Retribution

Chapter 12

He didn't blame his brother for being suspicious. How many times does a dead man return to the living? "I know, I have been alive for a while now, as in a few months. I'm in need of your help. Kabuto is behind this, he brought me back to life in a different dimension in hopes to seek revenge on me. I followed him back to this one, he is holding someone hostage against me. I need your help, if you have any way of locating where he is then please." He hoped his brother had a shred of care in him to help him with this.

"Orochimaru would be my best guess," he turned, heading to leave out the door before he paused and looked back at his brother, curious as to whom this person would be. "Who is this person to you?"

"The woman I plan to spend the rest of this new life with, I plan to marry her," he admitted, hoping the gravity of his feelings would reach him.

Sasuke nodded, "you are now regarded as a hero in our village. I revealed to Tsunade the truth behind the village's past and the clan's downfall. She made a speech almost a year ago about it. We will go see Lady Tsunade and let her see it's just you and then try to contact Orochimaru."

Putting his trust in his brother he followed him out the door and straight to the new Hokage building. Appearing outside of her office Sasuke knocked on the door and heard the gruff 'enter' from the other side. Opening the door all the way up Tsunade did a double take and gasped, recognizing his brother immediately.

"Sasuke, what is going on here? How is he alive again?" Her hands flat on the desk and her face still one of shock but by the lack of her calling any Anbu to take him down he figured things must have changed like his brother said.

"Kabuto brought him back to seek revenge. We need Orochimaru's help in locating him; he has taken my future sister-in-law hostage. I'm sure we will have time later to discuss things in full detail." Watching her nod in agreement she sent Shizune to get a message bird and then opened her window, an Anbu appearing immediately.

"Itachi is the intruder, call off the alert and then bring Shikamaru here." The Anbu nodded and left immediately. Sasuke and Itachi both fully entered the room but left the door closed. Shizune came right back in with the bird and Tsunade sent it off with the message she quickly scribbled down. Not long after Shikamaru entered the room and took in the situation. "Itachi, please explain in detail what has occurred. Shikamaru is very sharp; he might be of great use to you in this situation."

"I was brought to life a few months ago in a foreign land that is in a different dimension to the one we are in. After searching for a while I sensed an unusual power that led me to a well that is used as a portal between that era and one 500 years into the future. That is how I met Higurashi Kagome, the user of that well and a priestess.

After explaining my situation she took me in and after a while I realized I was falling in love with her but I was uncertain if I wanted to come back here or remain there. Deciding I would rather be with her I finally made my feelings known not long ago. I had often felt eyes watching us and last night when I left the hut for a short while my instincts urged me back to her hut and once I arrived she was being held hostage by Kabuto. He is threatening to experiment on her if I don't find them fast enough; he wanted to take someone precious away from me as revenge." His blood boiled, remembering the sinister promises in his eyes.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes, how did Kabuto come back, everyone was certain Itachi killed him. She awaited and watched Shikamaru do his trademark thinking style. Helping Itachi retrieve this woman would help repay the Leaf's gratitude to his selfless sacrifice for all those years. She wondered if he would reconsider settling down in her dimension. She could only assume he thought he would still be regarded as a traitor and missing nin.

Shikamaru opened his eyes and stood up, "I think I have a plan but I don't know if it's any good."

He turned toward the older Uchiha to speak to him directly. "Orochimaru has taken up being the leader of the Village Hidden in the Sound and I doubt Kabuto is there since Orochimaru has lost his lust for experimenting with jutsu's on living beings. If he is playing a game of hide and seek I could only assume he would be in one of the places he was last in during the war. It is probably also a trap."

Itachi's hardened gaze went out the window. He swore to himself and he swore to Kagome that he would find her. The sun was setting and he felt every second like days, his mind was conjuring up how he would kill Kabuto when he found him. The deadly look in Itachi's eyes did not escape anyone's notice as they kept their eyes on the shinobi they were not well accustomed too. Only Sasuke knew that he had once been a calm and peaceful person, but right now he was barely keeping a lid on his emotions.

Kagome was dragged into an underground hideout after travelling for hours being nearly strangled by a snake to keep her in check and weakened. When finally released she had already been shackled to a rock column. Kabuto had already walked away as she attempted to gain back her strength and steady her breathing. She focused her power on building a barrier while she had a chance, she was not about to be experimented on or anything else.

The chuckling she could hear from Kabuto as he drew near had sent a shiver crawling up her spine as she regarded the hybrid. Something about her actions had amused him and wasn't sure what was drawing forth the quiet laughter or the mirth in his eyes. He was clearly demented and once he came within fifteen feet of her she slowly felt her barrier slipping and when his hidden hand came out of his robe he held the same glass ball as was used on her before.

The horror in her eyes as she grew weaker had Kabuto cackling loudly in the cavern, echoing and drawing the terror deeper into her. She screamed 'No' in her mind and she scrambled trying to break free of the chains but she suddenly found the ball sitting next to her as she lay on the ground twitching, her muscles taxed from the struggling.