Okay all, here's the next chapter. I hope you all like it. Loads of weirdness and slight gore in this chappie. (nods)
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Pets of The Underground.
Chapter Fourteen – Deals.
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Once the trio managed to make their way to Finsbury Park, Sasuke and Sakura were dismayed to find the gates locked. Naruto, however, didn't allow this to deter him.
"We just need to climb the gates. That's what everyone else does when they want to get in here at night." Naruto stated. He started to pull himself up on to the wall beside the gates, and Sakura and Sasuke watched his ascent both hoping that Naruto wouldn't fall. He managed to climb over and then down. "Come on you two, it's easy!" Naruto called to them. Sasuke and Sakura both climbed up onto the wall and then over the fencing on top. Sasuke allowed himself to drop down into a crouch and then he and Naruto caught Sakura as she hopped down. The trio began walking towards the middle of the park. They saw a ring of people, from a distance, and they knew they were in the right place. As the trio pushed through the crowd, they heard the grunts and angry shouts of people they pushed through, and when they got to the front of the crowd they were horrified by what they saw.
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Juugo and Suigetsu walked into the house with Kushina and Minato. The two boys were grateful to Kakashi, Kushina and Minato for taking them in. After all, most people wouldn't trust a pair of street kids. They had also put themselves down as Kimmimaru's next of kin, so that when he woke, he would have somewhere to go. It was when they heard silence in the house that Suigetsu went into the front room and saw a sticky note attached to the side of the television. Suigetsu read it and looked at Juugo before handing over then note to Minato and Minato stared down at the scrawled writing, knowing it was Naruto's.
Dear Mum, Dad and Uncle Kakashi,
Kyubi went to Finsbury Park to sort out the people he thinks went for him and me. I followed with Sakura and Sasuke. Get hold of help quickly. I'm worried about how this is going to end.
Naruto.
Minato pulled out his mobile phone and scrolled to Kakashi, before pressing the call button.
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Naruto saw Kyubi fighting a behemoth of a man in the ring. Before the trio could register what was going on fully, Kyubi and pulled the large man to the ground and double kicked him in the face, breaking his nose and knocking him unconscious.
"Orochimaru! I want Kabuto! Your little bastard tried to kill my brother!" Kyubi yelled. Sakura gripped hold of Naruto and Sasuke's arms as she recognised Orochimaru. She had known they had the same name, the man who bought her from her mother, and the man that Kyubi was having trouble with, but she had hoped they were different people. There was no such luck, as the dark haired snake practically oozed to the front of the crowd.
"Kyubi? You shouldn't have come here boy. You're walking a dangerous line." Orochimaru said. An evil smirked spread across his face. Kyubi glared and spat out a gob of blood in Orochimaru's direction. Orochimaru moved his foot at the last moment, before the gob of bloody saliva could land on it. Orochimaru glared at Kyubi, who the trio had now noticed had a bloody lip.
"I. Want. Kabuto." Kyubi growled out menacingly.
"What makes you think you make the rules?" Orochimaru questioned.
"Because whatever happens, sooner or later, I will find that little fucker and I will finish him off. I will do whatever I have to do to get hold of him." Kyubi stated. Orochimaru looked into the crowd then, and Sakura realised he was looking at her. He smirked at her and Sakura shuddered.
"He's seen me." Sakura whispered.
"Who?" Sasuke asked.
"Orochimaru." Sakura replied.
"Orochimaru?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah." Sakura replied. Both boys stood in front of Sakura, as she held on to their arms from behind them.
"How about I make a deal with you Kyubi." Orochimaru stated.
"I didn't come here to make deals, I came here for Kabuto." Kyubi replied.
"You can fight Kabuto here and now. If you lose, that pretty little girl with your brother is mine. If you win, I cancel your debt and stop any further hits on your family." Orochimaru said. Kyubi looked over to see Naruto and Sasuke, and behind them, Sakura.
"There is no way I'm going to agree to a deal like that. I am not going to barter my cousin like a piece of meat." Kyubi stated.
"If you're determined that you'll win, then why is it bartering?" Orochimaru said. The tone of his voice was sickly sweet and Sakura felt an awful shiver down her spine.
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Itachi and Kakashi were just parking up, when Kakashi's phone rang. He looked to see Minato calling him.
"Minato?" Kakashi answered quickly.
"Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura have followed Kyubi to Finsbury Park. Apparently Kyubi wants to sort out whatever the hell it is that's going on, and face the guy who planted a bomb in Naruto's locker. I have a bad feeling about this." Minato stated.
"Don't worry bro. I'm on it." Kakashi said.
"I can't just sit here." Minato stated.
"Trust me Minato. I've already got a plan. Don't worry." Kakashi replied. He hung up and then both he and Itachi looked at the walled fencing of Finsbury Park. Along with them, other cars had parked up. All these men who got out of the cars were employees of the Uchiha family. Obito was also there along with Rin.
"So Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura followed Kyubi?" Itachi asked. Kakashi nodded.
"It certainly looks like it." Kakashi replied.
"Then we'll have to sort this out quickly. Once we go in there Kakashi, we will be in a literal riot. We will have to fight our way out." Itachi said.
"Naruto will look after Sakura. At least I hope so." Kakashi said. Itachi nodded, as he walked over to the security guard's hut. The man looked at him with a grumpy glare on his face.
"Can I help you?" The man stated.
"Open the gates and take a walk." Itachi replied.
"No way! I could lose my job!" The man exclaimed angrily.
"Oh, because I was under the impression that Orochimaru was already paying you. If you don't get the hell out of here, I'll change my mind about this," Itachi held up a thick envelope, a twenty pound note, just sticking out at the top. "and I'll kill you instead." Itachi finished. The man took the offered envelope, pressed an electric buzzer, and as the gates started to open, he ran. There were no questions asked.
"I always wonder how you manage to do things like that with a straight face." Kakashi stated.
"Practise. Years and years of practise Kakashi." Itachi replied. Obito smirked at Kakashi's other side. "If you want to back out, now would be the time Obito. After all, you are an esteemed member of the Bar. You don't want to lose your job." Itachi said. Obito shook his head.
"Is anyone ever going to find out we were here?" Obito questioned.
"Not likely, but you never know." Itachi replied. Obito rolled his eyes as the group made their way into the park.
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"It doesn't matter if I'll win or lose, my cousin isn't a prize to barter with. She's a person not an object." Kyubi growled out. Before Orochimaru could say another word, there were shouts from spectators who were being shoved out of the way. Kyubi couldn't help being relieved when he saw Itachi, Kakashi and Obito at the head of this interruption. Orochimaru glared at Itachi.
"What the hell are you doing here Itachi Uchiha?" Orochimaru hissed.
"See that boy with Kyubi's brother and cousin? That boy is my brother. You're little pet nearly killed him with that bomb. So you have a choice to make bastard. You hand over Kabuto or we all fight right here right now." Itachi stated. Orochimaru glared.
"I don't take orders from an Uchiha." Orochimaru shot back.
"Have it your way." Itachi replied. That was when Itachi grabbed the nearest goon and punched him in the face.
Within moments, there was utter chaos. Naruto looked at Sakura and Sasuke as they were shoved backwards and forwards through the running crowd. Naruto grabbed hold of Sasuke and Sakura's hands.
"Don't let go. We have to get the hell out of this crowd or we'll get crushed!" Naruto yelled. Sakura held on tightly to Naruto's hand, and she knew Sasuke was still holding on by the way he seemed to be going through the crowd as she was, both of them being held fast and yanked through the crowd by Naruto. When they finally made it to a clear patch of ground, the trio looked over at the insanity that was going on. "What the hell is happening?" Naruto asked.
"They're battling it out. Itachi's decided to start a turf war." Sasuke replied.
"Wait a sec, are your family a bunch of underground mobsters or something?" Naruto asked.
"Kind of. But my family has certain... beliefs. We don't deal drugs, we don't keep brothels, we don't steal from poorer people then ourselves, we don't lend money to people who can't pay it back and we don't exploit kids. Those are the rules in my family. At least that's what I've been told." Sasuke replied.
"You're pretty honest about it." Sakura stated.
"You two are my friends, and you are seeing what's happening here right? I might as well explain it to you myself." Sasuke replied.
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Kyubi looked over to see Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke stood off to the side of the fighting. Kyubi gave Naruto a thumbs up as he launched himself at another of Orochimaru's henchmen.
A not half an hour later, everyone heard sirens. Orochimaru's henchmen, the ones that could stand, were already on the run.
"What's going on?" Naruto asked, running over to Kyubi. Sasuke and Sakura behind him.
"Someone heard the noise and called the cops. We have to get the hell outta here." Kyubi replied. The group ran after Itachi's men and found the gates were open. Before Kyubi, Sasuke, Naruto or Sakura could blink, Itachi and Kakashi were in Kakashi's people carrier car.
"Get in!" Kakashi called. The group listened, Naruto helped Sakura into the car before jumping in, and Sasuke and Kyubi got in afterwards. Then they were off. Kakashi driving like crazy round back streets and turnings before they ended up near the RSPCS veterinary clinic. It was all locked up, but Naruto recognised the place.
"Doesn't Yugito volunteer here?" Naruto asked. Kyubi looked at the clinic and shrugged.
"I think she does. But she only volunteers on Mondays when she has the day off from college." Kyubi replied.
"What happened tonight is not something I want any of you repeating." Kakashi stated, mostly to Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke.
"Well I have to learn to fight anyways. I'm an Uchiha, remember?" Sasuke quipped sarcastically.
"Uncle Kakashi we need to learn to defend ourselves properly. I mean today we were just stood there like lemons, and as soon as Sakura saw Orochimaru she freaked out, because she doesn't know how to defend herself. We can't be involved like we are and not be able to fight back." Naruto said seriously. Kakashi sighed, as he turned the car around and started driving towards their home. He knew Naruto was right, but teaching children to fight was encouraging them to use those skills. Kakashi looked at the trio and realised that there wasn't much choice but to get them an instructor.
"I will get you an instructor. You'll learn Martial Arts. But I will not allow you to use any skills you learn for fun. I was fighting today because the choice was to fight or to allow Orochimaru to keep coming after you all. Which means I didn't have a choice but to fight. It's the same for Kyubi and Itachi. A fight should be your last resort. You fight to defend yourself." Kakashi said sternly. Naruto and Sakura nodded their understanding. They could see how dangerous fighting had become for Kyubi and for all of them. But they needed the chance to defend themselves and the people they cared about. As they drove back home, the occupants of the car had many things to think about and consider.
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Okay, so that's it for this chapter. I meant to make the fight a bit more action packed, but I want to update all my fics today before my exams start tomorrow, so I'm sorry if this isn't as long as you wanted it to be people. Please R&R and let me know what you think.