-1: Slithering Back To The Snake Den
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What exactly do I do now... Sasuke hopped from branch to branch, tree to tree, through Konoha's surrounding forests. I escaped the Leaf ninja with such ease, but Jastin, I couldn't break the head... It was impenetrable, even against The Saikyō No Ken.
"So I just kicked his parts of the fucking mountain!" Sasuke screamed into the woods, animals responded by getting as far away as possible from the noise. In other words, chances are that shit is still alive. Which means I have to get stronger, better than both him... And Naruto.
His had since clothes returned to their original state. Torn black pants and a green flak jacket that he picked off of his pursuers after finishing them. "With more than enough power, I can single-handedly slaughter each and every person in the entire village."
A kunai dug into the bark of tree that he stood on, barely missing his face. The leaves moved out of the way of the for the black cloaked person to step aside Sasuke.
He chuckled. "Trying to kill me?"
The person pulled the hood down, revealing the face of Masaki Uchiha. "No, far from it. Just a question. You are the great avenger of the Uchiha, right?" His words sent chills up Sasuke's back.
"Who wants to know?"
"It isn't important. Let's get down to business... I want you to kill me." Masaki's hand moved to the long black pole attached to his scythe, then pulled it out from the cloak, off his back, and equipped it to both his hands.
"You know who your speaking too... And you want to die!?" Sasuke instantly thrusted the Saikyō No Ken, that appeared from thin air, at Masaki, who blocked it with the scythe. "...?"
"Why do you think I drew my Death Scythe? I want you to kill me in a battle." Masaki laughed. "But right now... With your power now... You could not win."
"Don't tell me what I can do! Release Saikyō No Ken!" A current of electric chakra covered both Sasuke and the katana, it bursted out, blinding everything, allowing him to vanish.
"Speed is something I was never good at..." Masaki held the scythe with one hand, using the other to push his hair back.
Sasuke dropped the sword down from behind him with incredible speed, it hit the pole of the scythe, Masaki held behind his head. "What?...Die!" All of Sasuke's strength could not even budge the weapon.
Masaki pushed back, sending Sasuke crashing into another tree which shattered on impact, leaving him on the ground five meters below. "Don't bother. I know you can't kill me yet. When your confident that you can, come for me at the imperial post, directly north of Konoha."
Sasuke picked himself up, then asked. "Why? Why do I have to kill you?"
"Because my entire life revolves around kiling everything else. I don't need to strive to be the greatest because I already am the most powerful person." Masaki sheated the weapon on his back, under the cloak, then pulled up the hood. "I am confident that the other remaining Uchiha can kill me." With those words everything returned to what it was before and Sasuke found himself standing on the tree he was originally on.
"What..." Sasuke looked at the trunk. "No...kunai?" His face turned to the tree that broke. "It's perfect? What type of Genjutsu was that?" A flood of answerless questions drifted into Sasuke's mind. "What... What did he mean 'other remaining Uchiha'?"
Sasuke shook his head and decided to return to the wooden cabin that he had been staying at over the last two and a half years, south east of Konohagakure. In a matter of hours his feet meet the red patterned rug adorned in the cabin.
The wooden cabin rested on a circular piece of land, covered with yellow dirt, on a small mountain. Trees circled on the edge of the land and a small path lead up the mountain, also cloaked with the yellow sand. The cabin itself was a very small one room shack. Formed by logs, it had a small sheet for sleeping on the floor and a wooden table with one wooden chair. The food was stored in a small blue cooler filled with ice packs.
Sasuke sat in the chair after grabbing a bottle of water from the cooler. "What the hell do I do? Goddamn. So much keeps happening, for now I just need to rest. I can deal with Jastin and that man another time."
"Maybe." A strange voice hissed. Interrupting Sasuke drinking from the fresh water.
"Who?" Sasuke looked at the upper right corner of the room from his position in the chair. "Nevermind. I know your voice... Just one question..."
The figure stepped out of the shadows, the morning sun shined into the window. "Why have you come?" Sasuke stood up from the chair. "Kabuto."
"Thanks for remembering my voice... Everyone else sounds the same to me so I don't bother." Kabuto wore the snake eyed hooded robe, his skin covered with scales. "Lord Orochimaru has a request. For you."
"Me... What does that freak want?" Sasuke coldly replied.
"In two months and five or so days. A new threat will emerge, a powerful group with make it's move on this world." Kabuto smiled, the snake attached to his stomach slithered out of the robe and up to the table, spitting out a letter.
"Disgusting." Sasuke used his thumb and pointer to pick up the wet paper. "What's in it?"
"More questions? Haaa... In that note are coordinates to where we will be located in exactly two months. Lord Orochimaru would like to train you." Kabuto fixed his slowly falling glasses.
"Why the hell would I wanna be back there again?" Sasuke remarked.
"Well, I have created a very interesting thing. We can train for about three years in only a week. Of course I trust you can train yourself, so we are only providing the area."
"Why be so generous?" Sasuke was quickly struck with suspicion.
"Because Lord Orochimaru wants his body strong." Kabuto grinned in a dark manner.
"Still wants my body, huh?" Sasuke sighed.
"We have a back up, but for now you are his target. You will be able to combat the new enemies with such training. I trust you will take the offer." Kabuto poofed away before giving Sasuke a chance to speak.
"Beautiful... Two months and five days... Great. I need to sleep." Sasuke yawned then laid on the sheet, placing both hands on his stomach. "I guess... I can always use more power."