now with a better mindset hopefully, I can get back to revising this to make it a better reading experience for y'all.
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Adopted From: Pen-Name-Kitsune-chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters.
Chasms of Sixteen
Chapter 1: Genesis
Narrowing his eyes, Naruto rushes towards his goal. Finally! Soon he and his team will reach Itachi. Sasuke's sure to be not far behind. Growing anxious to once again lay eyes on the raven haired shinobi has him wondering if he even remembers him at this point. He has brought to light he has cut all ties.
"Stop!" Kakashi calls out, receiving a report from Pakun. "We're nearby. Hinata, see if you can detect anything with your Byakugan."
"Hai," replies the Hyuga heiress, activating her bloodline to look around. "There! Ten miles to the northeast. There only seems to be two of them."
"Alright. We need a plan," says Yamato.
Naruto fidgets out of boredom. Yes, he knows that the use of a plan when trying to capture a powerful opponent such as Itachi, but it's starting to take so damn long. Tracing the patterns of the bark on a tree, he zones out, so he consequentially misses most of the plan that Yamato explains to everyone else.
"Everyone got that?" Asks Kakashi to their group.
"Huh?" Is Naruto's intelligible reply, having been broken out of his mind wanderings, mentally cursing at his inattentiveness at times.
"Moron. Pay better attention next time," says Kiba out of annoyance.
"Shut the fuck up, dog breath!" Snaps out Naruto angrily.
"Calm down you two," chides Kakashi, seeing to know this role all too well of being the peacekeeper. "Naruto, the decision is that we're going to split into two groups in order to surround Itachi and Kisame. You're pairing up with Hinata. She can explain your part in the plan. Kiba's right though…. You need to pay better attention."
Who asked him? Naruto mentally grumbles.
They're right, you know. Do you know how annoying it is being sealed into someone with extreme ADHD? Kurama asks her host, knowing that he can't tell if she's being sarcastic or not.
What's ADHD? Asks Naruto, not sure if he needs to be feeling offended at all by that comment.
Oh, yeah…. I forgot that you humans have almost no knowledge of genetics and the various genetic disorders, sighs Kurama, guessing her words are just hot air to him right now, knowing he'll require her help later.
What do you mean by that?
Nothing. Anyway, what ADHD is doesn't matter. What does matter is that you're currently staring off into space and everyone's looking at you weird, points out the fox, chuckling lightly at his predicament.
Bitch, mutters Naruto before coming out of his reverie to see everyone looking at him funnily.
Sakura's waving her hand in front of his face, "Huh?"
"What just happened? You blanked all of the sudden,"
"Just thinking," answers Naruto casually, trying to play it off as if nothing has gone by that seems weird.
"That's new," remarks Kiba, earning an animalistic growl from Naruto, which causes everyone except for Sai to blink.
"We need to get going now," the oh-so-talkative Shino comments offhandedly.
The others nod in agreement. Everyone splits up into their groups of two. Shino and Kiba head out in one direction, Sakura and Kakashi go out into another. Yamato and Sai cover a third direction of attack, while Naruto and Hinata creep around to the unoccupied direction of offence. Itachi tenses as he senses eight distinct chakra signatures approaching. Kisame can also feel it too, licking his lips for the tasty chakra to gain shortly for Samahada.
"Do you think it's Sasuke's group?" the ex-mist-nin asks his partner.
"No, I sense Kurama's jinchurriki amongst them. My little brother is unlikely to suddenly decide to team up with him of all people," replies Itachi calmly. " It's more likely that it's a team from Konoha come to get us before we can capture Naruto."
"Well, well, won't they be in for a surprise when they realize that Deidara and Tobi are nearby," chuckles the shark-like male, excitement rising at the imminent battle.
Itachi just inclines his head by a fraction. All of them are morons to the Uchiha except for Kisame. If his superior hasn't given the order for it. If it's not necessary then Itachi might of never have gone anywhere near to pissing of a jinchurriki with as much potential power as Naruto. It just isn't worth the risk of being ripped to shreds. A little ways off is Sasuke's group.
"It looks like Itachi and Kisame are standing just over there on that ridge. They're surrounding by a group of eight Konoha ninja. The leaf-nin seem unaware of two other Akatsuki members hiding nearby," informs Karin after her observation of what's going on over there.
"Let the leaf-nin attack first. They'll be able to take out at the least one of the Akatsuki members," commands Sasuke while Karin and Juugo just nod in response.
"Fine by me, as long as they don't break the Samehada," says Suigetsu, figuring it'll be a little bit of a waiting game here.
"Hey, un, looks like we're going to be seein' some action, yeah," says Deidara, smirking at noticing how many people are here to take out with his art.
"U-uh, y-yeah," Tobi shakily replies, not liking to show fear against his sempai.
Why the Hell does Deidara have to fly so damn high!? The clay bird that the two of them are currently on is about five hundred feet up in the air. Tobi is of course, afraid of heights. This is something Deidara understands except will poke fun at him about. It's just how their dynamic works adverse of how it's been with Sasori.
"Heh, chicken. How can a ninja be afraid of heights, un? Especially an S-class criminal such as yourself, yeah." Snickers Deidara.
"I-I'm n-not sc-scared!" Protests Tobi, visibly quaking with fear.
"Heh, yeah. We're goin' to be dive-bombing those pesky leaf-nin, un, as soon as they make their move. So, hold on tight," grins Deidara.
"WH-WHAT!?" Cries out Tobi.
Tobi peers fearfully over the side at the so far oblivious Konoha shinobi. He does NOT like the idea of being on the back of any bird, let alone a clay one, while it drops unexpectedly and quickly out of the sky. Plummeting at high speed towards the rock hard Earth below is not an ideal situation for Tobi. Though Deidara on the other hand finds this exhilarating to the highest degree.
"A-are y-you sure we n-need t-to d-dive b-bomb th-them? C-can't we j-just hit th-them from wh-where we are?" Asks Tobi, obviously afraid to death.
"No, un. We might miss 'em if we did that, yeah," explains the blonde.
"B-but!" Tobi tries to fruitlessly reason with him.
"Hey, un, looks like somethin's 'bout to start, yeah," Deidara cut off Tobi's futile protest.
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"Is everyone in position?" Kakashi's voice comes on over the headphones.
"Hai", is the reply from the other three groups.
"Good. On three move out. One… Two…Three!" Exclaims the silver haired jounin, hoping this will work.
At first it seems like nothing happens when Kakashi gives his signal, but in fact the plan has begun. Hinata activates her Byakugan, while Shino sends out his bugs to crawl over to where the two missing-nin are standing. Naruto begins to lightly thread more of Kurama's chakra into his system to allow it to spread out a web that comprises of a mix of chakra and her power to alert him to any problem, although that isn't a part of the plan.
"Hey, guys, we might have a problem," Naruto's voice interrupts everyone's concentration.
His teammates' initial annoyance is overridden when they hear the seriousness in his voice. Little do they know that Kurama has just let Naruto know about the two extra Akatsuki members floating somewhere in the sky. His chakra web has definitely paid off. Hopefully this will be enough of a warning to have some of their group tend to the extra enemies o their hands.
"What is it, Naruto?" Asks Sai, a little nervous of what this might be about in particular.
"Look up," is his only response.
The others have to stifle exclamations of surprise when they see the big clay bird lazily floating above them. None of them thought that there might be reinforcements lurking nearby.
Shit! Is Kakashi's exact line of thought on the fact that he hasn't taken into account on extra company. "They've probably already noticed us. This is bad…"
"Do we need to retreat?" Asks Hinata tentatively.
"Hell no! We might not get another chance," says Naruto, impatient to finish the mission, and get one step closer to retrieving Sasuke.
Don't be hasty, the demon sealed within Naruto warns, I know that you're worried about your boyfriend, but it won't help anyone if you get yourself killed and more importantly, me locked away slaving for those Akatsuki bastards.
Shut up. You're annoying me, hisses Naruto, darting his eyes every which way, keeping on guard for anything that might come at them.
I can very easily say the same to you, brat, growls Kurama, showing her displeasure at his childishness in this situation they're currently in.
""Um, Naruto-kun, what's that?" Asks Hinata quietly.
"Huh? Oh, it looks like a… BOMB!" Shouts out the blonde, staring at the quickly desending clay figure which he knows is Deidara's medium for his explosives to show that this isn't good…
BOOM!
Kakashi looks up, seeming to be startled by the loud noise, "What the hell?"
"What is that sound, Kakashi-sensei?" Asks the rosette, a bit taken aback by it.
"Sounded like a really big bomb going off," answers the jounin, stating the obvious though except for the others they may or may not be able to recognize what it is. "It sounds like it's coming from… Oh, shit!"
"What?" Prompts Sakura to know, not liking the sound of this in the slightest, feeling worry grow for the knucklehead and Hinata.
"It's coming from Naruto and Hinata's direction," explains Kakashi, frowning in concern for what they might be dealing with on their own.
Heh, sounds like Deidara already is making his move," the shark-like man chuckles, a predatory glint in his eyes for the skirmish, anticipating the chakra that will be gathering for his blade to consume.
"Let's just hope he's not stupid enough to kill the jinchurriki," says Itachi with his usual lack of emotion.
"What in the name of Kami is that?" Suigetsu blurts out at hearing the explosion.
"It came from the direction of the Nine Tails," replies Karin, keeping track of what's going on with relative ease.
"Who asked you?" Suigetsu snaps, still not on good terms with her ever since she became crazy for the Uchiha.
"Stop it, you two," hisses out Sasuke in a dull monotone, unconsciously mimicking his brother considering they both have similar mannerisms.
He doesn't show it, but he's a teensy bit worrisome about Naruto. Okay, maybe more than a teensy bit even though he tries to kill him multiple times, Sasuke still thinks of the blonde dobe as his most precious person, and despite himself, almost constantly wondering if the fox has gotten hurt. What he also contemplates is whether or not he's generally just thinking about him. What he hopes is that he isn't going to need to kill or even harm him anymore than he already has in order to kill Itachi. Sasuke acknowledges that the feelings he has for Naruto; especially the feeling of what he could only describes as lust that he has since shortly after they were put on the same team. He's not exactly very straight to the point about these things because emotions aren't his forte. On second thought, he doesn't care. Uchihas never overreact to anything Even if they feel something akin to love for someone their own gender. Nope. It's thought to be taboo to show emotion for anyone in the Uchiha clan towards anyone.
Leader-sama, you might want to see this, Zetsu says over his mind link with the leader, thinking this looks like it might get troublesome...
Over a hundred kilometers away, safe in Amegakure, Pein's eyes narrow ever so slightly. This certaintely isn't looking good. The brat isn't suppose to be able to pull out that much of Kurama's chakra to even live! No human, jinchurriki or no, even those with seals more advanced than Naruto's, have ever come close to that strength. Coming to a decision is when he responds to Zetsu over their link of sorts.
I will send Hidan and Kakuzu to their aid. Fear not for we will soon have the Nine Tails in our clutches. Only then can we amount to true peace through ultimate pain.
Oks, that's the end of chappie one. I hope you all find this rather interesting. The chappies will be broken up into shorter ones. That way it saves me some peace of mind with editing it. Trust me, this needs a hell of a lot of revision done. Hehes
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed. The next chappie will be out shortly. Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait for it. Until then, please remember to review, darlings!
