Chapter 1: Homecoming
- radio dialogue
"Mission was a success, sir. Target ex-member Hidan terminated."
"Excellent work ladies. I'll send someone down to get you as soon as possible."
"Don't bother. Honestly Pein, we're the most powerful kunoichi in the world... We'll be at the base by sundown."
"...Very well."
"Itachi, Kisame; what is your position?"
"In the middle of a battle with a couple of Konoha brats. Thanks for asking."
"Can you identify them?"
"Hang on... Ok. The one I just killed was a jounin, and as usual Itachi's brother is in on the fight too."
"Ok. Thank you. Itachi, hurry up and finish this!"
"What do you think I'm doing!? Aaaah!! ...Static"
"Itachi!"
"Kisame, what happened?!"
"I-i'm not sure! It looked like Itachi had the upper hand, but when he started to use the Mangekyou Sharingan something went wrong!"
"That doesn't sound good... Kisame, I need you to intervene. That boy's becoming too much of a nuisance. I want him captured!"
"Yes sir!"
-end of radio dialogue
Sasuke had barely escaped his older brother's deadly sharingan technique, when he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. Never had Itachi's partner intervened before, and it took him by surprise when something rock hard slammed into his body. "Too late!" a scaly voice breathed in his ear. Then everything went black.