Twinkle: So of here's the next chapter of TAA. Enjoy!
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"You can take care of the Chunin and Jonin. I'll take the ANBU." Naruto said before the two split up. Naruto's self claimed 'executors' stopped. The ANBU captain took charge. "All the Chunin and Jonin go after the red-head. All the ANBU, follow me."
(Konoha Forest)
Naruto's P.O.V.
This is too much fun! I can finally unleash my power a litle. I was holding back way too much. I only used three percent of my power to beat Gaara. I channeled chakra to my eyes, activating my Rinnegan.
Completing some quick handsigns as I saw the ANBU about ten feet away, I called out my attack. "Katon: Hell Fire!"
(Konoha Forest)
Authoress' P.O.V.
Itachi and Kisame where still walking towards the Akatsuki Base through the forest of Konoha when flames ignited thirty feet away from them and they heard screams of agonizing pain.
"Itachi," Kisame started, "do you think we should go check it out?" he asked. Itachi said nothing as he jumped through the trees in the direction of the flames.
(Timeskip – Ten Minutes Later)
Itachi and his blue-skinned companion reached the clearing that was scorched to ashes. "What happened here?" Kisame asked about to walk out to see what only to be pulled back down.''
"You idiot! There are people in that clearing!" Itachi whispered harshly. Kisame sweatdropped and scratched his head sheepishly.
"I know you're back there you two. Come out now or I'll make you." Naruto said scaring them. The two rose from behind the bushes they were hiding. There they saw Naruto and Gaara perched upon one of the branches that were not reduced to ash, enjoying some pockey, Gaara laying down on his back with his eyes closed and Naruto leaning against a tree. Without warning, Naruto threw a box to Itachi who caught it with ease. "Your favorite, 'tachi."
Kisame looked between Itachi and Naruto multiple times. How do they know each other? As if reading his mind, Itachi answered Kisame.
"I was an ANBU in Konoha." Itachi stated.
"When I was young and those dumb villagers attempted to beat me, 'tachi came and cleaved their heads off." Naruto smirked. "To see them wallow in their own crimson life is quite entertaining."
Kisame paled. "You're psycho, blondie." He said in a wary voice. Naruto jumped off the branch.
"Gaara," Naruto scolded, "let us introduce ourselves."
"Hai Naruto. Just don't scold me like a child." Gaara said as he stretched and hopped of the branch. Naruto started first.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, the jinjuuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko, and the last beholder of Rinnegan that I know of." Itachi stayed expressionless while Kisame's eyes widened. Gaara sighed and looked at the two with a bored expression.
"My name Gaara no Subaku, the jailor of the Ichibi no Shukaku." After all the introductions were done, Kisame finally spoke up.
"Naruto, you have family in Akatsuki." Naruto glared at the tall blue haired man.
"The last person who told me that died in cold blood." He said coldly.
"No Naruto," Itachi said, "The leaders of Akatsuki both have the Rinnegan. One of them is probably your father's brother but he dyed his hair orange."
"What about the other guy?" Gaara asked.
"Nagato told us that he was part of the family. Probably one of the branch families." Itachi said. He was taken back when Naruto glared at him.
"Deactivate your Sharingan. I and the fox don't like it." Naruto said. Itachi, a bit reluctant, deactivate it and his eyes faded to onyx.
"Okay, but what if we get ambushed or walk into a genjutsu?" Kisame asked worriedly. Naruto snorted.
"And you call yourself a ninja. My Rinnegan will see through it. If you're a good ninja, you'll sense other ninja. I can smell them." Naruto said. "Now, lead the way. I guess we're going with you."
(Timeskip – Three Days Later – Desert)
"Gaara," Naruto whined, "can we please travel by sand? We're almost there, I can sense it." Kisame fell anime style.
"You mean to tell we've mean walking for three days straight without any rest and you can control sand?" Kisame asked. After a few seconds, he didn't hear a reply. He looked up and saw the three stoic ninjas riding a wave of sand. "OI! MATTE!"
(Akatsuki Base)
"Leader-sama, Tobi wants to know when Itachi and Kisame are going to be back." Tobi whined. Pein's left eye continued to twitch.
"Tobi," Pein said in a deadly quiet voice, "if you don't shut up… they're here now so stop your bitching, you pest." He rubbed the bridge of his nose in annoyance. The huge door, that was the entrance to the Akatsuki hideout, opened, creaking the entire time. "Itachi, you're back. Where's Kisame?" A few seconds later, Kisame came stumbling in, wheezing and panting. Pein sighed. "I don't want to know." He then noticed the other two males with then. He got off the monument of himself and stood about few feet away from them. "Who are our guests?"
Naruto stepped forward. "Don't you recognize me, uncle?" Pein's eyes widened before he noticed the similarities the blonde child had with his brother.
"I thought you died in the Kyuubi attack." Naruto snorted.
"How the hell was I suppose to die if I was the vessel for that over grown plushie?"
"Hey!" said over grown plushie growled in Naruto mind. Naruto snickered as the fox lest loose a string of profanities. They stood in silence for a while, Itachi and Kisame already gone to their rooms and Gaara was leaning on the wall.
"So," Naruto started, "what's your name otoji?" Pein looked surprised at the name.
"Pein. How about you?"
"Name's Naruto. The lazy red head over there is Gaara." Naruto said nonchalantly as he thrust his thumb in the direction of his red haired companion. Gaara put his hand up in acknowledgement.
"My name is Tobi!" Tobi yelled loudly. He bounced over to Gaara. "So Gaara, what village are you from?"
"Sand." He said in a monotone.
"Really, Gaara! Sasori's from there too!"
"So that's were he went." Gaara thought aloud.
"Huh? What was that?"
(Konoha)
Konoha was a hot mess. With no hokage and all the destruction done to village, missions couldn't be completed. Therefore, money reserves were low.
Rookie Nine and Gai's Team took a great hit when they heard Naruto was exiled. Well, all expect Sakura; she was jumping for joy. Team 7 was one member short, making the little tasks they had hard.
Kakashi had been injured somewhere during the invasion and was hospitalize, leaving Sakura and Sasuke to work. All the genin had to help fix most of the damage done to the village and without the help of Naruto's Kage Bushin, not only the Genin, but the entire village had trouble repairing other buildings.
This brings us to our situation. What was left of Team 7 had to rebuild the fence that surrounded the hospital.
This is impossible. Sasuke thought doubtfully as he looked at the rumble that was the once standing fence and the new fence that was much taller than they were. Dobe and his bushin would have been a great help. Nobody has enough chakra to make as many as he can.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura whined, breaking him out of his thoughts, "we need to get started.
"I know, but how are we going to do this? That fence is huge."
"Sasuke-kun, you can do anything. I'm glad baka Naruto is gone. He would have held us back." Sakura sneered.
(Twinkle: Sasuke isn't as driven to kill Itachi. When he and Naruto were younger, the two used hang out a lot. When Itachi murdered the clan, Naruto was his support and the two became as close as brothers.) Sasuke snapped his head so fast in her direction, it was surprising that he didn't get whiplash. "If Naruto WAS here, we would be done by now. Why do you hate him so much?" Sasuke yelled, Sharingan activating itself.
"Silly Sasuke-kun, Naruto would have messed it up. I hate him because he keeps getting in the way of our love. We need to go out more."
"One, YOU are the one holding us back. Two, I would NEVER date you! Let alone LOVE you!" he yelled before stomping off in a very un-Uchiha like way.
Sakura smiled at his retreating back. Oh Sasuke. Why can't you see that we were meant to be? That baka Naruto has done something to you. The only way to remove it is to stop it at the source; Naruto.
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Twinkle: What is Sakura planning? Find out next time.