Hello and welcome to the next chapter of the series and last time was a full out battle of Youkais and the dark secret had come out. So what will happen to our heroes now?

Chapter Cover: Loredia standing in front of the shadows of the Elders of DC.

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

Confrontations

In a dark room six figures seated as Loredia stood there watching the Elders of DC.

"I've heard the news that Jack is the Angel of Fire?" one of the figure asked, "Is that true?"

"It will seems so," Loredia said, "One of our warrior had watched the fight between the Youkai Lord and Jack and it seems that Jack had defeated him without any problem."

"To think the brat could have come so far," another voice said, this time deeper.

"So what should we do about him?" a third voice said, "Should we just kill him so that the prophecy don't come truth?"

"No we won't," the deep voice said, "He is useful to us if he can defeat the Youkai Lords for us, their problematic involvement in our world doing will be over. This is the Shinobi Ages, and it will stay so."

"But if Morsochi is awoken…?"

Loredia looked at the Elder and said, "Jack got a stronger will than you give him credit for. He won't awake Morsochi."

"You better hope so Loredia," the deep voice said, "If he does, he will be branded as a traitor to the DC organization, hunted down by our best and killed."

Cold hearted bastards, Loredia though as she glared at the figures.

"This meeting his adjourned."

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Payne, Hunter and Roshi stood on the border of Bird Country with awe look on their faces. Even in the distance, they could see the damage and destroyed part of the land.

"So that murderous intent we felt yesterday," Hunter said, "It was from here."

"Was it a Tailed Beast?" Roshi asked.

"If it was a Tailed Beast," Payne said as she observed the destruction, "Then, it will continue to destroy unless it is sealed away, but Bird Country don't have any tailed Beast, not even a shinobi village, so why would they fight here?"

"Maybe whoever fought here had already left," Roshi said.

"Payne is right," Hunter said, "but all the Tailed Beast are either sealed in bobies of shinobies or captured by the Akatsuki. But what we felt yesterday was not normal, not even for a Tailed Beast…"

He trailed off, and Payne was having though about it.

I've felt this chakra before, she thought, this chakra was mixed with something elses but it is still familiar in a way…

"Even so, we still didn't find Jack," Hunter said, "Whatever happened here is not our problem anyway."

"You sure we couldn't ask around?" Roshi asked.

"No," Hunter said, "I doudt he was here before."

The Taiyou ninjas disappeared after that.

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Jack awoken by a warm chakra fazing through his ring and he seated up looking around the place. He put his Akatsuki cloak on and concentrated his chakra unto it and feel the odd chakra pull himself from his body and he appeared in a dark cave with only a light in the middle.

He saw Kisame and Itachi with Zetsu, Pein, Konan, Tobi and Deidara.

"You're late Jack," Pein said, looking at him with his rippled eyes.

"I was taking a nap when you summoned me," Jack said.

"Where is Hidan and Kakuzu?" Kisame asked.

Jack looked around him and noticed the absence of the foulmouthed man and the growling voice of Kakuzu.

"Both of them are dead,"

Jack's eyes widened in shock, wondering who could have gone against Hidan and Kakuzu and win. Those two were like, invincible with their jutsus and if there was someone stronger than those two…

"The zombies bros are dead," Kisame chuckled, "I wish I could have seen how they die…"

"Don't talk about your companions like that?" Pein said.

"So who finished them?" Jack asked.

"Konoha troups," Zetsu said, "It was the Kyuubi Jinchurikin and Kakashi."

Naruto, Jack thought shocked, He seems to have gotten stronger when we meet them some weeks ago.

"There are strong, they have beaten Deidara-sempai too," Tobi said.

"TOBI," Deidara yelled, "Do you want me to beat you up right now."

"Patience is a virtue Deidara-sempai," Tobi said, raising his arm as if in defense, "It seems yours is thinner than normal and I could even felt the burn.."

"Shut up both of you," Pein snapped, "I've got other matters to speak with you all, two weeks ago, a rumors started to go around the Country and it seems someone else has also died."

"Who?"

"Orochimaru," Pein announced, "and it seems that he was killed by Uchiha Sasuke."

Another silence went through the room as Jack, chanced a glance at Itachi to see if he had any reaction but he didn't get any as Itachi stayed as immobile as possible.

"I wish I could have done that," Deidara said.

"And also," Pein continued, "He had started to gather a group of troublesome ninjas, and one of them is a familiar face to you Kisame. A houzuki brother."

"Suigetsu," Kisame said, "It had been awhile."

"and also, Jugo of the Tenpi," Pein said, "and it seems that they are targeting you two so Kisame and Itachi, watch your backs."

"And since we have lost the Two-Tails," Pein said.

"What do you mean lost the Two-Tails?" Tobi asked.

"Someone had captured it," Zetsu said, "As crazy as that sound, I didn't feel any chakra from him."

"that is strange in itself," Pein said, "Everyone, keep in mind what I have said about Uchiha Sasuke, and Zetsu, continue your search for the Two-Tails and Kisame, if you had your beast hurry it up so we can seal it and get it over with."

With that everyone vanished and Jack reopened his eyes, and looked toward the ceiling of the room and smirked. Konoha was taking care of Akastuki one after the other, and Zetsu will be coming after Yugito, well, he'll just have to kill the guy, and speaking of Yugito, he left the room he was in and walked down the hallway and came face to face with the woman he was about to meet.

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Yugito was bored, no she was worse than bored. Ever since she came to, those people were taking care of her telling her that this Jack had saved her life against the Akastuki and had brought her here and she was wondering what she would do right now and decided to head outside so that she can get some training done.

She was so lost in her though that she almost ran over someone in the hallway..

"Oh, sorr…"

The words died in her troath seeing whom she had walken into, and she recognized the black cloak and red clouds design…

Akatsuki, she though and she jumped back a few back.

"So you guys just want to capture me that bad," she said.

"I'm not here to capture you," the young man across her said, looking at her with his animalistic amber eyes which were glowing in the semi-darkness "and why would I do that if I'm the one to bring you here."

Yugito looked at him again and said, "So, you're Jack?"

"Jack Haruno," Jack said with a grin, "To tell you the truth, I'm part of the Akatsuki, and it seems they are sending someone to hunt you, but no worry, no ninja can get into this place without the Portal Rune."

"Portal Rune…?"

"This," Jack said pulling up his sleeve showing a strange symbol on his forearm, "But, we need to get out of here. The people here doesn't seat well with a ninja around so we are going to start moving around."

"Why can't I go back to Kumo?" Yugito asked him.

"You can go back if you want," Jack said, "But the Akatsuki will send someone even stronger than those two you faced to get you and your Tailed Beast."

"Someone like you?" Yugito asked.

Jack seemed to be surprised at her answer and smirked slightly, "Yeah, someone like me, and since I was never loyal to Akatsuki in the first place, it won't take long for them to find out that I was going around their back hiding you from them."

Yugito looked at him, her dark eyes narrowing at him, not knowing what to make of Jack. At first, he seemed dangerous when his eyes glowed in darkness of the hallway, but it seems a cool guy, and joining Akatsuki only to double-play them in their own game.

"You seems like someone who like to take risk," Yugito said.

Jack laughed a little and said, "We are ninjas Yugito-san, we've been at risk ever since we receive this little piece of metal."

He was taping his headband which Yugito noticed; bears the Taiyou symbol but with a horizontal slash on it.

"Now, grab hold of my arm," Jack said as he bit his thumb.

Yugito did so and Jack slashed the blood at the Portal Seal and at once, Yugito feel her body stretching as if someone was ripping her body apart and then she was eveloped by golden lights…

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Jack looked at the girl beside him and saw that she was on her knees, as if unstable on her feet.

"The sensation is hard to get used to," he told her.

"You could have warned me you know," Yugito snapped at him, her eyes flashing in anger.

"Well, you've did it before," Jack said looking at her with a raised eyebrow.

"I was unconscious during that time," Yugito said angrily.

"Oh, right," Jack grinned as he scrubbed the bridge of his nose.

Jack looked around them. It was a bright day with a shining sun and the wind was blowing slightly, and it seemed to be around late morning.

"So what's the plan?" Yugito asked him.

Jack raised his eyebrow at her.

"I though you were going back to Kumo?"

"I was," Yugito said, looking up at the sky, "but since they believe I was captured by the Akatsuki, I feel oddly free. It's not easy you know, to be a container, or Jinchurikin as it is commonly known. For some reason, I couldn't help but think what I can do without the village watching me like I was a monster."

"Monster eh," Jack said, chuckling slightly remembering his Youkai blood, "they don't know a monster even if it was starring at them right in the face, and Yugito can I talk to your Tailed Beast?"

Yugito looked at him, surprised, "Talk to her?"

"Yeah," Jack said, "Since it hadn't taken over you, it would seems like it is imprisoned within your mind right, well with my jutsu, I can maybe talk to him."

"It's a her," Yugito said, "Have you ever try that Jutsu?"

"Once before on some friends of mine," Jack said, remembering Roshi and Maki's faces when he had used it on them.

"Let's do it in the woods," Yugito said, "We wouldn't want someone to come across us during the process."

Jack nodded and they headed into the woods and they seated across each other and Jack took a deep breath and said, "Look into my eyes Yugito."

She did so and his amber eyes and it suddenly changed into a strange eye which were rippled, and the middle was made of three tomoes and then next thing she knew they were both standing in a strange place which reminded Jack of a prayer place.

"Wow," Jack said and he looked down at himself to see that his skin was golden and the flames wings on his back.

"It seems our mind show us, how we really look like," Jack said to himself and Yugito was looking at him too with amazement in her eyes.

"What on earth are you?" she said.

"Something too complicated for you to understand," Jack said, "I'll tell you once we're done here."

Yugito nodded slightly, satisfied by this answer and lead him toward the large double door and she opened and blue fire started to appear, on the ground, and facing them was the Two-Tails Demon Cat, and its yellowish eyes watched the two in front of her.

"Yugito, so we're still alive," the Cat said, "When we were defeated, I though I wouldn't see you again…"

"Thanks Neko," Yugito said, "He said he wanted to talk to you."

The Cat's eyes shifted toward Jack and she growled at him, "You are wearing the same clothes as those two who attacked us."

"That may be true but because of me, Yugito and yourself is alive today," Jack said, "I was able to get Yugito away before they can take her to the, and from the look of it, they have the One-Tail, Three-Tails and also Four-Tails, I was the one assigned to capture Five-Tails, and my Youkai clone had done so since I have received the memories of the battle. The only Tailed-Beasts left, are the four others and Yugito."

"So what do you wanted to talk about?" Neko asked.

"I want you to make Yugito the Neko Master," Jack said.

"Neko Master," The Demon Cat said, "Are you mad?"

"It is the only way," Jack said, "She has already the mastery over your power even if she can't control it properly, I can help her since I'm the Angel of Fire."

"So that blasted prophecy is truth?" Neko said, looking at Jack, "Why would you want her to master it."

"She has the potential to do so," Jack said, "You can see it to don't you Neko?"

The Cat stayed silent for a moment as if contempling what Jack had told him and Jack stayed silent waiting for her to make a decision and Yugito said to him, "What is a Neko Master?"

"A Neko Master is similar to a Neko Sannin, but being a master you don't have to change your form to be able to use the Neko's power, and if you're lucky you can also manipulate fire like me."

"What did she mean when she said about the prophecy?" Yugito asked.

"It is a prophecy made about one of the Youkai Lord, Morsochi, and his Angel of Fire bringing him back and turning the entire earth to ashes, but I don't believe it, and I'm hunting someone who might have an idea."

"Who?"

"Soya Haruno," Jack said.

"Oh,"

"Yugito," Neko said slowly, "Are you okay with it? Becoming the Neko Master?"

Yugito stayed in silent for a minute or two to look at Jack who gave her a slight nod and then, feeling a new confidence she nodded at the Cat.

"Very well," Neko said and raised a paw toward her and the flames incercled Yugito's body and Jack was thrown out of her mind, his head slamming on the tree he was seating against.

"Ouch,"

Yugito layed against the tree across him and she was hipervilating.

"Hang in there Yugito," Jack said as he kneeled by her and he felt a chakra surge from behind him, several of them.

"Well Jack, seems like we've finally caught up to you," a familiar voice said and he turned to see a silver-haired woman with a Taiyou headband and a sword on her back standing there with two other ninjas. The face might be older but he recognizes it.

"Payne," Jack said, looking at her, his eyes full of surprises.

One of the guy which had brown hair and his arm were filled with tattoos, wearing the Jonin midnight vest over his naked torso approached and said, "Under the Godaime Taiyoukage's orders, we are to bring you back to Taiyoukagure for questioning about the organization 'Akatsuki'."

Oh, come on. Can't a guy get a moment of peace in the world of ninjas? I mean, he just fought some devil from the underworld and now, he is facing his old teammates Payne. Talk about bad luck...Oh, what am i saying, this is great. now What will Jack do? WIth Yugito out of the picture for a while, can Jack faced his old teammate again?

Keep it up next for, "Clash of teammates" Next time.

Jacques0 out.

R&R.

A/N: Neko Master. Based off Sage Mode of the Frogs but the things is she doesn't change form and can use the blue flames of the Neko easier than normal. Think of it of the Avatar state for the Neko Master. Hope that was enough. PM me if you guys got any questions, hopefully i can give you more info.