A/N: I AM BACK! *evil laugh*

This just came to me randomly: Ah, please excuse any typos I made. For the whole story. Just in advance. :) I wanna thank everyone (again) for reviewing… and I especially wanna thank The Phoenix Is Immortal for reviewing every chapter since you found my fic, so THANKS! And…. well, everyone. Yeah. DarkenedRainbow, for being my first reviewer, and grimangel163, and… EVERYONE! Just for reading too. Sorry if I didn't put your name in… next time?

The result of Sasuke-chan's name is…

"Nakami"! Yeah, I find that kinda ironic too… (: Hopefully, this chapter will clear up some stuff about both Sasukes (that's funny) and if it doesn't… eh, oh well. IT SHOULD! And this chapter is slightly darker than the previous chapter. Ah, and to clear up any confusion, Sasuke-chan (the girl) was just kinda pulled from his body. Pushed out, or something. And in the end, her form manifested into a female form, because... Sasuke took all the masculine, stronger parts, being the stronger conscience. Yeah, that's it. (who just believed me?) I could've made her a guy, I guess, but then we would have two Sasuke-kuns and that's just creepy. Kinda like how the Bijuu were extracted but less painful looking and none of the creepy glowing eyes and mouth stuff… I suppose. If that made any sense at all, then okay! And onto the story now.

Warning: More Shippuden characters. Although if you think about it, this whole story is Shippuden. So… Why would you read if you don't know who these characters are…? XD I would, actually… and Madara warning about his collection of eyes. You'll see what I mean later.

Disclaimer: I would like to own Naruto, but Sasuke can stay yours, Kishimoto-san…


Dark Angel: Chapter Six

When a man takes an oath… he's holding his own self in his hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then – he needn't hope to find himself again. –Robert Bolt

For every promise, there is a price to pay. –Jim Rohn

"K-kill you?" Naruto spluttered, eyes opening wide. "What the—don't say stuff like that! You make it sound like you actually wanna die…"

The girl was still sitting in front of him, face calm and serene as ever. Yes, she was very much like Sasuke, wasn't she? Nothing broke past the mask of indifference on her face unless she willed it to. Naruto had never understood why Sasuke was like that. Was it because of his clan? If Naruto had had a family, a brother, parents, and his brother had murdered his family, would Naruto have turned out that way? Shutting himself off, making himself inhumanly emotionless. Alone in a place full of people. The very thought made Naruto shudder, even as his little annoying voice in his head mocked him.

Well, Naruto, isn't that how we are now? Completely alone even with others?

Naruto bit back the rage that covered up the ache from the words. It was true though. He and Sasuke were really more alike than he thought…or wanted.

She was speaking.

"Maybe I do, then, Naruto. I told you, didn't I? 'I would rather die, Naruto, than stay in here.' And the only reason I can die, is if you make Sasuke forget about his dream. Don't you get it?" And suddenly, she was desperate. "If I stay, Sasuke will feel powerful, because of my 'gift'! Ha, gift. It's like a curse that feeds into Sasuke's greed for power and avenging. Maybe this is my punishment for being alive at all.

"But the point is, Naruto, if you kill Sasuke's desire to avenge, then the side of him that wants peace will die too—me." Naruto interrupted then.

"That's a bad thing! Don't throw your life away like it means nothing. Everyone's life means something!" he argued.

She smiled gently. Once again, her face was composed, as if the break in rank had never even happened. Naruto found it amazing that Sasuke—either side of him—could even do that. The weird truth that girl-Sasuke had fed him hadn't surprised him, really. After all, this was the ninja world. We're talking about people with six arms and two heads here. Not to mention people like Orochimaru who can rebirth themselves and have sword tongues a thousand feet long.

Basically, anything can happen in the ninja world.

The girl raised a hand, holding a handkerchief in the pale fingers. She moved it toward his face. Instinctually, he flinched away. Two years of being alone had done that to him. Instead of looking hurt, she just smiled again, making her face light up. "Good. Don't put on that fake personality again, please. It isn't you anymore when you act like that." Naruto let his eyes remained hooded, taking the handkerchief without touching her, silently wiping the remnant of the tears from his face.

He looked up slowly. There was no sign of any smile on his face when he spoke: "Wasn't it a law? Shinobi rule 25: never show any tears."

"It's okay to cry sometimes though," she replied. "It's not a weakness."

Naruto's face hardened, instantly closing off those expressive eyes. "I'm sorry if I'm contradicting you, but feelings are weaknesses. Bonds are weaknesses. Crying is a weakness. That's why ninjas don't cry." He closed his eyes and breathed deeply. "I'm sorry… What should I call you? I really need a new name."

The girl tilted her head to the side, questioning. "Why?"

"Because referring to you as Sasuke is just too weird." The girl frowned, then shrugged, conceding.

"I wouldn't know. I've never talked to anyone else before."

Naruto's eyes opened in surprise, blue looking purple in the shadows. "Really? Then… how did I get here?"

"Well…" The girl hesitated, glancing down. "Sasuke brought you here."


Night fell in the Land of Water. Shadows dimmed in the mountains, and the predators of the night emerged to hunt, including several missing-nins that prowled the area, foolishly staying close to Kirigakure no Sato. Mist also settled in, dense and wet, making it hard to see a mere ten feet ahead.

Water still trickled over the creek beds, flowing into the ninja village. One could see sentries along the outskirts of the village, patrolling it dutifully.

As precise as the formation was, however, they couldn't stop a certain black-haired ninja from sneaking into the village. Fact was, few could slow down, much less stop, Uchiha Sasuke.

He vaulted onto the rooftops, uncaring if any villagers saw him. It wasn't as if he couldn't take them on. Although he doubted they could see him, seeing how he was in the middle of a forest. On top of a cylindrical building. It's sad that they had to implant forests on top of houses just because they didn't have them anywhere else, Sasuke sneered.

A little to the left of his current building was an alleyway. There was nothing remarkable about this alleyway, except for the recent watery splashes on the ground. Sasuke soundlessly jumped down into the alley, instantly on red-alert. Sure enough, he heard a barely perceptible whistling through the air as a heavy sword landed right where his head had been a second before.

"Is that any way to greet me?" Sasuke asked coldly from farther down the alley. His reply was a low chuckle, and the sword was retrieved by a pale hand. Sasuke's eyes followed the glimmering arc the sword made as it was hefted—effortlessly—onto the shoulder of the ninja.

"Well, Sasuke, can you blame me? You're too quiet!" Hozuki Suigetsu sauntered forward, a hand in his pocket, the other on the handle of Zabuza's sword. His blue-white hair shined slightly in the dusk, as did his purple eyes. Actually, all of Suigetsu was pale, including his clothes. "Whoa, you look like you ended up on the receiving end of a major fight."

The Uchiha's eyes narrowed, just a fraction of a millimeter, but that was all the prompt Suigetsu needed. "You did, didn't you? Uchiha Sasuke got pummeled!"

The next sound he made was an 'oof' noise as a pink blur landed on top of him, knocking himself onto the ground. The girl yelled, "DON'T INSULT SASUKE!" and kicked Suigetsu before jumping to her feet and running to Sasuke (1), throwing her arms around him.

Sasuke pushed her away before leaning against the wall, refusing to let himself slump onto the ground. His ribs still ached, and his wrist was wrapped tightly in bandages. No Chidori with his left hand anytime soon. In fact, as soon as he was done with this retarded meeting, he was going straight to an inn and sleep. It amused him to stay right in the heart of the ninja world without the shinobi ever suspecting his presence. If I wanted, I could completely destroy them.

Karin huffed and pushed up her glasses, crossing her arms. "Are you okay, Sasuke? You …do look like you got into a fight." She cringed a bit, waiting for the rebuke. None came. It looked like Sasuke was either in a good mood—very unlikely—or he was extremely tired—also very unlikely.

"Of course you never ask if I'm okay," Suigetsu grumbled as he picked himself off the ground. On his face was a distinct boot-imprint.

"You have too weird skin to get hurt," Karin sneered. "Water freak."

"Oh! You wait until I get all the seven swords! Then you'll be sorry you ever messed with Hozuki Suigetsu!"

"I doubt it. It's not like you'd know how to use them."

"Whaa! Listen here! I trained for this my whole life! I—" Suigetsu was cut off as a hand wrapped around his stomach and lifted him up. Juugo silently carried him to where Sasuke was. Juugo plopped the ex-Kiri ninja down in next to Karin, settling himself in front of Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyebrow twitched as all of his ex-teammates sank down on the dirty alley ground, looking expectantly up at him. His body wanted to sit, but his pride wouldn't allow it. So sit? Or not sit? Sit? Not sit?

"Just sit, Sasuke. We're going to be here for a little while," Juugo advised. His orange hair had grown out a bit and fell into his eyes. Sasuke's teeth clenched automatically. He hated taking any form of orders, even if it was good for him, but forced his mind to let his body sit stiffly upright. A few minutes of awkward silence passed. Suigetsu had his head in his hand, bored, and Karin was still staring at Sasuke.

"Do you want something?" he finally snapped. Karin jolted before smiling sickeningly sweetly. The look she gave him left a sick feeling in his stomach and head.

"Oh, Sasuke-kun! I only thought maybe…" She demurely lowered her eyes, even putting up a real-looking blush. "…maybe you could…bite me?" Sasuke's expression must've given his disbelief away. "Ah, Sasuke! Remember, my chakra heals?"

Oh yes. He remembered, only too much.

Sasuke turned his head away in denial. She really was annoying. Almost more annoying than Sakura. Were pink-haired kunoichis annoying by default or something? Naruto's words flashed unbidden through his mind. "So where's that team of yours? Team Eagle or something? Didja finally ditch them? I remember how that pink-haired fangirl, Karin, kept bugging you. She was a real pain, wasn't she?" How Naruto understood him. Even now.

That was something his other self would say, anyway.

"Let's get this over with," he said aloud shortly, focusing on Karin. If she didn't have her chakra sensing abilities, Sasuke would have abandoned her long ago. Even with her abilities, he constantly considered 'accidentally' forgetting her in the forest. "You first, Karin."

After a considerable amount of blushes and suggestive looks, Karin finally talked. "I have looked into the five great ninja villages, but I couldn't find anyone with Itachi's chakra." Karin began looking more serious. "He could've hidden it, but I was very thorough. He's not in any village, Sasuke." At this, Sasuke frowned. Not in a village…

Suigetsu went next, hand still propping up head as he gave his report lazily. "Ne…not much. I looked in the other smaller villages. Itachi wasn't there. In fact, none of the Akatsuki were." His face brightened as he remembered something. "Ah! But I almost got Kisame's sword! In Kumo. It was an intense battle—"

Sasuke waved his hand and cut him off, inclining his head toward Juugo. "I don't have time for your bragging." Something was very wrong here. Why wasn't Itachi—or any Akatsuki—in any kind of village? Where could they be?

Juugo's task had been to try and find any Akatsuki hideouts. "My birds told me that nothing was strange down around here, but up in the Land of Fire were strange rustlings at night. Black cloaks and red clouds, they said. Also near Suna."

That was it.

They were going after Naruto. Of course. Why hadn't he thought of that before? Sasuke smirked slightly, standing up. "Thank you, Juugo. Follow your assigned tasks, report in a month. Till then…" He made to leave, but Karin grabbed his arm.

"What are you going to do, Sasuke?" Her eyes, for once, weren't the lovesick and obsessed variety. They were serious, concerned for Sasuke.

She should know better than to be concerned for someone like him.

He just looked at her, debating whether or not to answer. Suigetsu had paused in walking away, and Juugo was listening too. Oh well. It couldn't hurt to have them know-and be scared.

"I…will kill Naruto next time," were the growled words. Not one ex-Taka member moved as Sasuke disappeared in a whirl of his dark cloak.


Konoha wasn't busy around this time of the year. The harvest had already gone by, and the Konoha festival too, which usually attracted tourists. In the winter, Konoha was nothing special, because the leaves of the great forests had fallen and all that was left were bare, desecrated branches.

Despite having the appearance of being weaker in the winter, this season the Leaf shinobi were not. They were busy preparing to kill Uzumaki Naruto.

At least, most of the top, elite ninjas were.

Tsunade stood in her office, facing out the window like she'd done so many times before. Shizune stood to her side, holding Tonton in her arms. They observed the busy village in peace, neither making a sound. Villager activity was normal, the civilians just thinking it was a normal day, buying food, chatting in the streets. So did the lower ranks—the gennin, chunin. Even some jounin were leading squads out on missions, training in the fields, going to the Academy.

A slight poof of smoke appeared in front of the Hokage's desk, and it cleared to reveal a hooded ANBU figure. "Hokage-sama."

Tsunade turned. The man bowed slightly. "We're running low on the special chakra weapons. Should we send a squad to ask for more?" She nodded and the ANBU poofed back to wherever he'd come from. The blonde woman sighed, massaging her temple. She swore she could feel old age rushing up to her, as each day passed. Having Sakura, her best medical-nin, and Shikamaru, one of Konoha's main strategists, vote 'yes' had struck a chord within her. Tsunade knew it was silly and childish of her, but right now the only way she could express her frustration was to ignore them. As the rest of the Konoha 10 were doing, except a select few, such as the Yamanaka girl and Sai. She'd heard that Hinata was particularly angry against Sakura.

After the fatal meeting, she'd had no choice but to agree, especially when the Kazekage himself also chose yes. That had finally made her break the desk in two clean halves. And Gaara hadn't even looked nonplussed! Just sitting there, cool as a cucumber, unblinking and creepy as usual! As if he didn't care he'd just sentenced his closest friend to die!

Deep within herself, though, Tsunade knew she was being unreasonable.

Everyone's logic had made sense. Shikamaru's cold judgment from a war-point advantage (he would be very useful in wars), Sakura's heartfelt decision of what would be best for the boy she'd grown to care for over the years (she would be a good mother), and even Gaara's solemn verdict for the sake of his village (he was already and would make an even better Kazekage for Suna, a kind of Kazekage they hadn't had in a long time).

And if she really thought about it herself, she knew she'd go the same direction Gaara had. Tsunade remembered the promise Jiraiya had made to her so long ago, when both he and Orochimaru had come to seek her out—the first time she'd met that brat.

"Every one of the previous Hokage risked their lives to protect the village of Konoha and all those who live here…they wanted an end to turbulent days and to see the village prosper. It was those ideals…that was the dream they fought for! I doubt that you don't understand our predecessors' feelings. But…if you should ever happen to do something that would betray the village of Konoha…"

Tsunade remembered waiting impatiently—trying to look patient, but failing due to alcohol and the crazy bet she'd made moments before—for Jiraiya to finish.

"I'll personally hunt you down and kill you!"

The look in his eyes had been the one of someone who loved their village. Someone who would fiercely protect it, to their last breath. The way Jiraiya died…he probably preferred dying to the Paths rather than old age. Tsunade had no doubt that if she didn't protect Konoha, Jiraiya would come back from the grave just to haunt her.

So choosing to kill Naruto was the right choice.

It had to be.

Never mind the fact that Naruto was too someone who would fiercely protect Konoha, to his last breath.

Tsunade slowly unclenched her fingers from her chakra crystal and took a deep breath. No. As Hokage, she had to do what was best for her village. Duty would always be favored over feelings. Over bonds, over ties. In the ninja world, at least. Sometimes, Tsunade wondered if it'd be a better life to be a civilian. Then at least, it was safe to love without the dreadful fear that your loved ones would never come back. They'd never have to experience being told their brother had been blown to bits too small to be identifiable. They'd never have to experience seeing their lover die right before their very eyes, no matter how much they tried to save them. They'd never have to experience the excruciating pain of seeing the ones you love leave you, walk away from you.

Some unwillingly…

Some not.

And that was why she'd accepted the truth, just as Gaara, Shikamaru, and Sakura had all done before her. She didn't want any of the people she'd sworn to protect having to see their loved ones die the way she had.

Even if Naruto hadn't physically died yet, the one she'd loved, gifted with her necklace, had.

Tsunade hoped fervently that the choice to kill Naruto would bring peace onto Konoha.

"Shizune."

"Yes!"

"Find Sakura and send her to me. She should be back from investigating the battle site." Shizune nodded sharply and turned to leave, Tonton following close on her heels. "Tell her…tell her to prepare a medical team. We're going to need a very advanced one once we take on Naruto."


Naruto's huge, disbelieving eyes told it all.

"Yeah," the girl laughed uncomfortably. "Maybe it's hard to believe…" She pursed her lips. "I don't know what he was thinking, really."

Sasuke had shown up. She had known he was coming, of course, but hadn't focused enough to sense Naruto's presence too. After Sasuke had burned the black fan into the boulder and slashed the angel wings, she had pretty much stopped paying attention. It hurt too much to see him like that.

He'd unceremoniously dumped Naruto just inside the threshold before teleporting away, with just one sentence hanging in the air.

"Count this as an apology…for five years ago."

"He felt indebted, I guess. We Uchihas hate feeling indebted; you should know," she explained. Naruto had his bangs over his eyes, shielding them.

Indebted… an apology for the battle at the End? Conflicting emotions ran through him, and he shuddered before suppressing them. Ninjas didn't feel emotions. Shinobi rule 25, eh?

Naruto grinned suddenly, surprising the girl across from him. "So all the odds are against me, aren't they? Akatsuki is coming, I knew that. And no doubt Sasuke will redouble his efforts to kill me now that he knows Itachi is after me." He stretched, getting ready to get up.

She said something about Konoha too…

He froze.

Konoha.

What?

The Kyuubi supplied the memories for him none-too-gently. Konoha is preparing to kill you. That's what she said, you forgetful idiot.

"Konoha…" The word slipped past his lips. The girl cocked her head, raven hair falling gracefully along her shoulder.

"Yes. Didn't you know? They—and Suna—have reached an agreement. 'Hunt' Uzumaki Naruto."

"No…" When had they done this? Definitely not when he'd visited Konoha. After. Sometime during the fight between Sasuke and him, till now. "When?"

"Two days ago they held the meeting to decide. Coincidentally it was on the same night of your battle." She didn't seem to have any problem parting information, and he could faintly hear the Kyuubi wondering if it was because she wanted something to happen… Something with all the odds against him. But most of Naruto's mind was focused on something else.

Two days ago. Naruto remembered faintly smelling what he thought was blood, but with a more earthy flavor to it. He should've known it was Gaara's scent. On their way to the old hag. And I guess Tsunade lost.

Naruto couldn't help but feel a terrible sense of betrayal. His old teammates, hunting him down? Was this how far he'd gone? Did he mean nothing left?

You are nothing.

Nothing at all.

Shut up! That voice was back…the one from the dream he'd had earlier.

You've always been alone…

Numbness spread through Naruto's body as he registered what the girl was saying.

"You know what's kinda ironically funny? It seems only the Konoha 10, the emotionless one you call Sai, and the Council remember who you are. All the villagers have long forgotten. They don't even seem to remember a jinchuuriki ever existed…" She had cupped her chin contemplatively, not seeming to notice the havoc she'd set on Naruto.

Forgotten…

Have I led a worthless existence?

All alone…

So. This was how things all boiled down to in the end. A dark organization chasing him for the demon he hosted. His best friend wanting to kill him to get his revenge on his brother. The only home he'd ever known wanting to destroy him. The only home he'd ever known forgetting completely about him.

A bitter thought raced through Naruto's mind.

Even after all I did for you, this is how you repay me… By forgetting me.

Naruto sprang to his feet, snatching on the cloak that had been neatly folded beside his temporary bed. He stared, puzzled, down at the white hand clenched around his wrist. "Naruto…"

"I'm sorry, but I have to go. I…I can't stay in here any longer."

The girl nodded, as if she'd expected this outcome all along. "I knew it. Naruto, will you keep your promise? Kill Sasuke's dark side, kill me. And once that happens, he'll be blank. Like a canvas, unpainted and ready to be covered with new colors. Once that happens…convince him he belongs in Konoha. We—he'll be easy to confuse, so don't let him fall in the hands of someone like Madara. Promise, Naruto?"

He nodded distractedly, scanning the room for any sign of an exit. The only thing he could see, so far, was a large boulder straight to the left. "I promise. I'll force Sasuke to go back." Something occurred to him, and he looked at the girl. "I'll see you again, right… We need to give you a new name. I can't just call you Sasuke." The girl blinked. Nakami? the fox suggested languidly, his next words completely at odds with his relaxed tone of voice. Hurry up so we can leave already.

'And get revenge on Konoha' was his unspoken statement.

On better days, Naruto probably would've just rolled his eyes and blown the demon off. Today wasn't a better day, but he still put on a happier voice, knowing that the girl wouldn't like it. "I got it! Nakami! Inner beauty. Kind of sarcastic, isn't it? You're Sasuke from Sasuke's soul, and you're the better side. Nakami."

"Nakami," she replied, trying out her name on her tongue...choosing to ignore Naruto's fake attitude. "Nakami. That sounds… pretty. I can see why everyone insists you have a power, Uzumaki Naruto. And yes, we will meet again. Once Sasuke is close to achieving his goal, you'll meet me again." Naruto nodded again. Something in him was itching to run, run—not away from all this…but towards the trouble.

The hunt is the best part.

The newly dubbed Nakami stepped quickly over the boulder and performed a hand sign so fast Naruto couldn't see it, placing her hand on the boulder. With not even a rumble, it moved to the side, revealing a dark, dank earth tunnel. "Go along this, Naruto, until you get to the end. There's a steel door, bolted shut…" Nakami closed her eyes before flashing them open to reveal the red Sharingan. Her eyes remained unfocused until she reverted them back to the glowing black. "Nobody's around. We're in the Land of Water. I trust you know how to get back from there…?"

"Thanks, Nakami." Naruto faltered, seeming indecisive for a moment. "Never mind. I guess…bye for now!" He grinned for a second and disappeared into the darkness. Nakami stared after him.

You were going to ask, why did I tell you, weren't you?

Why don't I want you or Sasuke hurt?

She heard the groan of metal as it was blasted apart.

I guess it's because…

I've seen too much of your life Naruto. I know how it feels to be lonely. I know what it's like to be Sasuke. And I know how easily you could've become like Sasuke, and Sasuke like you (2), and how easily you could've become friends. So I guess the reason I don't want either of you hurt is because I blame myself. If only I'd tried harder, Sasuke might've stayed. If only…

You two have suffered too much already. It's my turn now.


Ringed purple eyes glowed out of the dark.

"It's almost time."

The blue-haired kunoichi raised her head, golden eyes gleaming as she let thousands of paper butterflies fly from her hands. Each one was folded from explosive tags, and they flapped in an eerily beautiful harmony toward the walls of Suna.

"I wonder if the Kazekage is strong enough to protect his village this time," Konan murmured as she watch her creations flutter away, deceptively pretty. The Deva Path, Tendo, stood next to her. She wished Nagato was there too, in physical form, healthy and strong. That way…that way, she could pretend for just a little while that Yahiko wasn't some twisted half-alive half-dead version of himself. That Nagato wasn't too skinny and wasted away.

That everything was just like it was, with Jiraiya-sensei.

But that wasn't the way an Akatsuki member should think, so Konan banished those wistful hopes from her head. Hope had no place in the darkness that the Akatsuki brought. It was too light, too happy for an organization whose name meant 'dawn' but purpose meant death.

Or, if you chose to put it the Akatsuki way: peace.

"The former one-tail, eh… This will be his price for surviving, when none of the others did." The familiar orange mask appeared from behind them. One arm of his Akatsuki robe was flat. That was the one that Naruto had torn off, making jutsus a real pain. I bet the demon fox would be displeased to know I can still see…perfectly fine, Madara chuckled darkly to himself. In fact, he'd been meaning to have both his eyes transplanted for a while. Naruto just gave him the perfect opportunity.

Instead of both his eyes being blind, Madara could see completely clearly for the first time in many years. (3)

A green plant-shape emerged from the ground, opening to reveal a creature with half his side black, the other half white. "Gaara has returned," the black side informed Madara.

"They're completely defenseless!" the white half of Zetsu laughed gleefully. "Fools!"

"We're almost ready," Madara murmured. "Just a little more time…"

Black ravens flocked together in front of what was left of the Akatsuki, forming the figure of Itachi. His eyes were in the Sharingan state, as always. "The Nine-Tails is coming."

"Fantastic. And your dear brother is joining us soon too, Itachi." Itachi didn't show any emotion at this. "Everyone's coming together." In the two eye holes of his new mask, red eyes shimmered with amusement.

"I've waited a very long time for this moment—when the shinobi world will be mine."


I have a lot of these this time, huh. (the one two three)

(1) if any of you have seen/read the anime/manga up the point where Karin says she's no longer in love with Sasuke, then my Karin in here is still infatuated..

(2) I kinda took that from the Naruto chapter that I'm too lazy to find. The one where Naruto and Sasuke meet again in shippuden, the second time

(3) SPOILER! One of Madara's eyes was blind from Izanagi or something - the jutsu that Danzou kept using during the battle with Sasuke. Madara has this huuuge stash of Sharingan eyes, and once Naruto blinded him, he just put different eyes in… CHEATER!

Kumo=Cloud village. Kiri=water. Oh and I never mentioned why they met in Kiri did I…it was because Suigetsu wanted to try and get some more swords, and badgered Sasuke into letting the ex-team meet in Kiri. The reason they still share info with Sasuke, despite being disbanded, is because, well, Sasuke forced them to.

Also, I have fixed the anonymous review thing. I didn't know before until I wondered if it'd work if I tried to leave a review (I wasn't actually going to, I swear!) without being signed in. Well? It didn't work so well. So I turned it on. YAY! (That sounded weird…) On the review note, I would be verrry happy if you left one.

I'm sorry, but my next update could take a little bit longer, since my family is going to be taking care of a dog for a week! (exclamation mark x10) I haven't ever had a dog before, okay, so this is MAJOR NEWS! I already started taking care of the dog though, so my update should come just a little late next time. Share my joy! Have a chocolate! Ehehehe…you probably hate me though… '-.- But see, I have another long chappie this time!

So see ya next time!

TBC!