Next chapter of Revenge of The Fox Shippuden. After three years of silent observation, staying in the shadows and watching from afar, becoming as if a myth and forgotten from the rest of the world, The Red Cloud….emerges.

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"I take all blame for the failure of the mission. Due to it, we was unable to obtain the Three Tailed Giant Turtle and was betrayed. The traitors have paid with their lives but we lost Yukimaru and Guren as well. They could not be found after the Bijuu fled," The blond haired boy said kneeling in front of his master. "I accept any and all blame for it, leave the others out of it as it is my fault for not thinking Rinji was up to something." Naruto said to him.

"Hmph," Orochimaru said leaning on his arm as he sat slouched on his throne but showed no expression on his face as if he found the news dull. Kabuto at his side as always. "A bump in the road that's all what this is, no matter let the Leaf enjoy this small victory. As much as I'd like to control The Kyodaigame we can do without it. Dead weight is of no use to us anyway." He said dismissing the loses as irrelevant.

"But I failed, you trusted me with this mission and I was unable to produce results." Naruto said to him.

Orochimaru looked at him amused. "Very well then boy, consider this your punishment. You shall find a way to make that brat Konohamaru of use, I've considered killing him since he bears the name of the Leaf Village but kept him alive since you have a spot in your heart for the Sandaime's grandson. He's been of no use to us for the past three years. Find a way I can use him, or he'll be discarded." He said as he rather disliked the young boy the boy reminding him of his former teammate.

Naruto nodded and stood up. "I understand, there has been something as of late I thought up that involved him that I wanted to propose to you, I'll let you know soon."

"Very well, you're dismissed."

Kabuto watched him leave and turned to look at his master who had his hands clasped in front of his face as if in a deep thought. Slowly, that familiar evil grin started to spread across his lips as if a plan was being concocted this very moment.

Knowing his past previous plans, a shudder coursed through the Medic's spine at what was going on in the Sannin's twisted mind.

Sakura Haruno sat in the small home she was given and held the Hitai-ate out in front of her, on it was a melody note, the symbol of the Hidden Sound Village. She frowned as she looked at it as she would rather have her old one that had the symbol of the Leaf and Konoha instead of having to wear this one.

But she had no choice in the matter, if she was wearing her old one she'd just be begging for one of the Sound Nins to run her through. It was currently in the possession of Tsunade and she'd give it back to her eventually, for now she had to wear this.

Sighing she placed it on her head wearing it the same style she always did. The Slug Sannin was expecting her, going to work for her. Shizune had taught her a lot but Tsunade knew far more then Shizune could ever learn, Sakura was surprised just how much she knew and how dangerous she was. With just a finger she could break apart a building if she wanted too. Sakura's fists and strikes had become more powerful in the past three years as well but Tsunade was making her strength increase as well. And she was also pleased when Sakura revealed she knew how to remove and cure poison even lethal and fatal ones.

She exited the house and looked around Otogakure, at the rather peaceful village that was currently the most powerful in the land. Doing so by destroying Konoha and forcing the Leaf to oppose them in hidden bases across the world. Luckily she hadn't been interrogated or anything as she feared she may have been too weak and revealed the information of the whereabouts about them.

As she walked the streets for a moment she thought she saw Sasuke out of the corner of her eye.

"Sasuke…" She said as she looked around but he wasn't there. She had seen him a few times now and then but never got the opportunity to talk to him. She could tell, he had changed. He was cold, colder than ice. This wasn't the boy she had grown up infatuated with, thinking that they was destined to be and would be in love with each other.

"Sakura!" A voice said and she turned and saw Kin Tsuchi walk towards her. "What are you doing standing in the street like that? You've going to get run over." She asked looking at her confused.

Sakura nodded at the long haired girl and went on her way.

Elsewhere…

"Fear…" The cloaked man said as he was in his lab that he had been given. "Fear attracts the fearful." He said as beakers and glasses filled with fluids surrounded him. "Fear is the most powerful weapon, not the blade not the elements, but fear itself. Fear is my power."

Kanbei Hojo, the sadistic man stared around the room as a lifetime of work that he had made. The man from Mist now residing in Sound under the employ of Orochimaru. "Even the mightiest warrior can succumb to terror." He said and walked over to a pen and reached his hand into it.

He withdrew it as a large dog snapped at his hand trying to bite him. The dog snapped and barked at him showing its sharp fangs as it growled at him.

Kanbei only smirked beneath his mask and reached to his bag and placed a strange powder on his hand. He put it back in the pen and the dog tried to bite his hand off. The dog missed and he stroked its face. Almost immediately the dog let yet a cry and turned and went to the other side of the room its tail in between its legs and yelping and crying.

He left some pieces of meat for it and detected a presence in the room. The man slowly turned around and saw Sasuke Uchiha standing in the doorway.

"Back for more samples of how my powers work?" He asked and Sasuke didn't respond.

"It's considered rude to not answer when you are being questioned." He said as he went to a jar and examined the poison contents in it. "In this jar alone is enough to send an entire building full of people into a heightened state of pandemonium. All it takes is but a whiff of it and they will lose all bravery and find themselves giving into chaos."

Sasuke didn't say anything as he looked around the man's lab which contained all of his research and data that he had.

"The Mizukage found my experiments to be most profitable as he funded my research, not many know this but it was my gases and tactics that enabled Mist to turn the Kaguya attack against them and wiped them all out…well not all of them." He said as he took a sniff of it having long developed an immune system to it. "If not for his untimely demise I may still be in Mist. Instead I was forced to flee as the new sow of a Kage refused to use my skills and demanded all my work be destroyed."

Sasuke still didn't say anything in response as he watched him an almost bored look in his eyes.

"But that's enough for me, What about you Sasuke? Let me guess you want to avenge your clan. But you know you can't do it alone. A person, even an Uchiha cannot do it all by himself." Kanbei said to him looking him in the eyes Sasuke grasped the hilt of his sword at his words. "You need help, you've been down here numerous times and observing me and my projects. I've also heard you was near Yami's cell as well listening to him bang against the iron walls that trap him. Tell me, what do you desire from me?"

Sasuke didn't answer and turned his back to him. "When I make my exit from Otogakure and from Orochimaru's grasp, I may find some use of you and some others here." He said and turned and exited the room.

On The Outskirts of Sunagakure…

"Well it's finally time to go to work." A man with blond hair said wearing a black cloak with red clouds. "Danna Sasori, it's been what three years since we had any exercise? I hope you haven't gotten lazy." He said to the figure beside him. The man outfitted in a strange getup and also wore a red and black cloak.

"Hmph," The second one said glaring up at his partner. "Unlike you Deidara, three years is enough time for me to work on my newest creation and art work."

"What took you three years to do, I can finish in three seconds." Deidara said with a smug smile.

"Enough, we have a job to do." Sasori said to him impatiently.

"It's my Jinchuurki we're after not yours, I didn't think you'd be so eager to get something that doesn't interest you done."

"The sooner we get yours extracted the sooner I can find mine, I don't know who is the vessel for it is, I'll just know when I catch it!" He said and the veil on his face was partly blown off by the wind revealing his wooden like features and teeth underneath.

"Orochimaru tried and failed to capture the Three Tailed Turtle Bijuu recently, I guess that's why the Leader decided to give us the go ahead." The blond said with a shrug.

"We cannot risk Orochimaru gaining any more of an advantage over us, when we attack, Sound will most likely aid. Particularly the Jinchuurki of their own since he's believed to be friends with the one tailed vessel." Sasori said to him.

"Word has it that the Sound Ambassador left Suna yesterday heading to deal with another village. I hear the Fox Vessel is friendly with the Kazekage. We may get two in one, although I can bet Itachi will get all fussy if we do his job for him." Deidara said with a shrug.

"Enough…" Sasori said in irritation. "Our spy will be waiting for us. We make our move now." He said and like a Scorpion went under the Sand.

Deidara smirked at him and leapt up and landed on top of a giant owl like bird made of clay and the former terrorist made his way as well to their destination.

"You've all improved very much since I first started this group three years ago." Tsunade said to the Sound Shinobi in the room. "You all have become stronger than you've thought possible and exceeded most of my expectations."

She looked around at the assembled group. Dosu Kinuta, Zaku Abumi, Katsuie, Kimimaro Kaguya, Hinata Hyuga, Nene, Kin Tsuchi, and others who were involved in the force she had created. With her was Sakura as well. "The purpose of this group is to deal with threats from other countries that could endanger the Hidden Sound Village and even those from within. I've accepted you all because you each possess a unique ability that is useful. The codename of this group is SILENCE, as we shall detect and eliminate any enemies with total silence, not to be seen or heard. In due time we shall begin."

The door to the room opened suddenly and in walked Naruto surprising some of them.

"Ah, good I see you have everything finished Lady Tsunade." The blonde said to her. "I was checking to see if you have finalized the group." He said looking on. "You got quite a couple strong Shinobi here, you've picked well as I can vouch for many of them." He said smiling at the group giving them his support.

"Are you here to join us as well?" Tsunade asked him her tone nonchalant.

"Nah, I'm too busy with my duties as a Jonin and Leader of The Sound Four right now. But I will go with them on their missions when I get the opportunity." He said smiling as he looked at them and he smirked when he saw Sakura amongst the group. The girl looked away from his piercing blue eyes which appearing friendly knew that he was a dangerous foe.

"Very well…" Tsunade said coolly. In truth she had been hoping to get him to join her for quite some time but he hadn't done so. If she could convince him to join her, things would go a lot easier for her in the coming months once she put her plans into place. She knew he'd be a potential problem as he was undoubtedly loyal to Orochimaru.

"Ooh, if Fox Jonin joins SILENCE, Masanori thinks Slug Lady will be even stronger than Snake Kage!" A goggles wearing teenager dressed in Green said rubbing his gloved hands together excitedly. Naruto turned his head and stared at the curious fellow recognizing him.

"You're accepting anybody?" He said dryly to her who frowned. "I didn't think you'd accept Masanori." He said mentioning to the strange ninja who stood in between Hinata and Zaku.

"He has his uses." Tsunade muttered.

Masanori was a rather unique ninja who had been experimented on by Orochimaru a year ago having been selected out of all the inmates in his dungeon. The experiment ended in failure but had survived due to unexpectedly gaining a powerful healing factor which enabled him to live when it should've killed him and able him to survive all but the most powerful attacks. Unfortunately the experiment had a side effect of scrambling his brain and referring to himself in the third person and giving everyone else nicknames at times. Hinata was Eye Veins for example. Orochimaru deciding to make some use of him (and cause he took sadistic pleasure in hitting him with a Jutsu when he was upset and to watch him heal and do it again) brainwashed Masanori into servitude and gave him a wrist launcher and a prototype backpack which enabled him to hover short distances yet tended to go haywire at times. He was mostly used at the academy as a training dummy where if new recruits defeated him they would be ready to go on missions.

"Very well then, if you have your free time join us on any missions that you can, perhaps you may find working with us more preferable than following Orochimaru's orders." She said to him and Naruto smirked.

Elsewhere…

The Scorpion Tail hit the first man and then struck the second man as well, the poison took its immediate effect and both men fell down dead.

"Deidara…it's time." Sasori said hiding back underneath the sand.

A Suna Nin on patrol suddenly heard something. A buzzing sound it sounded like, and it was getting closer.

He turned his head and his eyes widened as something appeared out of nowhere and strapped itself across his face. He reached up and tried to pry it off and it exploded and he fell down dead.

Another Sand Ninja ran towards him checking on him and he heard a sound as well. Before he could do anything it was strapped across his head as well and it exploded killing him too.

"What's going on here?" Kankuro the brother of the Kazekage said having heard it. He reached towards the bundle he had on his back prepared to unwrap it and reveal his puppets.

Gaara looked on as he saw a figure standing on a owl like creature. The blond haired figure had one of his eyes covered up as he stood in the center of the village floating above them all.

Gaara stared up at him his arms folded across his chest.

Looking down at him Deidara smirked.

"Fire!" A voice shouted and several Arbalests and Ballista's where fired at Deidara who only smirked and dodged them. He held out his hands and a pair of mouths revealed themselves.

"Boom Baby!" Deidara shouted as using his clay he created several crows which flew towards them and exploded destroying their weapons and killing Sand Nins.

Gaara's eyes narrowed and using his sand he rose into the air facing him.

"My interest is only with you Kazekage, I have no intention of killing anyone, unless they happen to get in our way."

"Akatsuki so at last you reveal yourself." Gaara said to him remembering the black cloak and red clouds.

"My job is to capture and bring you in and extract Shukaku from you. For that I need you alive."

Gaara's siblings and other Sand Nins got onto the ramps of the walls ready to come to his aid.

"I have a C4 hidden somewhere around the village." Deidara said to Gaara who looked at him and sensed he wasn't bluffing. "If anyone interferes in this battle I will set it off and it'll blow half of this place to kingdom come. It's just you and me." Deidara said to him.

"Very well then, let's begin." Gaara said and fired a pillar made of sand at him. Deidara ordered his clay owl into the sky and dodged it. Deidara sent bombs after him and his sand covered himself up and protected him from the explosion. Gaara standing on top of Sand created a spear made of sound and threw it at him. Deidara avoided it and fired ravens which exploded at him but didn't penetrate his sand shield.

Using his chakra Gaara summoned a giant ball made of Sand and it grew bigger and bigger as he added more sand to.

"Everyone, get inside." He ordered his siblings and the others who grudgingly did so. Focusing on it he then made a closing motion with his fist and it exploded covering the sky with heavy sand which rained down upon Deidara and weakened his creation making it heavier and unable to fly.

"Heh, not bad that was almost pretty to watch, but I find it lacking as it took too long for you to create." Deidara said smirking through the sand as Gaara surrounded him in a swirl of sand. "But its time I shall you how art is truly made!"

Meanwhile…

Kanemoto the vessel was heading to the Land of Grass when he sensed something. He turned around and looked back the way he had come.

"Lord Kanemoto what is it?" A Sound Ninja asked him.

"Something's happening, Gaara is in danger. I can sense it." He responded as he felt it.

Gaara and Deidara's fight had taken to the outskirts of the village as Deidara had retreated from the village and Gaara pursued him and they continued to fight. On the walls of the village, Kankuro, Temari, and others including an elderly woman looked on waiting to see the outcome.

Deidara dodged the pillars of Sand thrown at him. He prepared a bomb and fired it at Gaara who didn't move as his sand protected him.

"You where a fool to fight me here, in the desert and with such tactics."

"Maybe you'll enjoy this work of art!" Deidara responded and using his clay created a large eagle and it went at Gaara who covered himself with his Sand and hardened it. The Eagle exploded on contact and when the dust cleared the sand had cracks in it but Gaara emerged from it unharmed.

From a distance emerging from the sand and standing next to the sleeper agents he had. "Enough Deidara, quit playing around or I will deal with him myself." Sasori said venomously finding his lack of progress disgusting.

"You made two critical errors attacking me here," Gaara said to Deidara who was still smirking. "I don't even need my gourd to fight with, as the sand all around is more than enough I need."

"And what's the second one?" Deidara asked him and Gaara unexpectedly grinned.

"By leaving the village you made it so I don't have to worry about harming anyone else with my attacks!" Gaara said and suddenly all the Sand around the area began lifting up out of the area seemingly at his will, as if he was control of all of it. Deidara's eye widened in surprise at what was happening and looked on as Gaara was lifted up into the air standing on top of the Sand.

"Now you die!" Gaara and at his command all the sand in the area came at Deidara seeking to engulf him. Deidara commanded his creation to take to the sky as he tried to escape the sand that came at him. The Sand was relentless as it pursued him seeking to bury him and tear him apart.

"Yeah! Gaara's got him now!" Kankuro shouted with a cheer looking on with the others as it seemed victory was his. Of them all though, only the old woman didn't allow her expression to change as she sensed as if this was what Deidara wanted.

Deidara dodged the sand as best he could but it was starting to overwhelm him, he realized that he was being lead as he noticed that he was pushed into a corner where he wouldn't be able to escape.

Gritting his teeth he created a bomb with his clay and fired it at the sand creating a small opening, he flew towards it seeking to escape. However to his shock his right arm got caught in the sand.

Gaara closed his hand into a fist seeking to end it.

The Bomber let out a cry of pain as his arm was snapped and torn right out its socket as the sand teared it off. He clutched at his stump of an arm as blood was flowing from it.

The Kazekage's sand returned to him and he was prepared to finish off the wounded Akatsuki member.

Unknown to him, Deidara grinned unexpectedly as if that was all according to plan.

BOOM!

Unknown to Gaara Deidara had purposely allowed his arm to get trapped in his sand and ripped off so he could mix in his clay with his sand and when it returned to him set it off and catching him in an explosion. Gaara at that close range could not defend himself from the attack, it had all been a setup from Deidara from the start.

Baki looked on in horror as the explosion covered him and saw his body, unconscious and not moving fall out of the smoke falling towards the ground. Deidara's owl like creation caught him in its Talons in midair trapping him.

"Gaara!" Kankuro shouted seeing his brother trapped and helpless.

"You bastard!" Temari shouted and prepared to use the full force of her fan on Deidara.

"Wait!" Baki stopped her. "You risk harming Gaara if you attack!" He said to her as an attack now would risk the Kazekage.

"So what are we suppose to do?!" She snapped at him.

Deidara let out a laugh and flew away on his creation taking Gaara with him.

"Damn it!" Kankuro shouted and leapt down and began chasing after him.

"Kankuro come back! It's too dangerous to go alone!" Baki shouted at his student but his efforts where in vain as Kankuro ran after him, determined to get his brother back.

"We gotta go after them!" Temari said and was ready to go as well.

"Wait! There's a C4 hidden here in the village somewhere." Baki said to her. "If that goes off it could kill hundreds of people in the village. We must deal with that first."

"But what about Gaara?!" She protested angrily.

"…Send word out to Sound, hopefully they will aid us. They need to come as fast as they can." He said to a Suna nin who nodded. "Deal with the bomb first then we'll try and rescue Gaara." He explained to Temari who reluctantly agreed to it.

Hours later…

"You know the mission? Akatsuki has finally revealed itself to the world after three years." Tsunade said to the ones she had chosen from SILENCE for the mission. "They have attacked and kidnapped the Kazekage and are threatening the Village. We must render aid as soon as possible and try and rescue him." She said to Sakura, Kimimaro, Katsuie, Nene, Masanori, and Dosu. "Leave as soon as you can and-"

The door opened suddenly and Naruto stepped in a look of anger on his face. "I'm going too." He announced unexpectedly. "I ain't staying here while those Akatsuki scum are out there. They will play with their lives for finally emerging from the shadows." He said as he stepped forward.

"We don't need to risk you going there and getting captured-"

"Gaara's my friend!" Naruto interrupted her. "If I let him die, what kind of person would I be if I allow that to happen? I'm not standing by here when there's something I can be doing. I'm going and there's nothing you can do to stop me. Tayuya's coming as well." He said and she saw the fire in his blue eyes.

"This doesn't concern you, try to keep your emotions in check." Tsunade said to him.

"It concerns me when I know what Akatsuki wants and it concerns me as I know they won't stop at anything to get it. They want the Kyuubi, and they want Shukaku as well, they'll attack here soon enough and I will not stand by and watch my home and village be destroyed." He responded "Kanemoto will be next if we don't do anything, and I'll go there alone if I have to."

Sakura looked on surprised at his words and how upset he was. Not knowing that he would care so much about others.

"Let's go we're going immediately!" Naruto ordered the others.

They went to leave but Tsunade called Sakura back.

"Sakura remember, a Akatsuki member named Sasori is from Suna and is skilled in poisons that's why I'm sending you as you can counteract it with what I taught you. Be careful out there and be safe." She said to the pink haired girl.

"I will Tsunade-sama," She replied to her.

"Go," Tsunade ordered and she went to join up with the others.

The group of Sound Ninjas joined up with Tayuya and exited Otogakure as fast as they could heading towards Suan knowing they had a long road ahead of them.

Unknown to them a figure sprouted from the ground from afar and watched them a pleased look on his face.

"They have taken the bait." Zetsu confirmed as the group continued moving heading towards Suna.

A/N: That's it for this chapter. Review please.