Chapter 10: Plot
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, all characters and original story belongs to Kishimoto sensei. However, I do own the fanfic plot.
Author words: Can't believe I have dragged more than a year to update a chapter. I was having plot block, you see. Anyway, I have already read the latest manga development. I will not be following latest manga plot and change a lot, this is a fanfiction anyway.
In this fanfic, Tobi is the real Madara, that will make my earlier chapters flow. Onto fanfic~
Amidst the depth of the forest near Konoha, a large hole was dug. A white Zetsu stood over it. Another white Zetsu leaped into the hole. Within minutes, a loud cursing rumbled and a man in tattered Akatsuki cloak climbed out of it.
"I'm impressed, Hidan, after so many months buried under the soil, you're still alive." Zetsu said.
"Idoit, you should have believe in my god, ha!" claimed Hidan as he readjusted his clothes: "That son of a bitch," he cursed, recalling how Shikamaru had lured him into the trap. If not for Zetsu finding him and sewing him up, he would still remain in the soil.
"Madara has work for you."
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In the woods, Naruto stopped to accumulate his natural energy. He needed to pinpoint that man's location. Along the way, Sakura had reminded Naruto to be wary of the man even if he could be the only key to find Sasuke and Naruto agreed.
"We've meet again, Naruto-kun."
The familar voice of Uchiha Itachi jerked him to open his eyes. Before them stood the supposed to be dead man. Sakura tensed besides Naruto.
"Edo-tensei techinique," said Sakura.
Naruto nodded and created clones to attack Itachi. Itachi released crows at them. When the crows shattered, Naruto and Sakura were gone.
Among the trees, Naruto (half dragged by Sakura) and Sakura ran. "Damn, why did you stop me, Sakura chan?" Naruto complained.
"Because we have no time to fi-" Sakura suddenly flew backwards by a sudden kick. Naruto caught her in time to prevent further her getting injuries. before he could further react, Naruto felt Itachi's hand caught him by his neck and forcifully pulled him towards him. Red Sharingan eyes glowed before his blue ones.
"Forgive me, Naruto-kun, seems like someone is trying to get me to catch you." Itachi said as he activated his Sharingan. Sakura tried to fly her punch at him but the informer who had approached Naruto the earlier time appeared and kicked her away.
Naruto went limp from the effect of gentjutsu and collapsed into a pair of strong arms. Itachi took Naruto in his arms and vanished in a cloud of crows. The frustrated Sakura tried to go past the man but he activated fire attacks at her, prompting her to duck his attacks.
"Why are you lying about Sasuke-kun to us?" Sakura snapped as she had to jump away from another attack.
"I'm not lying entirely,' the man grinned errily, "Sasuke-kun is on his way here to claim his dobe anyway."
"What do you mean?"
A flash of chidori panetrated the man and he turned into white Zetsu after he collapsed to the ground. Kakashi stared and clamped his fist: "We are too late." Yamato leaped to the ground from Sai's ink bird. Sai had been stalking Naruto after he sneaked out of the house and had alerted the unaware Jounins. Sai glanced at other direction and flew off.
"Let's follow Sai." Yamato said and three of them leaped after the ink bird.
Along the way, Sakura explained shortly: "Uchiha Itachi took Naruto away." she felt a tinge of guilt, if not because of protecting her, Naruto would have chance to dodge Itachi's attack.
The thick dark overhead leaves obstructed the sight of ink bird above them. Suddenly, a tiny ruster of orange caught their eyes. Lying weakly on the ground was Naruto. Kakashi reached him first.
"I've managed to fight my way away from Itachi and escaped here..." Naruto said, trying to lean towards Kakashi.
"I see..." Kakashi said and abruptly activated his chidori to stab Naruto. Sakura gasped. The 'Naruto' turned into white Zetsu a few seconds after he hit the ground.
Kakashi got up to his feet:"The real Naruto will never run away from Uchiha Itachi even if he is already dead, especially after what had happened to Sasuke."
A scattered mixture of yellow, black and orange movement appeared on the trees around them. Yamato blinked his eyes in disbelief.
Standing high above them, grinning darkly at them were Naruto.
"Oh great..." Kakashi sighed. More fake Narutos.
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In the hidden lair, Uchiha Madara examined his appearance on the underground lake. His former look was beginning to form through his possessed body. After absorbing the life energy infused with his harvested chakra from Naruto, Madara's chakra strengthened and finally dominated the robbed body, regaining his former glory.
Sixteen years ago, he had managed to save the dying Uchiha Obito from the falling rumbles. That time, Madara's own body was already facing its limit due to old age. After strengthening Obito's body with White Zetsu, Madara took over his body. Despite his attempt to kill Obito's will by murdering Rin using Obito's hands, he still had problem regaining his full ability due to his weakening chakra.
"Tobi," white Zetsu emerged from the ground: "Kabuto has gotten the Kyuubi. Are we going to our next plan?"
Madara examined his face again. He was looking exactly the same as when he was at his prime almost a century ago. He got up to his feet.
It was time to proceed his next step.
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Itachi reached Kabuto's hideout and laid the unconcious Naruto onto a stone bed.
"Good job, Itachi kun." the hooded man with snake scales emerged from the darkness and ran his bespeacled eyes over the Kyuubi Jinchuriki's slight body. Snakes flew out from his sleeves to bind the unconcious teen's wrists tightly. One of the snakes bit Naruto's hand, injecting serum into his blood, suppressing his chakra.
"Can't be too careless," Kabuto grinned and manipulated Itachi to release the gentjutsu on Naruto. The teen stirred and tried to jerk up from the bed but the longer snakes held him to the bed.
"What do you want, Kabuto?!" Naruto snapped and felt the older man's scaly hand caressing his cheek almost lovingly. Naruto glared daggers at him. Kabuto saddled on the younger teen. More snakes spouted from his cloak to wind up from Naruto's feet to his thighs and held the boy's legs spread apart in the air so that he could not kick the snake like man.
"Oh, you know what I want, Naruto kun." Kabuto sniggered darkly as his caressing hand reached lower to pull down the zip on Naruto's jumper, revealing his netted shirt. "Do you think I'm ignorant of what your body can offer?"
"You bastard!" snapped Naruto, trying to pull away from Kabuto's hand but failed. Kabuto ran his hand down Naruto's body to tag the waist band of Naruto's pants.
Suddenly, something dark flew and attacked Kabuto's face. He had to release his hand on Naruto to slap it away. It was an ink bird. It exploded into his face. Sai had attached an explosion tag to it.
When the smoke was cleared, Sai had already cut the snakes with his katana, took Naruto in his arms and was about to leap onto a giant ink bird. A blast of fire erupted from Itachi turning it into a pool of ink again.
"Sai, put me down, let me deal with Itachi!" Naruto retorted.
"With your chakra suppressed?" Sai said, tightening his grip on the younger teen: "I don't think so."
Nevertheless, he set Naruto down but stood protectively between him and their enemies.
"I can still fight!" Naruto protested, eyeing Itachi. He could not forget what Madara had told him about how Itachi was used by Danzo to massacre the Uchiha clan, leading to Sasuke's hatred of Konoha. Naruto wanted to clarify with Itachi and hoped he could resolve Sasuke's ambition to seek revenge on Konoha.
"I won't let them get you, Naruto." Sai summoned ink lions at Itachi and Kabuto. Itachi's eyes began to bleed as he sent black flames at Sai. Alarmed, Naruto pushed Sai out of the way to block him from the attack. Just when the flame was about to touch the Jinchuriki, the black crow that Naruto was forced to swallow by Itachi when he was last seen alive came out of Naruto and extinguished the flame.
Suddenly, giant snake blasted from the ground, its jaws wide opened to swallow Naruto. Kabuto had summoned it to catch Naruto before he got hurt. He had already made a deal with the Sage snake from the snake village to offer Naruto as a living sacrifice in exchange for more power.
Someone grabbed Naruto and leaped out of the snake's way. It was Itachi. He tossed Naruto into Sai's hands.
"Take Naruto-kun out of here. I will deal with Kabuto." Itachi said without breaking his contact from Kabuto. "If Naruto kun falls into the enemies's hand, there will be bigger problems."
Kabuto stared in shock. He was sure that he had complete control over Itachi. Something about the crow had cancelled the jutsu over the late Uchiha. Naruto was about to protest further but Sai had summoned a giant ink bird to take both of them away.
As the bird soared out of the cave, more zombie ninjas broke out of the protuding coffins to stop their escape. The bird accelerated and dodged the attacks in the nick of time.
Naruto glanced at the direction where Itachi was. How did he regain control over his movement? Was it something to do with the crow that Itachi had earlier sent through Naruto's mouth in his gentjutsu.
"Sai," Naruto said: "put me down, I can use Sage mode to protect myself."
Sai's grip on Naruto's waist remained firm as the ink bird broke out into the open sky. "I'm not going to leave you behind. I've already knew it when you left the village with Sakura. After all what's Sasuke had done to you, why are you still persistent to save him?"
Naruto glanced longingly in the sky, thinking of the far away past: "I just can't forget the time when I had trained and fought alongside with Sasuke."
"Are you in love with Sasuke?" Sai suddenly asked: "I'm willing to do anything for you, Naruto. Why can't you forget about him and be with me?"
Naruto stared, confused: "What are you talking about, Sai?"
"Because I'm in love with you and I can't stand to see you getting yourself hurt because of Uchiha Sasuke." For the first time, Naruto could see the intense anger in Sai's eyes.
Something huge and blazing in purple flames appeared abruptly and crushed the ink bird, missing an inch to grab Naruto. Naruto and Sai leaped onto the trees then to the ground away from a mass of giant dark chakra.
Uchiha Sasuke stood before them, his Sharingan eyes darkened in mence.
"Naruto, you are coming with me."
- To Be Continue -
AN: Not sure when I will update again coz of mental block. Appreciate all who have reviewed to show their support for this fic. Thank you~