"What did you call me in here for Orochimaru?" Sasuke asked coldly. "I need to get back to my training."

"Of course, however I have a simple task for you, it shouldn't take more than a few days and it will be well worth the wait." Orochimaru said calmly.

"Alright, so what do you need?" Sasuke asked impatiently.

"I need you to bring someone here, a girl named Karin." Orochimaru said calmly. "She is currently at the Southern Hideout but she should report to me immediately."

"Shouldn't Kabuto be the one to deal with that?" Sasuke asked.

"I need to stay and take care of a few things, or is it possible that you're afraid." Kabuto said.

"Fine, I'll be back in a few days." Sasuke said vanishing in a cloud of smoke.

"Lord Orochimaru, are you sure we can trust him?" Kabuto asked.

"This is his test, if Sasuke is able to bring Karin here it won't matter in the long run." Orochimaru said calmly.

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"Let me get this straight, three living Uzumaki, a clan long thought to be nearly extinct, requested that we assist them in retrieving a scroll from Orochimaru?" Tsunade asked.

"Exactly, I could hardly believe it but if they were telling the truth Orochimaru has in his possession nearly every jutsu created by the Uzumaki clan." Guy said. "We both know that he can reanimate the first hokage and with Sasuke all he needs is an Uzumaki to open it."

"I understand, however we can't risk Naruto unintentionally aiding Orochimaru." Tsunade said. "The four Uzumaki will remain in the village, Kakashi you will lead a specialized squad for this mission, Ino Yamanaka, Neji Hyuga, and Shino Aburame."

"Understood, I'll be waiting at the gate." Kakashi said calmly.

Suddenly a cloud of smoke filled the room before Sasuke appeared next to Guy.

"Sasuke, what's going on?" Tsunade asked calmly.

"Orochimaru sent me to find someone for him, a girl named Karin." Sasuke said.

"Karin, who is that?" Kakashi asked.

"I don't know her that well, but she's been working with Orochimaru for a while." Sasuke said. "Things could be dangerous for you guys."

"Understandable, a squad is heading to retrieve something from him." Tsunade said calmly. "Do you know anything about Karin?"

"She's a redheaded girl with a few unique chakra abilities, that's all I know." Sasuke said. "I need to keep moving, I'll keep in touch."

With those words the shadow clone disappeared.

"Things are worse than I thought, that girl Karin could be an Uzumaki." Tsunade said. "Kakashi, Guy, get Ino, Neji, and Shino and move out as soon as you can."

"Understood." Kakashi and Guy said at the same time.

"Shizune I have an idea." Tsunade said calmly. "Have Naruto and Hiashi Hyuga report to the training field."

"Right away." Shizune said running out of the room.

"He's not cut out for medical ninjutsu, but if the three of us work together we should be able to drastically improve Naruto's chakra control." Tsunade said. "It's our best shot to increase his chances for survival."

With those words Kakashi and Guy teleported away and Tsunade took a small scroll out of her desk.

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"Well look what we've got here boys." said a muscular bald man with a sword at his hip.

"Yeah boss, this punk is going to have to learn the way things work in your neck of the woods." said a second man with a whip.

"Now I'm a reasonable man, so you can pass through nice and easy if you're willing to pay a little something." the first man said calmly.

"I'm in a hurry, so I would suggest you get out of my way unless you want to be hurt." Sasuke said calmly.

"Well, I tried being reasonable." the man said drawing his sword. "Let's kill this punk."

Why do I even bother, Sasuke thought as the seven men ran towards him with their weapons drawn.

"You're dead kid." said another man with two axes.

Suddenly an invisible barrier blocked all of the weapons.

"What the heck is this?" the leader asked nervously.

"Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation." Sasuke said before spinning and sending the seven bandits flying away.

"What the, how did you do that?" asked one of the bandits.

"That's my secret." Sasuke said calmly walking past the bandits.

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"Lord Orochimaru, your body is beginning to break down." Kabuto said. "You need to perform the transference soon."

"I'm well aware of that, the ritual will take place once the scroll is opened." Orochimaru said calmly. "Of course in the worst scenario I do have her."

"That's true, but who knows if you'll be at your full strength using that technique." Kabuto said nervously. "If she's not in an opportune location you could be in grave danger."

"Thar's a risk I may need to take, however for the time being we will wait." Orochimaru said calmly.

"Of course, should I get the scroll just in case?" Kabuto asked.

"No, we'll wait." Orochimaru said. "Once they return we'll unleash those jutsu."

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"That chakra, it couldn't be." said a figure obscured in shadows. "How in the world could it be possible? I don't understand you were defeated years ago."

"Hey, do you mind not daydreaming when you were getting our food, or is Orochimaru's little puppet daydreaming about Sasuke again?" asked a man in a jail cell.

"Can it." the figure said before knocking the man out in one punch. "Still, if he is alive that means others are too. I might have to talk to Orochimaru about that, wait why is he coming here?"

With those words the figure walked out of the shadows, revealing herself to be a red-haired girl with glasses and a clipboard under her arm.

"So you're paying a visit Sasuke, well what do I owe the pleasure?" she asked calmly before walking down a hallway and going through a door.

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"What are we doing here, I need to help on the mission." Naruto said.

"Naruto you're easily one of the strongest shinobi in the village, but you waste chakra at an alarming rate." Tsunade said calmly. "That's why the three of us are going to help you improve chakra control."

"She's right, if you can manage to control your vast chakra reserves you'll be much more likely to both become hokage and protect your teammates." Hiashi said calmly.

(Sasuke is going to get Karin for Orochimaru, and Naruto is preparing to improve his chakra control. Next chapter Konoha's team will intercept Sasuke. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)