AN: I don't own Naruto….
Chapter 3 - Close Encounters!
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"You stay with Orochimaru-sama!" Kabuto said as he glared at Naruto. Naruto returned his glare as he went back near the compound. Tenten, Ino and Shino were inside when Naruto showed up.
"Tenten, who the hell's attacking us?!" Ino called out as she saw elite sound nins run outside.
"Akatsuki." Shino said answering for Ino.
"How many?" Naruto asked.
"Four."
"Shit."
"This might give us a chance though." Tenten said.
"For what?" Naruto asked.
"For one of us to leave and get help you baka! I thought we got that plan over with." Ino said.
"Naruto, I'm sorry but, you'll have to stay within Orochimaru's vision." Shino said.
Naruto just looked down and gritted his teeth. "If you're gone, he'll get suspicious and use the seal to leave you paralyzed."
"Yeah, so I vote for Tenten to go!" Ino suggested.
"Whaaaa?" Tenten said.
"I agree." Shino said.
"But-"
"Tenten, just go." Naruto said with a smile.
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"Lee-san!" Hinata called out as a sound nin came from behind him. Lee just did a round-house kick and knocked the nin unconscious.
"Oi, Shikamaru, where's Kisame!" Lee called out as he regrouped with the other leaf nins.
"He went inside to get the target. Our job is simply to keep these morons occupied. Troublesome bastards." Shikamaru said as he got a group of nins in his shadow jutsu. "What could Neji be doing here?" Shikamaru thought as he threw a set of kunai's at the sound nins.
"Where are you Sakura-chan?" Hinata thought worryingly.
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Neji and his team finally reached all the commotion, and was greeted by some sound nins.
"We have to get closer." Sai said as he engulfed some nins in ink.
"No problem!" Choji said as his body inflated into a large ball. Choji rolled with alarming speed straight through the sound nins. Kiba, Neji, and Sai followed close behind.
They were at the compound now, it was then Akamaru barked something to Kiba. "Neji…Is th-that who I think it is?" Kiba said as he looked down from a hill.
"Hinata-san…" Neji said as he saw his cousin staring at him in an Akatsuki robe.
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"I have to get Hinata-chan and the others out of here now!" Sakura thought as she raced through the forests. "Screw this robe!" She unzipped the robe and discarded it in the nearest bush. She thought about what could of happened to Deidara and Itachi when she left them. Were they killed by the nins that were coming? She felt bad about endangering Deidara, because he had only been just a friend since she was taken into the Akatsuki. Itachi wasn't a friend nor an enemy. Well sure he was an enemy of Konoha, but in the time that she and the others were there, he didn't do anything to them. But that still didn't stop her from hating him. Hinata was scared of him. Lee thought he was a great challenge, and Shikamaru thought…Well he thought he was troublesome. If she never knew him, or what he had done to her teammates, she could of actually consider being friends with the guy. Too bad he was a psychotic genius!
Sakura continued on her way when she found herself within the battle grounds. A couple of sound nins spotted her. She didn't have her Akatsuki clothes on, or a sound uniform, but they attacked her anyhow.
"Che, this should be easy." Sakura thought as she slipped on her black gloves.
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"I can't believe she knocked us out back there, yeah." Deidara said as he ran by Itachi. Itachi didn't answer, and Deidara guessed he was pissed off. "But you got to admit, she got us both good, especially you, yeah." Deidara said a little jokingly. Itachi just glared at him with his mangekyou sharingan. Deidara just played it safe, and shut up.
"After we get our target, and Kisame gets his, the kunoichi and her friends will be punished." Itachi said as he ran into Orochimaru's compound.
Deidara just sighed. "Poor Sakura."
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Naruto and the others watched sound shinobi being flung in every direction as they saw one man come through. Immediately,Kabuto went to warn Orochimaru of the Akatsuki's arrival.
"It was suppose to be just some leaf anbu!" Kabuto thought.
"Naruto! It's Kisame!" Ino called out just before she was kicked in the stomach.
"Ino!" Shino called out as he rushed to her aid.
"Damn you!" Naruto called out as he ran forward. He made two shadow clones behind him and had each of them form the rasengan on both hands. He dismissed the clones and added his wind element into both rasengans. Kisame just looked at the kyuubi container and smirked.
The Akatsuki member got ready for the incoming attack as he tightened his grip on his samehada. Naruto was now in attacking range. Kisame was about to bring his sword down, but found himself suddenly immobile.
"Shit." Kisame cursed as she found the blond kunoichi he kicked earlier holding both arms in a lock. His sword and legs were held down by a mass of insects as well.
"Fuuton Rasengan!" Naruto called out as he trusted both swirling jutsus at the shark looking nin. The attack barely grazed Kisame's chest as Naruto was kicked to the side.
"What the fuck!" Naruto thought before he retracted his rasengans before it could hit the ground. Naruto flew to the side and finally slid to a stop. Naruto held his side in pain, guessing that one of his ribs were broken. He looked back to where Kisamewas suppost to be held, but instead found three Akatsuki members. One was fighting with Shino, Ino slowly slumped to the floor unconscious.
"NO, INO!" Naruto yelled. As he rushed at the elder Uchiha. Hoping to kami that he didn't use his mangekyou on her. Itachi simply caught Naruto's punch and twisted his fist to the right, causing Naruto's entire body to turn as well. In mid air, Naruto watched Shino fly backwards from an explosion. "We're going to be killed…" Naruto thought as his body slammed on the ground. He cursed Orochimaru from preventing them to train properly for the past six years. It was hard for him to admit, but he, Ino, Shino, and Tenten have become weak compared to everyone else.
Before he knew it, Naruto's shoulder was stabbed through with Kisame's large samehada.
"Gaaaahhhhh!" Naruto screamed in agony as the sucked out his chakra. He immediately felt weaker by the second as he noticed the small puddle of blood spewing from his shoulder. Naruto had a hard time holding in his screams as Kisame twisted his sword left and right. The blond nin felt the bones in his shoulder dislocating and braking from the turning motion.
"Gahhhhh!!!" Naruto screamed. Itachi just walkedover to him and lookedhimin the eyes.
"You're coming with us kyuubi." Itachi said as his mangekyou spun.
"Na-Naruto…" Shino said as Deidara twirled a kunai in his hand.
"Say goodnight bug boy, yeah." Deidara said with a half smile.
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"Neji-san!" Hinata cried with tears in her eyes. She ran forward and hugged her cousin in pure glee. Tears stained Neji's robe as he embraced his cousin tightly.
"Hinata-san, I was so worried. You don't know what kind of hell Hiashi-sama made me go through." Neji said as his saw his teammates approached them. Hinata laughed as she ran to her other friends.
"Kiba-kun, Akamaru, Chouji-san, Sai!" Hinata said as she gave each one a warm embrace. Akamaru's tailed wagged violently as he licked her face. Laughing, Hinata politely told him to stop.
"You were with the Akatsuki the whole time?" Kiba said, finally realizing what his old teammate was wearing.
"As troublesome as it sounds, yes." Shikamaru answered as he joined the group, Lee close behind.
"Shikamaru, Lee!" The group called out as the made their long awaited greetings.
"Where are the others?" Lee asked.
"I was about to ask the same thing." Neji said.
"You're the only ones from home?" Hinata asked shocked.
"Hai, we thought the rest of the group was taken into sound." Chouji said.
"We thought we were the only ones that were taken." Shikamaru said.
"We should abandon our current mission and bring them home." Sai suggested.
"Wait! We don't know where Sakura-chan is!" Hinata said in panic.
"She's with you?" Sai asked.
"She's with Uchiha Itachi though." Shikamaru said, earning eight shocked faces.
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Sakura was just about to enter the back of the building when she sensed a very familiar chakra. She stopped and put up a genjutsu when she saw who it was.
"Tenten-chan?!" Sakura said as she raced to her long time friend.
"Oh kami, Sakura-chan?!" Tenten said in amazement as she ran to her friend.
"I can't believe it!" the two said in unison as the hugged each other.
"How have you been, where are the others?" Tenten asked.
"Shikamaru, Lee-san, and Hinata-chan are with Kisame trying to kill Orochimaru." Sakura answered.
"What?!"
"What about you?"
"Naruto, Shino, Ino-chan, and Kabuto are protecting Orochimaru."
"What?!" Sakura said. It didn't take long before the two realized both groups were in grave danger.
"Oh shit!" They said at the same time as the ran into the compound.
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"We have to get Sakura-chan and go." Hinata said as she activated her byakugan, Neji did the same. Simultaneously, the two pointed to the compound. "I found her, and…and-" Hinata began.
"And Naruto, with the rest of our missing friends as well." Neji finished.
"So all of us came together in another huge battle? How troublesome." Shikamaru said as he took a cigarette from his Akatsuki robe. He lit it and took a puff before flinging it to the ground.
"Lets get our friend home." Neji said as he, Shikamaru, and Sai took the lead.
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"Get rid of him Deidara, all we need is the kyuubi, and that bastard's head." Kisame said as he drained the last of Naruto's chakra.
"Gladly." Deidara said as he flung the kunai straight at Shino.
Shino waited for contact, but instead heard the clash of metal against metal. There in front of him stood Tenten and Sakura.
"Long time no see Shino-san." Sakura said as she held a hard gaze on the people in the room. Her glared only wavered when she saw Ino, and Naruto on the floor.
"You alright?" Tenten asked, katana in both hands.
"I fine, thanks to you two. My insects are healing me from the inside, I should be able to move in a minute or two." Shino whispered.
"Sa-Sakura-ch-chan?…" Naruto murmured, his vision slightly blurry.
"Naruto." Sakura said, tears building up. "He changed so much."
"Ah, Sakura. Came to join us, ye-" but Deidara shut his mouth when Itachi stepped forward.
"Let him go you bastard." Sakura growled out. Itachi suddenly appeared in front of the two kunoichies. Both Tenten and Sakura stood in place, though Tenten was shocked of his speed.
"You're team, along with the kyuubi will be leaving, now." Itachi ordered, his voice so deadly that Tenten and Sakura felt a year of their lives leave them.
"We don't think so." Neji said as he and the others entered the building.
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AN: After 6 long years, the leaves of Konoha meet once again, but is that too good to be true? I have no idea!