Naruto Fanfiction
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Author's Note: ...
Title: Sound of the Wind
Short Summary: Naruto as Oto Shinobi.
Pairings: Naruto x Tayuya
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If god is in his heaven, all is right... If the leader is happy, the day will be bright.
Sound Village…
For some reason, the clouds dancing along the globe always seemed to gather above Otogakure. It's strange, really; wasn't there a Rain Village out there? At least it wasn't raining here, the clouds just made everything… grey. He had been living here for several years now, getting used to the customs and the people. Even though the weather was always gloom, the people around were nicer than he'd ever seen before.
Even the occasional drunkard he came across was nicer than the nicest person back where he had come from.
Orochimaru had taken him with him from Konohagakure to the Sound when he was young. He was rescued from hate and pulled into acceptance. All this was done by Orochimaru. He would serve the Snake-like man until he died, he had vowed. He trained and fought, gave it all he had to become stronger, faster and smarter.
Uzumaki Naruto was a Missing-nin from Konoha. All of Oto knew of this just like they knew he was the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi. Despite that, he was completely accepted and respected. Yes, he loved living in Otogakure.
"Orochimaru-sama."
At the moment, Orochimaru was hospitalized after having fought the Third Hokage in Konoha. The blonde disliked that the Otokage didn't allow for him to join the big Mission to destroy Leaf. He and Kimimaro had to stay in Oto. Kimimaro was ill and it wasn't sure yet when he would recover. He himself was to stay in Oto for reasons he never heard. But then, he didn't need to know everything, after all. His only orders were to check up on Juugo and make sure he stayed silent.
Such a boring job, really…
He was thirteen right now and already one of the strongest Shinobi in Sound. His Curse Seal was advanced. It seems his Chakra was special, Orochimaru had explained one day. Being a Jinchuuriki was special, but being the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi was dangerous. Past sealings have proven that the Kyuubi could not be contained; it was therefore a big surprise that the Kyuubi was defeated in such a way. Because it was a fact that the Kyuubi's Chakra was too lethal; a Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi would die as soon as the sealing ritual started.
So, Naruto's Chakra was very special, so special that it protected him from the Kyuubi's Chakra… So special, that Juugo's Curse Seal in Naruto's system evolved!
Yes, Uzumaki Naruto had a Curse Seal Level 3. But it was a fact that Naruto… rarely used the Curse Seal. The blonde Jinchuuriki was enough of a powerhouse without it!
"Naruto-kun."
Kabuto had informed him that Orochimaru had a mission for him. So right now, he was kneeling in front of the heavily bandaged Orochimaru. The sight didn't make the snake-like man look any less dangerous, though. Kabuto had come with him and was currently standing behind Naruto.
"I am thinking about sending either you or Kimimaro out on a mission. What do you think?"
Naruto frowned at the seated leader of the Sound. "Me, of course. Kimimaro can't even move."
"Ah, but Kabuto says he can fix that." Orochimaru returned in amusement. "Although I find Kimimaro too valuable for Kabuto's mind games. It might very well end up in Kimimaro's death."
Naruto rose from his kneeling position and rolled his eyes at Kabuto. "Really, Kabuto-sensei… You're too evil."
The grey-haired young man simply shrugged. "Sending you for this mission would be more evil, if you ask me. Your opponents are Shinobi from Konoha."
The blonde's eyes changed color for a split second. "Konoha? That sounds interesting. I don't remember anyone from Konoha except that old man. What is this mission, Orochimaru-sama?" The Jinchuuriki asked as he turned from Kabuto to Orochimaru.
"Uchiha Sasuke is being escorted by the Oto no Yon; he's on his way here. But they've taken too long. It is the reason I am in this body right now. I think Leaf has sent some formidable Shinobi after them. I want you to look into it. Your mission is the retrieval of the Sound Guards and Uchiha Sasuke." The only reason Orochimaru wasn't interested in taking over Naruto's body was because it was impossible. The Kyuubi made it impossible.
"Heh. This mission sounds easy, as usual." Naruto popped his neck to one side. "You want to join in on the action, Kabuto-sensei?"
Orochimaru chuckled. "Please. Don't overestimate Konoha Shinobi. Just you will already be far too much…"
"Actually, I think it is a good idea." Kabuto interjected. "For a different reason. If Konoha truly has sent Shinobi after the Sound Four, then it would be wise to assume some were defeated. I won't be joining Naruto-kun. I'll be looking for survivors. Naruto-kun doesn't know any Medical Jutsu, after all."
"Very well. Your mission will be to heal any wounded and retrieve them." Orochimaru ordered. "Now, go! I wish to see Uchiha Sasuke in my Village as soon as possible!"
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They were enraged as they were rushing after them. The nerve of these Konoha Trashes!
Tayuya and Sakon were jumping after Konoha Shinobi Nara Shikamaru, Inuzuka Kiba and Sai. The three had worked together to retrieve Uchiha Sasuke from them and had succeeded! Even with the difference, the big difference between skills of both sides of Shinobi, they still succeeded in snatching the barrel where Uchiha Sasuke was currently in from them!
They were still in Fire Territory so they had to be quick. Having faced two powerful Konoha Jounin before these pathetic Genin showed up took a lot out of them so they weren't at full strength.
"You bastards!!" In speed, Sakon was faster than her, so Tayuya watched as Sakon got enraged and rushed towards them faster. "Fucking shithead!"
She wanted to scream out more, but stopped on a tree branch as a hand had landed on her shoulder. "Tayuya."
"H-holy shit!" Tayuya gasped as she turned to see one of Orochimaru's most elite guards standing next to her. The only one on equal grounds with this guy was Kabuto. "N-Naruto?!"
The blonde chuckled shortly. "Yeah. I was sent by Orochimaru-sama. Apparently you guys are taking too long. What's going on?"
Tayuya took a deep breath to get over the shock that Orochimaru actually sent Uzumaki Naruto for this mission. Another deep breath allowed her to be able to speak normal again. "Konoha Jounin and Konoha Genin interrupted us. We managed to defeat the Jounin but it took a lot of Chakra, so…"
Naruto chuckled loudly. "You're serious? So after these Jounin you took care of, you're actually having trouble with Konoha GENIN?! Genin from weak-ass KONOHA?!"
"D-Don't laugh! They're smart bastards, those Genin! Two of them are actually Chuunin!" Tayuya countered, dignified.
"Oh, yeah. Two Konoha Chuunin really makes the mission a lot harder." The blonde sarcastically let out, before he turned serious. "Where are the others? I noticed Sakon and Ukon, but I can't sense Jiroubou or Kidoumaru."
Despite the fact that Naruto was younger than her, Tayuya knew she was dealing with a dangerous guy here. Rumors had it that he had already surpassed Kabuto, even! "We lost sight of them as we went. My guess is that they were defeated or out of Chakra. Jiroubou's probably defeated, otherwise he would have returned, since that fat bastard can eat Chakra."
The young Uzumaki nodded his head. "Come, let's take care of these Genin." He threw Tayuya a special Soldier Pill, designed by himself. He managed to seal a big amount of Chakra into Soldier Pills using Fuuinjutsu, making the Soldier Pills even more effective. Using these would make it seem as if you had slept for two days straight and felt fresher than ever. Of course, it lasted only for a day and the backlash was that you needed to rest for four days straight after.
Tayuya took a look at the pill and mulled over the thought of being bedridden for half a week… "Don't take it unless you really need it, Tayuya." Naruto smiled. "Let's go."
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"Shit!! Fucking DOG!!" Sakon screamed as the explosion made him deaf and blind for several seconds. He didn't know if he was falling, flying or standing still, until he stood face to face with…
"N-Naruto…" He whispered in disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
"Saving your white ass, obviously." Came the deadpan reply. "Your opponent fell down, I grabbed you before you fell. We'll chase after those others as soon as you're ready." He paused for a second and threw Sakon two of his special Soldier Pills. "You are ready now, right?"
Sakon snorted and bagged the pills. "Of course I'm ready. It's time to kill some trash!!"
The trio ran as fast as they could, Naruto leading the way. "So, who is it we're facing. Anyone skilled?"
"A bastard who can use his Shadows to trap you and another who uses ink to create creatures that attack you." Sakon answered. "Both are actually pretty talented. But not talented enough not to kill." He chuckled. "They're slow, too, look!" The grey-haired Shinobi yelled as he spotted the remaining two Konoha Chuunin in the distance. "Let's rip them to pieces!!"
Naruto suddenly increased his speed dramatically and had already appeared in front of the two Konoha Chuunin. "End of the line." He said.
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This was not what he expected. Another Shinobi added in the equation. This one was the same age as him, though. Could they take him? And where was Kiba? Was he defeated in such a short amount of time? Along with Akamaru? Were they killed?
Shikamaru gritted his teeth in frustration, but continued to stare at the boy in front of him. Judging from his stance, Shikamaru could tell that this guy was no push-over. He was barefoot, wore dark blue shorts and a very loose dark grey shirt that still showed his collarbone. Other than that, the boy wore no gloves or any other kinds of protection and there was nothing else special about him. If anything, he seemed ill prepared. But Shikamaru knew better…
"Shikamaru-san." Came Sai's voice suddenly. The black-haired boy was making a big Ink Wolf hold the barrel Sasuke was in, while his special Ink was also keeping the barrel on the creature's back. "This one's strong, be careful."
This unnerved the young Nara greatly. So far, this Sai was a silent person, the most controlled Shinobi in this Squad he was given. He knew Sai has also been Chuunin longer than him. Although Tsunade already gave him mixed signs that his Rank might very well be higher than Chuunin even. He had wondered at the time why he was the leader of the Squad and not Sai.
Now, with this warning the pale boy gave, Shikamaru was sure they were screwed. He turned his head as he heard two Shinobi land on a tree branch not too far away from them and identified them as Sakon and Tayuya, although he didn't know their names. 'So… with those two also here, I guess I really can count Kiba out… Damn it!'
"Yooo… you guys are in for it now!" Sakon let out with amusement in his voice. Tayuya, standing next to him, wore a grin on her face. An all-knowing grin. A grin that told Shikamaru enough.
'I see… So Sai's right. That guy IS strong. Stronger than those two… And those two were already stronger than us.' He glanced sideways at Sai. 'Although I'm not too sure about Sai.'
"Shikamaru-san. I will face the new Shinobi."
Shikamaru spotted authority in the other boy's voice. 'As I thought, he is higher ranked than I am. Damn it, if he could've dealt with that fat guy in the beginning I'm going to kill him if we survive this! Chouji, I hope you're alright.' He sighed and took a look at the barrel, before he faced away from Sakon and Tayuya and analyzed the new blonde Oto Shinobi in front of him. 'This guy looks familiar… But his attention is on us, not on the barrel. It seems right now, their mission is to deal with us, rather than to get that barrel back. If that's right, then…'
Shikamaru jumped away from everyone and ran in a random direction.
Sai watched as Naruto nodded to Sakon and Tayuya and heard the two jump after Shikamaru immediately after. "You… are Uzumaki Naruto."
"Hooo? You know me!" Naruto looked delighted. "Very surprising, Konoha Chuunin."
"Don't be mistaken; I am Konoha ANBU. You are a Konoha Nukenin, my mission is to retrieve you, since you are still valuable to Konohagakure." Sai sent out Killer Intent as he readied himself. "I will strike you down, Uzumaki Naruto."
"ANBU? And you're the same age as me! You must be skilled." Naruto nodded. "Very well, I accept your challenge! Come!"
Sai performed a handseal and scribbled on a scroll. A second later, three Ink Tigers jumped towards Naruto. Sai jumped backwards as the Tigers were blown away by a Wind Technique as soon as they got close to the blonde. 'Fuuton Bougyou? It seems automatic, he didn't perform any handseals.' A dozen Ink Tigers followed and approached Naruto from every corner, but all met the same fate. Sai hid himself from view as he continued gathering information about his opponent.
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He approached the clearing slowly, but realized he had to be quick, since he could already sense someone coming in the distance. Judging from the Chakra Levels he was sensing, he needn't worry, though. Probably Konoha Medic-nin.
His eyes fell on the two broken forms on the ground. He actually knew the Shinobi Konoha had sent. "Strange… From what I remember, the Akimichi was weak. To think Jiroubou was subdued by him… Peculiar." He murmured as he crouched at Jiroubou's form and checked for a pulse. 'Barely alive, too. The Akimichi did very well against him, but…' Kabuto watched Chouji's form with interest as his hands were already healing Jiroubou. 'He's thin. An Akimichi is usually fat. I can sense no Chakra at all from him. Perhaps Orochimaru knows more about a thin Akimichi…'
Kabuto stopped healing Jiroubou and performed the seal for two Kage Bunshin, letting the two Shadow Clones carry the still unconscious Jiroubou. "Time to go." On his way to Jiroubou, he had already come across Kidoumaru and Hyuga Neji. Shadow Clones were already carrying both of them back to Otogakure as well.
'Yes, the Hyuga might be useful to us. From what I remember, Hyuga Neji held a grudge against his own Clan… Perhaps we can mold that grudge and make it against all of Konoha…' He and his Clones jumped from branch to branch. 'But we'll need to take care of that Cursed Seal of his first…'
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Naruto sighed as all of Sai's attacks proved futile. 'Should I perform Gogyou Kaain on myself and show him the Jinchuuriki?' He wondered as Sai threw three Kunai with Explosive tags at him.
Sai's expression didn't change as the result he expected showed. The fire from the explosion surrounded Naruto.
"Very clever…" Came the blonde's voice in the aftermath. The smoke didn't allow Sai to see him. "You figured since my defense was Wind-Natured, you'd use Fire. But you assumed wrong in thinking that that was my only defense. Konoha ANBU, is this all you've got? Some Ink and some standard weapons?" The smoke cleared and Sai could see Naruto shaking his head at him. "ANBU are just getting weaker and weaker, huh?"
Sai didn't reply and prepared himself as Naruto performed a single handseal. "Here, catch. Fuuton, Renkuudan!!"
To the black-haired boy's slight surprise, Naruto didn't do anything. Instead, he sensed Chakra to his left and saw another Naruto blowing out a vicious Wind Blast towards him. Sai easily dodged the blast by jumping up into another tree. 'Kage Bunshin?'
"Ah, you're very collected! You don't let surprise and shock cloud your judgement! You carry experience! This might be interesting!!" Naruto laughed. "Let's get busy!!"
Summoning an Ink Bird, Sai jumped on it and flew into the air. From above, he could see the two Naruto's looking up at him. 'My attacks don't seem to work on him. Perhaps his defense proves useless against Taijutsu.' Performing a handseal, Sai whispered "Sumi Bunshin."
Dropping to the ground, the Ink Clone faced the two Narutos, but Sai figured the one with the defenses was the real one, so the Clone immediately rushed towards him. To Sai's expectations, the clone wasn't immediately dealt with with some kind of defense, but instead, its attempts at hitting Naruto were both dodged and blocked. 'I see. Taijutsu he can't defend automatically, then.'
He let his bird fly towards the two blondes as soon as his Ink Clone was defeated, jumped off the bird and dispelled the Shadow Clone at the same time his Bird smashed into Naruto's Wind Defense. Naruto grinned at the ANBU Member. "Alright, so it's one on one again. Here I come!"
Sai dashed backwards as Naruto rushed at him in speed he couldn't keep up with. Inevitably, Sai took a blow in the stomach and kick to the face and flew straight into a tree bark. Coughing out blood, he realized those blows were to be dodged from now on.
Sai rolled sideways as his opponent landed on his previous position, taking the entire tree Sai was leaning against to the ground.
Panting a little bit, Sai eyed Naruto warily. "So, the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki has allied himself with the Sound." Before Naruto could continue his assault, Sai suddenly bowed. "Seeing as it is impossible to defeat you, perhaps my other Mission will be accomplishable." He held out a scroll he grabbed out of his vest towards Naruto. "I work for someone other than the Hokage, in Konoha. Someone who wishes to end Konoha's ways as they are now. He requests a meeting with your leader, Orochimaru. This Scroll contains information he will surely want."
"Tcheh." The blonde snorted. "We do not wish to fight alongside any Konoha Shinobi. You guys are trash. You're weak, pathetic and deserve nothing but death. The fact that you now know I reside within Oto means I can not let you live."
"I will not speak of this, except to my own leader, who holds no connection with the majority of Konoha. He as I will keep your whereabouts secret." Sai calmly explained, not at all intimidated by Naruto's death threats.
"I know what to do." Naruto acted as if he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Sai's eyes widened as the trees around him all crumbled to the ground. The ground itself seemed to swallow him and Naruto up. 'What is happening? Genjutsu?'
"Konoha ANBU… I am known as Oto's Blood Scroll. I can do anything I want… Right now, you're coming with me to see Orochimaru-sama." The blonde fixed Sai with a glare. "Our surroundings are completely under my control. If I want you to fall into the abyss underneath us, you will. The only thing keeping you standing is me. Now…" His eyes moved to the right and Sai followed his gaze to the barrel Uchiha Sasuke was in, still on the back of his Ink Creature. "Take Uchiha Sasuke with you and follow me. Now." Naruto ordered the boy. "You should know you'll either become an Oto-nin now or… you will very surely die."
Sai nodded his head and watched Naruto create two Shadow Clones.
"Find Tayuya and Sakon and tell them to leave that Konoha Trash be. He's probably heading for Konoha and hoping for reinforcements. I've implemented a Speed Seal on both of you, so go now!" Naruto ordered his two Kage Bunshin.
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"Nowhere to run now, fucking coward!" Tayuya bellowed as she and Sakon stood on a tree branch slightly above the one Shikamaru was standing on.
'Alright. I'm close to Konoha now. The explosion tags and smoke bombs will prove adequate for my escape into Leaf.' The Nara reasoned with himself. 'There's no way I can fight both of these right now. My only option is to retreat.'
Sakon was planning on jumping towards the Konoha Chuunin, but was stopped as Tayuya put her left arm in front of him, as she was standing to his right. "Wait, Sakon, I can sense Chakra coming closer. The little shit stalled for reinforcements!"
"What's your name, Chuunin?" Sakon asked as he gritted his teeth. "Someone like you needs to be searched for and maimed, after all."
Shikamaru snorted. "Right now you can't get close to me, unless you want to risk getting trapped by my Shadow Bind Technique."
"Don't overestimate yourself, shithead!" The red-haired Sound Shinobi responded immediately. "We can kill you easily! But as it is…" Tayuya motioned behind her with her head, allowing Shikamaru to see two Blondes standing on a tree branch behind Tayuya and Sakon.
'Crap… So that means Sai's a goner?' Shikamaru thought, recognizing the blondes and figuring one of them was a Shadow Clone. 'At least reinforcements are nearly here…'
"He's here, but I get the idea we're retreating." The grey-haired Sakon figured and sighed. "Even though he can probably deal with any reinforcements heading this way."
The two Narutos behind the two Sound Guards chuckled. "Boss says we go, we've got some additions to the squads."
Tayuya and Sakon nodded, turning away from Shikamaru. The dark-haired Chuunin looked confused as he was alone all of a sudden. A minute later, two Jounin and a Genin landed next to him; Hatake Kakashi, Maito Gai and Rock Lee.
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TIMESKIP – THREE YEARS
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Konoha…
The Leaf Village had always been a peaceful place. Even after the attempt of both Suna and Oto, Konoha continued looking like it had not a care in the world.
Nara Shikamaru sighed as he was walking through the streets of Konoha, on his way to the Hokage, as a Messenger Bird has notified him the leader of Leaf requested his presence. He had become a Konoha Jounin and rarely failed his missions. Rarely, as in, he had only failed once…
He would never forget the mission to retrieve Uchiha Sasuke.
Akimichi Chouji, his best friend, was on the verge of dying after that mission. He thankfully survived. Inuzuka Kiba got away with minor injuries and was mostly left out of the mission. Hyuga Neji and Sai were missing, presumed dead. And lastly, it was now known that Uchiha Sasuke was a Sound Shinobi.
Lately, there seemed to be a lot going on and already he had information about an organization called Akatsuki stirring things up around the globe. This group contained Nine S-Ranked Criminals, all Missing-nin. Their goals were the Jinchuuriki, people who had Bijuu sealed in them.
Konoha did not have a Jinchuuriki, but their ally Sand, since a few months, did. So Tsunade would probably send a few Konoha Shinobi to Suna to help out.
Shikamaru didn't get it. Sunagakure didn't even control Sabaku no Gaara. The red-haired monster was still a loose canon, but Suna regarded the kid as their ultimate weapon. The Nara wondered who the female Hokage would send. If he thought about it, he would probably be going, along with Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, Maito Gai, Rock Lee and Aburame Shino, if all were an option at the moment.
Yes, those Shinobi were probably the more talented ones in Konoha. Or maybe… she would send an ANBU Squad or two. Those guys were all part of the more talented Shinobi in Konoha too, after all.
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Suna…
The Kazekage was signing paper after paper as two Shinobi entered his office. Already sensing who they were, he held up one hand indicating for them to wait. Signing a few more papers, he finally finished one of the big stacks on his desk and turned to them with a sigh. "Temari, Kankurou, what is it?"
They both bowed and greeted. "Baki-sama."
"Otogakure's Shinobi have arrived at the gate."
Baki narrowed his eyes at them, and then looked at his desk. Konoha did not know that Sand was still on good terms with Oto. But with Suna as weak as it now is, and Akatsuki being after Gaara, Baki knew he had no choice but to request for both Oto and Konoha reinforcements. But it would probably be best if both forces did not see each other.
And that's when sudden explosions came from outside.
"Kazekage-sama!! Gaara's being attacked!!" A Suna Chuunin hollered as he ran into the office. Temari and Kankurou were already gone, out to aid their little, insane brother.
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Oto…
"So, things are finally starting, huh?"
"Orochimaru's out with Sasuke and Kabuto. They never leave Oto, so something's definitely up."
A hand covered with black flame-like marks grabbed onto a chair and joined the four others at the table they were seated at. The young man had changed a lot, but he admitted he enjoyed life much more than he did before. Kabuto and Naruto had performed several experiments on his Hyuga Cursed Seal and it seemed that performing Juugo's Cursed Seal on him caused a permanent effect on Neji. His body was constantly in Curse Seal Level 1. With time, his body got used to it, and now it didn't take any Chakra from him at all. Also, the Hyuga Curse Seal was gone… "So, who's losing?" Neji grinned, looking at the other Shinobi playing cards.
"Suigetsu." Naruto chuckled shortly, dodging a sudden bottle of sake from his right.
"Calm down, Suigetsu." Came a heavy voice next to Naruto, who had caught the bottle.
"Whatever, man. Just give me my drink back, Juugo." Suigetsu mumbled, sending a glare at Naruto. "And I'm not losing!"
"According to statistics, I believe you are at the bottom, Water Boy."
Naruto chuckled, Juugo sent the black-haired boy who had just spoken up a warning glance, while Neji simply smiled. Sai never did know how to read a situation that well…
Suigetsu launched himself at Sai…
Yes, this was Naruto's squad; Suigetsu, Sai, Juugo and Hyuga Neji.
"So, what's our mission?" Suigetsu mumbled after he emptied the bottle of sake and stepped away from Sai, who was now on the ground and slightly wet. "I hope it's something amusing."
"We've been training for a long time; all that training was for this." Naruto started as he took a look at the cards in his hands, while also eyeing his opponents at the table. "We're dealing with Akatsuki. Supposedly, their next target is Sabaku no Gaara, in Sand. Kimimaro and his squad are probably already in Suna, so it's not our problem. We'll be leaving for Lightning Country; it seems that there are two Jinchuuriki there. Orochimaru-sama wants Akatsuki out of our way. In this, Konoha might be useful, so our orders are to let them take care of Akatsuki and NOT accidentally kill them." He ordered, earning a few chuckles from around him.
"Yeah… This will be fun." Suigetsu slurred. "Here, four of a kind!!"
"WHAT?!"
Even Sai looked slightly disturbed at Suigetsu's sudden good hand.
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TBC