New chapter. Gasp! And, if you were wondering, my vacation is going great! Yes, I'm still in vacation. :D But I'm giving you guys a real treat, sending this ahead. Except now….you guys have to wait until I get back to a good internet source before getting the rest. Chapter 14…up!
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Naruto gasped, horrified at what he had bumped into. A giant wall. Looking up, it ended before it reached the sky. But that was from his point-of-view. And there were trees surrounding the wall. Where had Sakura gone to? What does a giant, endless wall mean? Was this supposed to foreshadow or mean something?
No. This could only mean one thing: Akatsuki sacrificed Sakura to the mole people. Okay...fine, they didn't. Even Naruto isn't dumb enough to fall for that kind of bluff, no matter how much Sasuke thought he was. He was smart enough to know that he had reached a dead end, and that he had gone the wrong way. If only had to taken Shino with him…
Naruto clapped his hands together. No use in sulking. Might as well just deal with what he has. He looked to his left, then to his right. Choosing the right side, he decided to run in that direction, hoping that he had gone the right way and would be one step closer to saving Sakura.
Sasuke shook his head in disappointment. He didn't need a Hyuuga's Byakugan to know that Naruto had gone the wrong way. It was merely Uchiha instinct. But he couldn't tell Naruto that Itachi was over there. It was up to him then.
Itachi was luring Naruto to him using Sakura. If he went ahead while Naruto was going the wrong way and rescued Sakura then Itachi's plan would be ruined. Naruto wouldn't come, ANBU ninja would come instead and he'd escape. Escape until the day that Sasuke would be strong enough to defeat him. And that day was coming close.
Meanwhile, Naruto could take care of himself.
He waited until Naruto was far enough away to jump down to the dead end Naruto had gotten to and Chidori the wall.
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"They're nearing us, Itachi," Kisame reported. "They've gotten through most of the hired ninjas. Deidera is putting clay bombs outside near the boulders above this cave to squash Konoha nins. Our chance out is transportation."
"Call everyone else," Itachi interrupted as he walked outside.
"Hai Itachi," Kisame muttered as he took the walkie-talkie. Doubting that the machine would get him to the others, Kisame poofed away.
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Kakashi had told him that two Chidoris was his limit. It had taken a super-powered Chidori to break the wall and make a cave of its own. Sasuke walked in all the way to the dead end it made. He knocked on the wall; it felt hollow. Sasuke took out his sword and dug it into the wall until it went through. He moved it a little until the rock that was between his sword started to move themselves and slowly fall away to the floor. Sasuke kicked the wall and it broke entirely.
He had broken into a hallway leading down to the darkness. He followed it down to the dead end and its doors. As much as he would love to Chidori the stone doors Sasuke knew he had to save that last Chidori incase of emergency. He let out a gust of fire instead and the stone door fell away.
To his luck he had burned down the right stone door. Sakura was on the floor, looking down at the ground. Sasuke released her, but she didn't move. She didn't even flinch or anything. Sasuke bent down and brought her face up. Sakura's eyes were struck with horror. Immediately Sasuke knew what was wrong with her.
Looks like he had to break her out of the Mangekyu Sharingan.
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"Kakashi, I see something ahead…" Kurenai muttered, squinting eyes. They had been running for some time now. "Shino, is the scent leading to that cave over there?"
Shino nodded.
"Aha!" Gai shouted. "Kakashi, I challenge you to a race up to that cave."
"This is no time for games, Gai," Kakashi said. "Akatsuki is very dangerous."
"Yes, but it would help us get there faster!" Gai shot back.
"There's something up on that cliff…" Kakashi muttered. "I see that some kind of ninjutsu was performed up there but I can't tell what it is from down here."
"For safety's sake, maybe I should go up there and figure it out, Kakashi…" Asuma said.
"No, I'll go ahead," Kakashi said. "I'll jump up this tree a little higher to see what it is. Go ahead with Shino."
"Hai."
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"Oi, Kakashi disappeared," Ino noticed. They were right on their teacher's tail. "Hinata-chan, can you see what's happening?"
"Kakashi-san is going up the t-tree…" Hinata muttered, byakugan activated. "I-I don't know what he's trying to do. Gomen, Ino-chan."
"It's alright Hinata," Ino grinned. "Can you see where we're heading?"
"We're heading to a cliff," Neji said. "There's a cave at the bottom, presumed where Haruno-san is located."
"Don't worry, my precious Sakura-chan!" Lee shouted into the distance. "I'll save you!"
"Neji-nee-san…doesn't it look a little dangerous?" Hinata muttered. "There are boulders on the top of that cliff…"
"Hinata, stop worrying so much!" Kiba teased. "We're ninjas, we're used to it."
"We've only been ninjas for a couple of years, Kiba…" Ino rolled her eyes. "…with the exception of TenTen, Lee and Neji-san."
"That's not the point," Kiba shouted. "The point is…ninja work revolves around dangerous situations. If we're not used to it, we've got to start now."
"At least for Haruno-san's sake," Neji agreed. "Konoha ninjas are not the kind to give up on their friends."
"Oi, Sai…are you alright?" Ino asked as soon as she faced him. Sai wasn't the type of guy to show emotions considering he didn't have them. But as everyone turned to face him, they all noticed something was wrong with him.
"I'm alright," Sai said, putting on his fake smile. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, your pace has been slowing down for some time now…" Shikamaru muttered.
Sai himself hadn't noticed he had done such a thing. "My apologies," Sai quickly said. "I'll speed up right away." He did so.
"Sai, don't worry," Ino tried to comfort him as she tried to slow her pace to meet his. "We'll find her."
"Worried?" Sai muttered. "I'm worried? I'm…feeling something?"
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I'll just leave this as a cliffy, but it's a large amount of text for a chapter. Be grateful, NOW.