Changed Faith
Set between the end of the Chunnin exams and Sasuke's betraying the village. Naruto, Jiraiay and Sasuke run into someone besides Itacih and Kisame. How will this mysterious figure change the story well you will need to read to find out.
Chapter: 1
Twenty years ago
"Hey Kin look at this?" Kin walked over to his friend Jiraiya.
"What did you find?"
"It looks like an underground fountain."
"Seriously?"
"Jiraiya quit with the fairy tails." Orochimaru rolled his eyes. "If you found an underground fountain next you'll say it's the fountain of youth." Kin and Orochimaru looked through the crack in the side of the tunnel and both gasped.
"Holly shit!"
"It is an underground fountain."
"Told you so." Jiraiya smirked. "Who want's to find a way to it?"
"A way to what?" Tsunade walked over as Kin and Orochimaru turned to her.
"Jiraiya found an underground fountain."
"What?" Tusnade looked through the crack and whistled. "Wow looks like it belongs in the Frie Damiyo's palace gardens."
"I know right."
"Maybe Orochimaru is right?" Everyone looked at Jiraiya. "He did say if I found an underground fountain it may be the fountain of youth."
"Hah come on Jiraiya he was messing with you man." Jiraiya sighed as the other three laughed.
Current day
Jiraiya sat straight up his hand clutching a kunai as he panted. He looked around the small clearing he was in with his student Naruto Uzumaki. He ran his hand through his white hair as he looked over at the smoldering fire which had burned out during the night. "I haven't had a dream involving him in a long time." Jiraiya stretched his arms over his head and yawned. "Well no need to worry about it we're sure he died that day from the explosion." Jiraiya looked over at Naruto as he snored. "Time to wake the brat." Jiraiya rummaged into his burlap bag and pulled out one of the water balloons that was needed for Naruto to master the Resangan and tossed it into Naruto's face. Naruto sputtered as he sat up.
"What the hell!"
"Time to get up kid." Naruto glared at the smirking Jiraiya. Jiraiya rolled up his sleeping mat as Naruto followed suit and both picked up their packs. "Ok time for you to continue your training." Jiraiya tossed him the water balloon. "Remember what I told you."
"Yeah I know manage to pop the balloon by rotating the water." Naruto closed his eyes as he focused. "I will master this jutsu."
"I hope so." Jiraiya smirked. "Even the Fourth Hokage never perfected the jutsu."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Jiraiya nodded. "He always thought it was possible to add your chakra element to the attack."
"Wow."
"Yep it's already an A-rank jutsu in it's base form just imagine what it could do if you add chakra element to the mix." Jiraiya whistled. "It would be a nearly unbeatable attack."
"Awesome!" Naruto jumped into the air. "I'll master this jutsu and then complete it and become an even greater ninja than the Fourth Hokage." Jiraiya ruffled Naruto's hair.
"Maybe you will brat and I'll be there to see it all happen."
"Yeah." Naruto smiled. "Thank you for all the training you've been giving me."
"Hey don't mention it kid it's been my pleasure." Jiraiya smiled as he thought about Minato. "You remind me a lot of the Fourth Hokage you know."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Jiraiya laughed. "You two even gave me the same nickname."
"You mean Pervy Sage." Naruto smiled as Jiraiya smirked a bit.
"Exactly." Jiraiya saw a town ahead. "Alright kid let's head into town and get a hotel room." Naruto nodded as the two walked into town. Not minutes later Jiraiya handed Naruto some money as he rushed off after some random woman.
"Dang pervert." Naruto shook his head as he walked into the hotel. Naruto paid for a room on the third floor and headed up to it. Naruto was sitting in the room trying to pop the water balloon when someone knocked on the door. He got up expecting to see Jiraiya but instead saw two men in straw hats and black cloaks with red clouds. "Umm can I help you?"
"Please come with us Naruto." Naruto blinked.
"How do you know my name?"
"That doesn't matter just come with us." Naruto looked closer at the man talking to him and thought he looked like Sasuke.
"Wait a minute are you an Uchiha?"
"Kid's not dumb." The man that looked like a shark smirked. "Let's just grab the kid and go."
"Indeed." Itachi reached out and grabbed Naruto's wrist. "Come with us now." He yanked Naruto into the hallway who quickly broke free of the hold and put some distance between himself and the two men.
"Sorry but it's dangerous to go with strangers."
"Kid's cheeky huh?" Kisame grinned. "Bet after I rough him up a bit he'll be more willing to come along." Kisame got ready to advance towards Naruto until all of them were interrupted by a shout.
"Itachi!" Itachi looked down the hallway and saw Sasuke who was powering up a Chidori.
"Oh it's you my foolish little brother."
"Today you die." Sasuke was about to charge when a massive killing intent came over the hallway. Both him and Naruto were frozen in place as Kisame and Itachi actually had sweat running down their faces.
"Well what do we have here?" A man suddenly appeared behind Sasuke. He wore a red battle vest and black combat pants and boots. He had a black trench coat on over that. He also wore a black barber's bowl hat with a red sash tied around it. The most amazing thing about him was his blazing red eyes and medium length red hair. "Two members of the Akatsuki and two little kids." Just then Jiraiya came busting onto the scene holding a woman who was knocked out.
"Made it in time." Jiraiya noticed the man at the end of the hall and was startled. "Is that really you Kin?"
"Ah Jiraiya-san long time no see." Kin nodded his head towards him. "I see time has not done you well."
"Yes though you seem to be doing well."
"What can I say I found a way to cheat time." Kin smiled. "But enough about that Jiraiya old friend I'm here for more important things." In an instant he slammed a fist into the side of Kisame's face and sent him flying down the hall and through a window. Itachi moved to grab a kunai but as he raised the weapon Kin was before him and snatched his wrist. With a quick twitch he snapped Itachi's wrist before he spun and threw the elder Uchiha out the same window Kisame had flown through. "Well I'd love to stick around but I mostly showed up to help you out a bit." Kin went to follow the two younger men when Jiraiya appeared behind him with a Rasengan at the ready.
"I can't just let you leave Kin after all you did betray the village all those years ago." Kin just smirked as he bent low and kicked Jiraiya in the gut before dropping a smoke bomb to cover his retreat. "Damn." Jiraiya coughed as the smoke cleared out. The menacing presence was now gone and Sasuke fell to his knees the Chidori deactivating as Naruto let out a shudder.
"Who was that?" Jiraiya looked at Naruto.
"An old friend long thought dead after betraying the village." Jiraiya looked towards the end of the hall where the broken window was. "Well those two won't be coming back anytime soon." Jiraiya looked over at Sasuke who seemed to be zoning out. "Oi kid." Sasuke snapped out of it as he looked at Jiraiya. "Why are you here?"
"Itachi and that other man attacked Konoha and injured some of our Jonin including Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke slowly stood up. "I came looking to challenge my brother but then that man showed up."
"I see." Jiraiya hummed. Suddenly Gai came around the corner.
"Jiraiya-sama."
"Gai?"
"I followed Itachi and Kisame after their attack on the village." Gai looked down. "Kakashi-kun was seriously injured and is trapped inside a genjutsu."
"I see Gai please take Sasuke back to the village I will continue searching for Tsunade alongside Naruto." Jiraiya looked back out the broken window. "We need to find her now more than ever." Gai nodded as he put a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. For once he didn't protest as he followed Gai back down the stairs.
"So what now Pervy Sage?"
"Now we pack up and get out of town quick I know we paid for the room already but it is too dangerous to hang out here now." Naruto nodded as he entered the room and grabbed his pack. The two walked downstairs as Jiraiya rummaged into his pocket and pulled out a couple bills. He laid them on the front counter for the hotel attendant as the two walked out of the hotel and started heading down the road.
Itachi and Kisame were panting as they looked around the woods they had ran into. "I don't sense anyone." Kisame came to a stop as Itachi stopped a bit further ahead. "Who the hell was that?"
"I believe that was Kin Kamikaze." Itachi took a deep breath and regained his senses. "He was on the same level as the Sannin were back in their prime."
"What?" Kisame stood up straight. "That impossible he didn't look older than twenty something."
"I know." Itachi nodded his head. "But if Jiraiya-san called him Kin then that is the only man it could be."
"What now?"
"We must report to Pain immediately this is something he must know about." Kisame sighed as he followed Itachi deeper into the woods so they could find a secluded place to contact their leader.
"Well they're good at covering their tracks that's for sure." Kin looked around some more but couldn't find the slightest clue to where Itachi and Kisame had gone. "Not like it matters anyways I'll deal with the Akatsuki later if it comes to that." Kin turned towards the north. "The next most likely place to met any of the old gang is that way." Kin shrugged as he took off towards Tanzaku Town.
Preview of chapter 2
Orochimaru sat by the small campfire outside Tanzaku Town. Suddenly Kabuto was next to him with a kunai drawn. "Kukuku put the kunai away Kabuto you couldn't beat this man anyways." Kabuto slowly and reluctantly put his kunai back in his weapons pouch. "So what brings you here?" Orchimaru turns towards the intruder.
"Can't stop to say hello?" Kin walks into the glow of the fire. "After all it's been twenty years."
"Yes it has." Orochimaru grins. "I though you died." Kin walks over and sit on a fallen tree as he notices Orochimaru's useless hands.
"I almost did but I avoided enough of the explosion to survive."
"I see." The two former Leaf ninjas stared at each other.
"I should kill you now." Kabuto tensed until Orochimaru started to chuckle.
"We both know you'd rather kill me at full strength."
"Got me there." Kin smirked as he picked up a small branch and threw it into the fire. "You know I moved it right."
"Of course only you would have had the time to find it in the last twenty years." Orochimaru grinned. "Where did you move it too?"
"Why Orochimaru..." Kin smirked. "...where would be the fun in telling you."
"Had to try." Kin stood up. "Leaving so soon."
"I'll see you later I'm certain of it."
"How many of the others know you're alive?"
"Just you and Jiraiya." Kin walked off as Orochimaru smiled.