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"Who are you?" Fugaku demanded, taking out a kunai.
"Awww, what cute little kids!" the cloaked assailant cooed, "I just love little kids, especially the looks on their faces as I kill them!"
"What is wrong with her?" Mikoto muttered.
"Oh, right! You wanted my name. I'm Momuri." The person threw off her hood, revealing golden hair and a slashed forehead protector.
"Momuri of the Sand?" Fugaku questioned, "Wind Mistress Momuri?"
"That's right. Now, how about we make a deal? You tell me where the Kyuubi is, and I won't kill another Konoha shinobi," Momuri smiled.
"The Kyuubi is too powerful to be handed to anyone," Fugaku replied.
Momuri's attitude changed abruptly. "Fine. Watch your friends suffer," she hissed.
"Itachi, take Sasuke and get out of here," Fugaku ordered, handing Itachi his little brother.
"But…!" Itachi protested.
"Now!" Mikoto gave Itachi a shove. Itachi turned and fled, pulling Sasuke with him.
"We're almost there, Sasuke," Itachi panted.
"Nii-san, I don't want to practice anymore," Sasuke cried.
"It's ok, Sasuke. Tomorrow, you're going to wake up and realize that this was all a bad dream," Itachi's attempts to soothe his brother were futile.
"Nii-san, behind you!" Sasuke warned.
Itachi felt a lurch of fear and turned to see that Momuri had caught up with them, floating through the air.
"Found you, little brats!" she said triumphantly as she continued to manipulate the wind, allowing herself to fly around them in a circle.
"What have you done to my parents?" Itachi demanded shakily.
"I didn't do anything. A friend of mine showed up to keep them busy so I could catch you."
How many enemies are there? Itachi wailed internally. He took out a kunai and armed himself as best he could.
Fukoku laughed at Fugaku's and Mikoto's attempts to defeat her. These Konoha shinobi will never learn. It had been a long time since she'd had a good fight and she was enjoying this.
Her chain wrapped itself around Fugaku's neck. "This is it for you," Fukoku declared.
However, the chain was sliced in two before she could break his neck. "Tsk. Interferance," she cursed.
"Uchiha, get going! We'll deal with this one!" A group of ANBU black ops had arrived.
"Be careful!" Mikoto called to the reinforcements as she and Fugaku went to pursue Momuri.
Fukoku was annoyed. "You made me lose my prey!" she hissed as her broken chain reattached itself, "I'm not gonna forgive you!"
"What's the matter, kid?" Momuri scoffed as she dodged Itachi's attacks, "Too weak to deal with even one of us?"
She formed signs and took a deep breath. Itachi glanced wildly around, finding no place to shelter from a Wind Release technique.
Wind Release: Air Cutter! Momuri blew in Itachi's direction. Blades of wind sliced through the air, leaving deep slashes in the ground and destroying the buildings on the side.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu! A giant fireball shot past Itachi, pushing the wind blades back. Fugaku continued to blast chakra through his mouth, directing the fireball straight to Momuri.
"Damn you, Fire-users!" she yelped as the fireball drew closer.
Suddenly, another fireball flew past Momuri and clashed with Fugaku's technique, keeping the latter at bay. After holding the jutsu for a few more seconds, Fugaku halted the jutsu and both fireballs disappeared.
Another cloaked ninja jumped down, landing beside Momuri. This one carried a large fan with them, and ebony hair stuck out from under the hood despite the face being hidden.
"Stop leaving your fan around for me to pick up," the newcomer said, tossing the fan to Momuri. Her voice was colder than ice and betrayed no emotions.
Momuri caught the fan, grinning. "Heh, sorry about that, partner. I was too excited."
Momuri's partner said nothing, but merely turned to face Itachi, his parents, and the other Konoha shinobi that had arrived.
"There have been a total count of five intruders, sir," a Konoha jonin told Fugaku, "One of them is Natsubishi of the Steel Release, another is Fukoku of the Shadow Village, there's Wind Mistress Momuri, Orochimaru, and this one, who we haven't identified yet." He gestured to the hooded figure.
"Then we'll identify her now," Fugaku growled
Momuri smirked. "If you must know, my partner isn't someone who is predictable. If she doesn't want to be identified, then there's no way you'll be able to find out who she is. Probably better if you don't anyway."
"Too bad. We're going to find out who she is even if we have to use force," Fugaku said.
"You won't have to worry about force…Father." The unknown ninja's statement made everyone freeze.
"What did she just say?" Mikoto whispered, staring at the one who spoke.
The ninja stepped forward and grasped the edge of her hood. Slowly, she pulled it off, revealing her face and getting shocked looks from the Konoha shinobi.
Her long ebony hair framed her face, and a slashed Konoha forehead protector was tied around her head. Her eyes were the mark of the Uchiha Clan.
"Ane…" Itachi wasn't sure if he should be happy or angry.
Uchiha Tsubaki was the fifth member of the Akatsuki.
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