AU: Ok peoples! I'm back with my 9th chapter! This is the one where you find out how the akatsuki became kittens! YAY! I'm pretty sure this is my longest chapter too! Also, I looked back at my last chapter and I just wanted to clear up some stuff. Sakura is at the age that she is still kind-of training under Tsunade, Itachi is under the legal drinking age(but I based it off of the legal age in US/Canada) Naruto and Sasuke are off training with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, AND I'm sorry but you will get a sneak peek on why Sakura and Itachi hate eachother so much in this chapter. I mainly based this chapter on how the Akatsuki turned to kittens. SORRY FOR LETTING SOME OF YOU GUYS DOWN! :( Here's the story!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO, if I did, akatsuki would rule the world!
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Every eye in the room was on Itachi as he started talking. "Instead of telling you guys what happened, I think it would be best to show you guys what happened." he said. "What do you mean by showing-" "Mangekyou Sharingan!" The room started to spin and colors collided. Everyone was silent until it all stopped. "Right now, we are in the Land of Water closing in on a small temple nearby. It houses one of the most sacred scrolls and would have been a great help in our goal if we attained it. Since it was such an important mission, the whole Akatsuki was participating, not just a two-man cell. Here's where it starts..."
(Scenes)
The Akatsuki was staring at a widely built temple hidden in the side of a high mountain, It was about the size of two normal mansions and decorated in fine, oriental designs. It was surrounded by a thousand or more soldiers, ready to fight on cue. The mission was to retrieve the Sacred Scroll of Transformation from the deep labyrith. Eleven figures stood on the cliff edge, awaiting the orders to persue.
"Is it about time, Leader-sama?" "Almost Konan, wait for it..." the silence engulfed them, a few more minutes then, "NOW!"
The figures disappeared and started running fullspeed towards the mansion. The guards were surprised at the sudden breech, which was their down fall. In no time at all, all the guards were slayed, their blood staining the grounds of the temple. The figures strolled inside, always on their guard. They turned the corner into a huge room. The room was the tallest one in the temple and was about three or four stories high, and was about half the size of the temple. In the center of the room sat the scroll atop of a golden perch. Three members started towards the scroll but were instantly pushed back.
"What the hell?!" Hidan cried. Suddenly, a white figure appeared. It was a young looking woman. Her hair was white as moonlight, and her eyes were an icy blue color that pierced through the members. She was clothed in an ivory kimono that reached the floor, with a black obi to tie it together. She had various charms and bells on her waist and every step she took towards the Akatsuki jingled. She had a plain expression on her face, but her eyes burned with hatred.
"Who are you and what buisness do you have in my temple?" Her voice was like a steel sword plunging into the member's minds. "If you are not going to answer allow me. I am Kiria, the White Priestess of this temple. I guard this scroll and I presume you are here to take it from me?"
Pein stepped forward, his eyes showing no emotion as he spoke. "We are the Akatsuki. And yes you are correct at our objective. You must be either very wise or very foolish to trust us with your name so easily."
"Very well, if you are here for a challenge, you shall not pass so easily. Fight we shall, GUARDS" she called upon her guards from inside the temple. Over a hundred completely armored, well-trained samurais appeared before them, weapons drawn and at the ready. Kiria resumed her post next to the scroll. With a wave of her hand, her army rushed forward towards the Akatsuki.
The Akatsuki took their battle positions and rushed in to the heart of the army. Various cries of pain and screams of agony echoed throughout the room from both sides. Hidan was killing at a rate of three people in every ritual of his. Kakuzu by his side, all four hearts out attacking the offenders. Deidara and Sasori were exchanging enemies after every couple of hits, Sasori with most of his puppets released and Deidara using various explosions. The bomber couldn't use his specialty C4 dragon so he had to settle for minor scultures, much to his disadvantage. Zetsu was attacking with his different Ninjutsus as Tobi was running around, snapping the exposed necks of the enemies. Kisame was using his Samehada to hack his enemies in half and his Suiton jutsus while Itachi was switching from his Sharingan Genjutsu to his fire Ninjutsus, both sides tiring little by little. Pein, Konan and Madara were back to back. Konan with her paper weapons covering a wide range of attacks. Pein had one of his other bodies out to assist, using his Godly powers and Summoning techniques. Finally, Madara was using his weapons and fire techniques, his Sharingan guiding his way.
"Itachi! Get the scroll!" Pein yelled to the young Uchiha. Itachi nodded his head and pulled out his katana, taking off through the crowd. Kiria saw this and started using her jutsus, finally getting into the fight. Deidara had finally had enough space to go up in the air on one of his creations and saw Itachi weaving his way through the army. He assisted him with his miniature explosions to the enemy, clearing a way for Itachi to pass. Kiria decided to test her latest jutsu on him first, She made the hand signs and put both hands against eachother forming a circle. She aimed it at Deidara and released it with a blinding blue light. He was hit and his clay bird spirled to the ground, crashing into the ground. Itachi saw this and quickened his pace.
Itachi was almost to the priestess, after seeing a couple of more blue flashes. He cut his way through the last samurai in his way and dashed out towards the perch. Kiria had just finished blasting the last member and had momentarily forgotten about Itachi until he landed by her and thrusted his katana at her. She moved just in time, only to have it slice her upper arm and the sleeve. While she was distracted, Itachi went and grabbed the scroll, concealing it in his cloak. Kiria's chakra flared with anger as Itachi started to take off back towards the others. "You. Will. Not. ESCAPE!" She screeched and sent her jutsu towards him. He managed to dodge a direct blow, but unfortunatly it hit his side, almost splitting it in half. He let out a yell and grabbed the wound, still running. He looked out into the crowd but still couldn't find his teamates.
After some more searching, and releasing several shadow clones to deal with the enemies, he finally found them. Ten kittens were currently huddled against a wall, half of them passed out with three samurai closing in on them. Itachi sliced them in half with his katana, grabbing all of the kittens in his cloak. He set the temple up in black flames and dashed out into the pouring rain. He bolted towards the nearby village, one eye closed from using his Ameratsu technique. He finally stumbled into an abandoned shed, finding a cardboard box. He put his teammates into the box and hurried out into the forest, the nins close behind. Itachi ran through the forest at top speed, he just had to get his family away from them...
'Family?...Yes, my family...' he thought to himself. 'We are a true family, and this is what family does, protect eachother.' He just had to get them safe, even if it meant his death. He ran faster and faster, using his last storage of chakra to increase his speed. The Mist nins were getting a little farther behind, but not far enough. They started shooting off their jutsus in an attempt to stop him. Itachi took anouther hit to his side. He stumbled a little and started to see black dots in his eyes. Not only was he losing an excesive amount of blood, over using his Sharingan in that fight made him weaken far more than he liked. His chakra was running to low too.
Thinking of his next strategy to get away from the nins, his foot gave out from underneath him. With no chakra left to catch himself, he fell, crashing to the forest floor. He preformed the hand signs and made one last shadow clone to lead the nins off his trail. As the nins went farther and farther away, Itachi crashed and passed out from the damage done.
Tobi meowed to wake the others, to warn them of Itachi's state, but it was to no avail. Tobi then thought if he could at least get them safe, it might help them in the long run. Suddenly, he heard a 'poof' and looked over the top of the box. There on the ground was the now kitten Itachi, the jutsu finally catching up to him. Tobi hoped out of the box and grabbed Itachi by the scruff of his neck. Itachi let out a painful meow from being moved, and Tobi started to drag him to the box. Before he put Itachi into the box, however, he took a scrap of paper from a scroll he found and used the brush to write on it. 'To: Sakura Haruno' he put, he had heard that name when Sasori died and knew she was from Konoha so she seemed like the best canidate to help. Tobi finished the note and put it on the box, then put Itachi into the box, when Kisame woke up. He saw Tobi and Itachi and instantly went over to help. He lifted Itachi onto his back and went to go lay him down. Tobi was to tired to even stand anymore, so he passed out, laying next to Zetsu. Kisame set Itachi down and layed next to him to keep him warm and help as much as he could. Itachi was his partner, his family. And was going to make sure that no one in his family would die. Kisame soon fell asleep, the rain still pouring down on the Akatsuki and the night turned to dawn.
(End of scene)
The colors started to blur together again and the room spun until everyone was back in Sakura's living room. Sakura sat there and had to calm down for a couple of minutes until, "So, if we can find this preistess, we can analyze the jutsu she used and turn you guys back to normal?" "I guess that would work" Madara said. "Ok then, let's get packing." "Why, un?" Deidara said. "Because we are going to the Land of Water." Sakura said, with a determined look.
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AU: Finally I'm done with this chapter!!!!! I've been waiting forever to write this one and now I'm done!!!!!! Yay! ^.^ Hope you liked it!
