After time skip. New enemies appear, a plot is revealed and unfolded, and Naruto is in the middle of it. action may seem to slow down, but it's for necessary things in the storyline. Some OC and as little OOC as possible

"speech"

'thought'

Kyuubi

inner Sakura

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Honorable Resurrection

Chapter 1: The Gifts

A figure approached the entrance to the Hidden Sound Village, a large object sling over its shoulder. The figure was in a black robe with a hood over its face, concealing its identity, as well as its body; the object was in a black cloth bag.

"What business do you have here?" demanded one of the guards.

"I have a gift for Orochimaru, a gift I am sure he will be glad to receive," said the figure in a deep voice.

The first guard nodded to the other who ran into the village minutes later returning with Kabuto. Kabuto looked at the object over the man's shoulder and his eyes widened.

"Well, Orochimaru will most certainly enjoy this, I shall take it to him," said Kabuto as he made to take it from the figure.

"I'd rather give it to him myself, I have a gift for his prized pupil as well, and a proposition to go with the gift," said the figure.

Kabuto paused a moment before nodding and beckoning the figure forward into the village.

"Which prized pupil are you referring to?" Kabuto asked.

"Sasuke. I didn't think there were any other," said the figure.

Kabuto smiled, "a few," he said before stopping. "Down that way, the eighth door is Sasuke, Orochimaru should be there momentarily, if not already," and Kabuto turned to walk away.

"Wait," said the figure grabbing Kabuto's arm. Kabuto turned around and looked at the figure as he hit Kabuto in the chest with the tips of his fingers five times. Kabuto was forced a step back "what the hell was that?" he asked enraged.

"Testing your loyalty, if you were to betray you master, you'd be dead now," said the figure and he turned to walk to Sasuke's room.

Kabuto turned too and started walking away, the figure counted his steeps, after four Kabuto fell to the ground. The figure turned back and checked Kabuto's pulse, "guess that step back counted," he said as he took Kabuto's forehead protector off and pocketed it. He then turned back and walked to Sasuke's room.

At the eighth door the figure knocked after the reply of "come in" he entered.

Sasuke was sitting on his bed looking at the figure as he entered, "who the hell are you?" he asked.

"Ah, Orochimaru hasn't arrived yet, we should wait for him," said the figure.

"No need, I'm here. And I suppose I have you to thank for killing Kabuto," said a voice behind the figure.

"Yes, I performed a jutsu that tested his loyalty, he failed so he died," said the figure turning towards there door where Orochimaru was standing.

"Well, now that I'm here answer dear Sasuke's question," said Orochimaru.

"My name is Roken, and I am here because I decided a few years ago to give a gift to each of the Legendary Sennin, and shortly after that, I decided to do the same for their students," said the figure.

"Gifts, really? What did you get the other two?" asked Orochimaru.

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"Hokage-sama a package has just arrived for you," said a chuunin running into the office.

"Well, why didn't you bring it with you?" asked Tsunade.

"We were checking it for threats and…" said the chuunin wondering how to say it.

"What is it?" asked Tsunade getting irritated.

"The contents of the package were, um, well, they're heads," said the chuunin.

"What!" yelled Tsunade standing up.

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"Really, that's quite the gift," said Orochimaru. "Is that your gift for me, or was your killing of Kabuto that gift?" asked Orochimaru.

"No, this is Sasuke's gift," said Roken dropping the item to the floor and pulling it out of the bag, one it was removed both Orochimaru's and Sasuke's eyes widened.

On the floor before Sasuke was the body of Itachi. "You call this a gift? Killing the man I wanted to kill?" demanded Sasuke rising to his feet.

"He's not dead; the gift is that you have him. You can kill him now, wake him up and kill him when he's groggy, or set him free again, the choice is yours," said Roken.

"So, you're stronger than Itachi," said Orochimaru.

"I don't know, one of my allies distracted him while I knocked him out, I never fought him," said Roken.

"What gift did you give Jiraiya?" asked Orochimaru.

Roken chuckled, "I'm not really at liberty to say, but he was the first to receive it."

"Really, what do you have planned for me?" asked Orochimaru eager to see his gift.

"A better vessel than Sasuke," said Roken pulling a scroll out of his robe and summoning forth another body. "This one has three bloodline traits in it, the ice mirrors, the shikotsumyaku, and the byakugan," said Roken.

"Really, all three, how did this occur, and how did you acquire him?" asked Orochimaru.

"I don't know how it happened, but I could tell by his eyes, and he was saying how he could do the ice mirrors. I challenged him to a fight and he pulled out a bone sword. He beat me to near death before I used knockout gas on him," said Roken.

"I would ask you how you knew I transferred bodies, or that Sasuke was my next body, but that information wouldn't be nearly as interesting as knowing how you knew the three years were up, and I was planning on, right now actually, transferring to Sasuke," said Orochimaru.

"There's a reason Kabuto failed his loyalty test," said Roken with another chuckle.

"I see, well, I thank you for you gift, awaken him, I wish to transfer now," said Orochimaru.

"We'll have to beat him down if I do that, you'll awaken the instant you enter his body," said Roken.

Orochimaru smiled and began the transfer jutsu. Purple smoke seemed to rise from Orochimaru and flew into the body at his feet. Once the smoke was in the new body the old one fell backwards and the new one got to its feet.

"This truly is a wonderful gift," said Orochimaru.

"Isn't it?" asked Roken as he hit Orochimaru in the chest just as he had done to Kabuto.

"What the hell was that?" asked Orochimaru.

"Huh, you're supposed to die, that's how my ally rigged the body…" said Roken looking at his fingers.

Orochimaru started to laugh, "Sasuke, I'll let you kill him," he said as he started to walk away. Then, suddenly, he stopped walking and fell to the floor.

"Oh, right, the body wasn't rigged, it's just five steps," said Roken.

"Five steps?" asked Sasuke.

"Five pressure points around the heart, not even the byakugan can see, when you hit them right in the right order, after the victim takes five steps their heart explodes," said Roken.

Sasuke's eyes widened.

"Don't worry; I won't use it on you, unless you're like Kabuto," said Roken pulling his hood back revealing a slightly aged face, short black hair and a forehead protector with a symbol Sasuke had never seen before.

"What village are you from?" asked Sasuke.

"Before I answer that let me see that curse seal," said Roken taking the glove off his right hand.

Sasuke stepped over Itachi and Roken put his bare hand on the seal. Both gritted their teeth in pain as the seal was pulled from Sasuke's body.

"How the hell did you do that?" asked Sasuke feeling where the seal used to be.

One of my former allies developed them he informed me on how to remove them," said Roken putting his glove back on.

"Are you a missing ninja?" asked Sasuke.

"No, neither me, nor my allies are missing ninjas, we're all believed to be dead," said Roken.

Sasuke picked up Itachi's body, "What ever I do, I'll do it away from here," he said.

"Your brother is a gift, I expect nothing in return, but for removing the curse seal, I do," said Roken.

"What do you want?" demanded Sasuke.

"Your assistance in killing all the ninja and servants here," said Roken.

"Not all, some are like me, kind of. I know which ones," said Sasuke dropping Itachi.

"Lets get going then," said Roken with a slight grin.