Chapter 21
Sasuke and the others were now close to the Leaf Village, and Sasuke was feeling a little anxious.
He had already decided that he was going to attack Danzo sometime soon, but Garuda had returned saying that Itachi wanted him to wait until he got there to make a move, so Sasuke was thinking about how to go about his attack. If he wasn't careful then he'd be labeled as a rouge nin once again.
He wouldn't purposely hurt anyone else, but Danzo was a respected elder in the Leaf Village, so Sasuke knew that if he just straight up attacked him; there'd be a good chance that other shinobi would jump in to his defense. In that case, Sasuke would have no other choice but to dispose of them as well.
Hinata's excited shriek shook him out of his own thoughts.
"I can see the Village gates! We're here" she said sending a bright smile at Sasuke.
Sasuke smiled back, but then the smile left his face as a disturbing thought entered his mind.
'The Old Sage said that Naruto retained his power as well, so if Jiraiya already taught him how to use Sage Mode, then he'll already know we're back. Which means... Oh hell' Sasuke thought to himself.
As soon as Sasuke finished his thought a blonde blur slammed into him, knocking him down. The momentum sent them rolling back a few feet.
Team Taka were instantly on alert and went to attack the person that attached himself to Sasuke, but Hinata and Gaara stopped them when they saw who it was.
"WELCOME BACK BASTARD" Naruto shouted with his brightest smile and tears in the corner of his eyes. Sasuke couldn't help but smile back at his best friend as he looked at him. Just as he thought there was the yellow outline around his eyes.
"Can you get off me now Loser, I'm not even back in the Village yet" Sasuke said rolling his eyes.
Naruto got off Sasuke and looked around to see everyone else who was with him. He didn't know the red haired girl with glasses, the white haired man with a fanged tooth, or the orange haired giant, but he did know Hinata and Gaara. When he noticed them his smile got even brighter, if that's even possible.
"HINATA! GAARA!" Naruto shouted as he ran over to hug Gaara. When he was done embracing his friend he wrapped Hinata into a huge bear hug causing her to laugh and return the hug.
The hug must've lasted too long because Naruto could sense Sasuke's glare burning a hole in the side of his head. He let Hinata go and sent a smirk at Sasuke.
"I see you're still the same possessive Bastard that you were before you left. Good to see that some things don't change" Naruto said as he walked back over Sasuke to talk about how excited he was that they were back
Team Taka were shocked at the way Naruto was talking to Sasuke, especially Suigetsu. Usually if he said something like that, Sasuke would beat the chakra out of him, but this blond haired man got away with it.
"Who is this guy that can talk to Sasuke without him attacking him?" Suigetsu whispered to Hinata who just gave him a smile.
"That's Naruto. He's Sasuke's best friend and believe me that is only because they haven't seen each other in 2 years. It's only a matter of time before they're fighting like cats and dogs again" Hinata said back. Gaara nodded in agreement remembering how much his two friends fought.
Then Neji arrived with his Byakugan activated, but he wasn't alone. Kakashi, Hanare, Haku, Zabuza and Sakura were with him. All of their eyes widened when they saw who Naruto was next too.
"SASUKE, HINATA YOU'RE BACK" They all shouted as they surrounded the two.
Soon Hinata and Sasuke were bombarded by questions, hugs and smiles from their friends.
"How did you guys know we were here?" Sasuke asked once everyone calmed down.
"We were all in the Uchiha District and Naruto was showing us one of his new techniques when he just sprinted out of the room. Neji activated his Byakugan and tracked his chakra to out here so we followed. We had no idea that you two had returned" Kakashi said.
Then everyone noticed the 3 people that had been ignored up to this point. Sensing the attention on them, Suigetsu took this opportunity to address Zabuza.
"Zabuza-senpai do you remember me? I'm Suigetsu Hozuki; Mangetsu's little brother" Suigetsu asked with smirk.
Zabuza narrowed his eyes in thought for a moment before he remembered a small white haired boy that used to hang around the swordsman whenever they were assembled in the village.
"Well I'll be damned, You grew up kid. Do you know how to wield all of the legendary swords liked your brother did?" Zabuza asked.
"I haven't tried yet, but I'm sure I could figure it out if I was given the chance. So what do you say Zabuza? Wanna fight to the death for your executioner's blade?" Suigetsu said.
Apparently that was the wrong thing to say because as soon as the words left his mouth, he was pinned to a nearby tree by 10 senbon curtesy of Haku. She was glaring at him as she spoke.
"Don't you ever threaten Zabuza like that again. The next time that you do I'll be sure to kill you in the most slow and painful way that I know how to" Haku said with more senbon in her hand.
Naruto chuckled nervously and lowered Haku's hand before she could throw anymore senbon at Suigetsu's exposed form.
"Relax babe, we're all friends here. I'm sure that he was just kidding about the fight to the death" Naruto said putting his arm around Haku's waist to pacify her.
"Nah he was dead serious kid. That's just the way things were in the Mist Village, and if you wanna keep your arm I suggest you remove it from around Haku's waist" Zabuza said with his aura flaring.
Naruto was quick to try to remove his arm, but Haku kept it in place and gave Zabuza an annoyed look. Zabuza just shrugged his shoulders and addressed Suigetsu who had just freed himself from being pinned to the tree.
"Well we can't fight to the death, but I'll let you borrow it in a sparring match to see how good your swordsman skills are. If you impress me enough then I might just let you have it" Zabuza said. Suigetsu's eyes lit up at the words.
"Really? Thank you senpai! I promise that I won't disappoint and soon that sword will be mine" Suigetsu said.
While everyone was preoccupied with the scene that Haku just caused, Kakashi pulled Sasuke to the side to talk to him.
"So how has everything been with you and Hinata?" The masked ninja asked with a raised eyebrow.
Sasuke looked at the man in confusion as he tried to figure out the true question his sensei was asking.
"We've been fine. We're still together and were still taking care of each other to the best of our abilities" Sasuke replied.
Kakashi nodded. It was good to hear that they were still together and looking out for each other, but that's not what he was asking.
"What I mean is, how was your stay in the Sound? Did you two interact often or did you focus more on training?" Kakashi asked.
"We really focused on training with our respective trainers so we didn't really see each other during the day unless it was a joint training session and those were rare. We did sleep in the same room though, and on the same bed. I wouldn't let anyone try to take advantage of Hinata" Sasuke said still not sure what information Kakashi wanted.
Kakashi gave a nod as if that's what he wanted to hear.
"So you did do 'IT' right? I hope you used the Jutsu because its a little too early to have little Uchiha/Hyuuga hybrids running around the Village" Kakashi said with a smirk.
Sasuke's eyes widened. He now understood exactly what Kakashi was talking about. Sasuke couldn't fight the small blush that was spread on his face.
"We haven't gone that far yet. She offered recently, but I knew she'd be more comfortable if we waited until marriage, so I declined" Sasuke said looking away from his Sensei in slight embarrassment. Kakashi still noticed it.
"Oh that's kind of disappointing but there's no need to be embarrassed, the fact that you are waiting means that you must genuinely love Hinata. Tell me that you at least read the book I gave you" Kakashi said.
Sasuke blushed even darker at that.
"I definitely read it" Sasuke said thinking back to the situation it put him in. He began to tell Kakashi what happened.
XxXxXx
Flashback
Sasuke had just finished a sparring session with Orochimaru. He had lost the match, but the Sannin had to be helped to his room by a medic nin so Sasuke still counted it as a victory.
It was a rare day where Sasuke had finished his training before Hinata did, so she had yet to return from her training with Kabuto. This gave Sasuke alone time to think about things.
His hormones were out of the control, and he didn't know what to do. The first time he'd been through this part of his life he was so focused on revenge that his sex drive was almost nonexistent, but this time he knew the truth about everything. This made Sasuke experience the hormones of a teenager full force and he didn't know how to handle them.
While he was thinking about what to do, he remembered the book that Kakashi gave him before they left the village.
He opened the door to his room and looked outside of his room multiple times to make sure no one was near before he closed the door and locked it. He then went to his bag and pulled out the small book.
"Icha Icha Paradise Vol. 1" Sasuke said reading the title. He shrugged to himself before opening the book and reading the first page.
It was civil enough, just some kissing. It was nothing that Sasuke hasn't already done with Hinata so he wasn't bothered, but when he got to page 7 his head almost exploded.
He had no idea that there were that many positions, or that a woman's body could bend that way, or that clones could be used for sexual purposes. He activated his Sharingan so that he could memorize all of the information the book was giving him.
Sasuke continued to read page after page of the book until he was almost finished. He was so entranced with the book that he didn't hear the door open, or Hinata's footsteps coming towards him. He didn't sense Hinata's presence until she spoke from right next to him.
"What are you reading about?"
Sasuke jumped up, slammed the book shut and threw it to the other end of the room. He then turned to Hinata who had a confused look on her face.
"I just reading about some new jutsu that Orochimaru wanted me to learn by tomorrow" Sasuke lied smoothly hoping that Hinata didn't question it further. Unfortunately for him, Hinata already knew Sasuke far to well for him to be able to lie to her effectively.
"Okay if that's what you want to tell me then fine, but I'm going to read the book to see for myself" Hinata said walking towards the book that was on the floor in the corner.
Sasuke was in front of her faster then she could blink.
"Sorry Hime can't let you do that, Orochimaru said that it was for my eyes only" Sasuke said standing between Hinata and the book.
Now Hinata knew that there was something going on with that book and she was determined to know what it was.
"Sasuke you never care about what Orochimaru says, so please move out of the way and let me see the book" Hinata said looking at Sasuke.
When Sasuke didn't move, Hinata decided to just walk around him, but Sasuke moved in every direction that she did to block her path. Hinata was starting to get annoyed, but over the past year she already knew how to get what she wanted from Sasuke.
She placed her hand on Sasuke's exposed chest and gave him a sly smile that made Sasuke's stomach twist uncomfortably.
Sasuke knew what she was trying to do, and after reading the book Kakashi gave him, he wasn't in the right mindset to calmly deal with her seduction tactics.
'She's playing dirty! You have to stay strong Sasuke, if she reads the book then she's going to think that I'm a pervert or something... If she ever gets up after she faints. I must avoid that at all costs.'
With that thought in mind Sasuke tried to put Hinata in a Genjutsu, but he'd done that trick before so Hinata was ready for it. She activated her Byakugan and continued her advances on Sasuke. She mingled their chakra together in a soothing way, making Sasuke's eyes close in satisfaction. He let out a sigh in contentment before his eyes widened in realization.
Hinata had taken the book from behind him and was looking at the cover.
"Icha Icha Paradise? I wonder what this is about" Hinata said as she began to open the book.
It all went in slow motion for Sasuke as he watched in horror as Hinata began to open the book. Sasuke was racking his brain for ways to prevent a disaster, then it came to him. He quickly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and glared at the book.
"AMATERASU"
Hinata shrieked and dropped the book in surprise as black flames consumed the book. She watched as the black flames continued to burn long after the book had been reduced to ashes, and then they were suddenly gone.
She gave Sasuke a confused look as she watched him deactivate his Sharingan. She glared at him before deciding that she had enough of his nonsense. They tell each other everything and that wasn't going to stop over a dumb book.
"Okay now that you have destroyed the book, you are going to tell me exactly what was in the book or I will lock up your chakra points and you will sleep on the floor" Hinata said
She gave a very Sasuke-like smirk when she saw him flinch. She knew that would be torture for him, especially since he liked to cuddle with her while they laid in the bed; Not that he'd ever admit that.
Sasuke thought for a second before sighing in defeat. She'd picked up too many of his bad habits including his sadism. Sleeping on the floor? That just wasn't fair.
"It was basically porn. I was reading it because I was curious as to why Kakashi gave me the book" Sasuke explained. Hinata's face was beet red, and Sasuke was surprised that she hadn't fainted.
"I-I see, so you w-were reading i-it because you w-want to be with m-me like t-that?" Hinata asked stuttering because of her embarrassment.
Sasuke definitely didn't expect her to ask him that. He couldn't help but nod honestly.
"Well maybe not all of the positions, but some of them looked interesting" Sasuke muttered.
"O-Okay maybe we could try them soon" Hinata said surprising Sasuke even more.
He looked at Hinata's face to see if she was serious. Hinata's face was still a dangerous shade of red, but she kept eye contact with Sasuke. Sasuke could feel the blood rushing to his other head and knew that the situation would be out of his control if he didn't diffuse it now.
"I have to take a shower" Sasuke said sprinting into the bathroom full speed and slammed the door shut behind him.
That night he took the coldest shower he'd ever take in his life
End Flashback
XxXxXx
Kakashi was laughing uncontrollably when Sasuke finished telling his story. Sasuke was giving his sensei his best glare, but it wasn't working as he continued to laugh.
After he calmed down, Kakashi pat Sasuke on the head.
"You have so much to learn, and fortunately for you; I'm willing to teach you" Kakashi said.
Sasuke was about to yell at Kakashi, but Naruto interrupted him.
"Hey Bastard we have to go to the Hyuuga Compound to talk to Hiashi. They still have Neji and the other Branch members under the control of the curse seal, so we might have to rough up a few Hyuugas" Naruto said.
"Oh is that so? Well we'll have to do something about that huh Hinata?" Sasuke asked with a smirk.
Hearing Sasuke's comment, Neji's eyes widened and he looked at his cousin hopefully.
"You found a way to remove the curse seal Hinata-sama?" Neji asked.
"I haven't tried it yet, but I have developed a technique that should be able to remove the curse seal from you" Hinata said.
"So how about it Neji? Wanna be the test subject for an experimental jutsu?" Sasuke asked only to be hit by a chakra infused palm.
"Don't make it sound like that Sasuke. That's not funny" Hinata said as she healed the spot she just hit.
Neji gave a smirk at his friends, before a determined expression reached his face.
"I'll do whatever it takes to be free. No matter the risk" Neji said.
"Alright then, meet us in the Uchiha District. We have to report to the Hokage and then we'll be right there to begin the ritual" Sasuke said.
Neji nodded and made his way to the Uchiha District. Sakura, Naruto and Haku followed him, neither wanting to miss the ritual. Kakashi, Hanare and Zabuza decided to escort Sasuke, Hinata, Gaara and Team Taka to the Hokage Tower.
Sasuke and others entered the Hokage Tower to see that Tsunade downing a bottle of Sake. When she noticed their presence she gave them a small smile.
"Good to see that you two made it back safely. How did your mission go? What is Orochimaru's next move?" Tsunade asked as she pulled out another bottle of Sake from under her desk.
"It was a complete success and as for Orochimaru his whereabouts are currently unknown. A source told me that the Sound Village was destroyed by the Akatsuki, but I think we both know that Orochimaru probably found a way to escape getting destroyed along with it" Sasuke said.
Tsunade nodded in agreement. Orochimaru always finds way to escape death; he was either extremely lucky or extremely hard to kill.
"Okay thank you for completing your mission, do you mind introducing the three people behind you?" Tsunade asked.
"They are Karin, Juugo, and Suigetsu. They were Orochimaru's experiments from the Sound Village. They are now apart of a team with us, and they aren't loyal to the Sound Village" Hinata said.
Tsunade looked at them skeptically and then nodded.
"Okay I'll have Ibiki probe their minds to see if they hold any ill will towards the Leaf, and if they pass then I'll allow them residence in the Village" Tsunade said as she told Shizune to get Ibiki.
Suigetsu looked as though he was about to object, but his mouth was covered by Zabuza. He gave him a look that told him to stay quiet, and Suigetsu begrudgingly agreed to stay quiet.
"Good and I didn't expect to see you here Kazekage. What business do you have in the leaf?" Tsunade asked.
Gaara explained the situation about the Akatsuki and how he owed his life to Leaf Shinobi. He also told her about how close he was with Sasuke, Hinata and Naruto, so Tsunade allowed him full access to everything within the village. Soon after that, Ibiki entered the room with his mind probe ready.
"Are they ready?" Tsunade asked.
Sasuke nodded and after Taka had their mind probed they left the office. Sasuke and Hinata were walking hand in hand towards the Uchiha District; unknown to them they were being watched by someone still inside the Hokage Tower.
"How troublesome. Not only did the Uchiha return, but he seemed to have grown even closer to the Hyuuga Heiress. I cannot allow a relationship like this to continue. The children produced from the Union of a Uchiha and Hyuuga will be abnormally powerful. It might lead to the Village's downfall and that's a chance I'm not willing to take" Danzo said to himself as he continued to stare at the couple.
He couldn't voice his complains to the Hokage, because it seemed like Tsunade was fond of the kids, but he knew one other person who could stop such a thing from happening.
With his mind made up, he left his office and the Hokage Tower and began to walk towards the Hyuuga Compound. He had a meeting with Hiashi.
XxXxXx
Inside the Sasuke's house, Sasuke had put a barrier jutsu around his house to keep the rest of the Village oblivious to what was going on.
Neji's body was laying in a circle full of seals that Hinata had created for the ritual of removing his curse seal. Neji's chakra was completely sealed off so that it wouldn't interfere with Hinata's coursing through his body.
"Relax Neji-niisan. You can't be nervous during the ritual or it won't work right" Hinata said trying to soothe her cousin. Neji frowned at Hinata accusing him to be nervous.
"I'm not nervous Hinata-sama, I just can't wait for this seal to be removed" Neji said stubbornly.
Hinata sighed and signaled for Sakura to help her. Sakura nodded and went to sit next to Neji's body. Neji looked at Sakura who gave him her brightest smile. Neji couldn't help but smile back as he relaxed his body.
Hinata smiled and began to concentrate her Chakra into Neji's forehead focusing on the same part of the brain where the seal resided. She went to work on unraveling the the chakra keeping the seal in place, but it was stubborn and wouldn't budge. It would fade one moment and then come back a second later. That could only mean 1 thing; whoever placed the seal had more chakra then Hinata did.
Hinata was worried about that ever since she read that line in the scroll. She had hoped that she was strong enough, but she wasn't. She withdrew her chakra with tears in her eyes. She felt like she failed her cousin and it hurt.
Neji noticed the pain in Hinata's eyes along with the unshed tears and understood.
"It's not your fault Hinata-sama you tried your best and that's all I could ask you for. Thank you" Neji said smiling.
Naruto looked at the scene in confusion. He didn't understand why Hinata suddenly stopped when it seemed like she was about to remove the seal. He saw that it was fading, but wouldn't completely go away.
"What happened Hinata? Why didn't it go away completely?" Naruto asked.
Hinata looked down in shame as she told Naruto the truth.
"I didn't have enough chakra to remove it. It was placed by someone who is stronger than me, probably my father, so I can't remove it" Hinata said.
Naruto smiled brightly confusing everyone in the room. Neji frowned as was about to yell at Naruto, but Naruto spoke before Neji got the chance to.
"If that's all then it won't be a problem. The seal will be off Neji right away" Naruto said as he was suddenly covered in a yellow orangish chakra.
Everyone stared at Naruto in surprise. His chakra flared up to indescribable levels. Kakashi lifted his headband up to see the new transformation's chakra flow better, and Sasuke rolled his eyes before he smirked at his best friend's power.
'Of course he found a way to unlock his powers just as early as I did. Looks like he's still my ultimate rival' Sasuke thought to himself.
"Naruto what is that form?" Gaara asked looking in amazement at the power radiating from him.
"Oh it's my Bijuu mode. Kurama shares his chakra with me to make me much stronger than I normally am. We get along well now even though he's still a grumpy fox sometimes" Naruto said.
"Can we do that?" Gaara asked in his mind to Shukaku.
"We could if you trusted me" Shukaku growled back at Gaara.
"We'll practice it later" Gaara replied back to the Tailed Beast before cutting off the connection.
"That's incredible Naruto, but how does that help me?" Hinata said
Naruto placed his hand on Hinata's shoulder and then removed it. Hinata was about to ask him what he did, but before she could she was covered in a red aura. Hinata looked down at her hands feeling her chakra increase at least 3x over.
"Kurama just shared some chakra with you too, so now you should have more than enough to remove the seal, even if Hiashi was the one who placed it" Naruto said with a thumbs up.
A bright smile made it's way on to her face. She immediately went back to trying to remove the curse seal from Neji. Her chakra once again entered through his forehead and the reached the part of the brain the seal occupied, but this time it was easily unraveled. Hinata sent a burst of chakra through Neji's head to ended up destroying the seal completely.
Everyone in the room watched as the seal disappeared from Neji's forehead. They all began to cheer for their friend's freedom. Even Taka had smiles on their faces at the scene.
"I'm done" Hinata said with a smile looking at her cousin. Naruto nodded and powered down from his Bijuu form.
Hinata unblocked Neji's chakra points and helped him up so that he could look in a mirror. Neji saw his reflection and smiled the most genuine smile anyone had ever scene from him. He turned and gave Hinata a tight hug.
"Thank you Hinata-sama. I can't even begin to express how grateful I am to you for doing this for me. I'm finally free and I will forever be in your debt" Neji said with tears in his eyes threatening to fall.
"Does that mean you're forever in my debt too, because I kinda did help" Naruto said. Neji rolled his eyes before turning to his friend.
"I'll buy you Ramen anytime you want for the next month" Neji said knowing that that was probably all he could afford before he went broke.
Naruto's eyes lit up in excitement at that. Now that the ritual was over, Sasuke removed the barrier from around his house.
"Now that the ritual is over and Neji's cursed seal has been removed; I think it's time to head to the Hyuuga Compound." Sasuke said.
Some nodded in agreement while others had other things that they were interested in doing.
"I'll see you guys later, I have to go to the flower shop" Gaara said while walking away so no one could tease him for his comment.
Sasuke watched Gaara leave with a knowing smirk on his face.
"We'll pass too. I promised to show the brat the Executioner's Blade and he won't stop bugging me until I do" Zabuza said with Suigetsu nodding furiously behind him. Karin and Juugo decided to go with Suigetsu to make sure the white haired ninja wouldn't get into trouble.
After they left, Sasuke looked around the room to see who was left of their group. He was surprised that Kakashi and Hanare stayed, but he wasn't upset by it at all.
"Alright is this the group that's heading to the Hyuuga Compound?" Sasuke asked. When everyone nodded, Sasuke made his way towards the door only to have it slammed open revealing a blue haired man with bright green eyes.
Everyone was instantly on high alert until Sasuke noticed the purple fingernail polish the man was wearing. Calming down Sasuke addressed the others.
"Relax guys it's only Itachi" Sasuke said shocking everyone and making the man smile.
"Maybe you're not as foolish as I thought you were Sasuke. I'm curious to know how you realized that it was me with my transformation jutsu" Itachi said
When Sasuke smirked, Itachi knew that he wasn't going to like the answer his brother was going to give him, but Sasuke blurted it out before Itachi could change the subject.
"It's because you're always wearing purple nail polish. Your the only guy I know that wears nail polish" Sasuke said causing the other males in the room to chuckle.
Itachi frowned. There was a story behind why he wore the nail polish. He does it to honor the memory of Izumi Uchiha, not that any of them knew who she was. He glared at Naruto, Neji and Kakashi, shutting the trio up.
"Hmm I see, Well great observation. Where are you all heading to now? I got the message you gave me and I'm glad that you've taken my advice and waited for me to arrive" Itachi said.
Sasuke nodded and explained to Itachi that he and Hinata had found a way to remove the cursed seals from the Hyuuga Branch members and that they were going to tell Hiashi to end the Branch System. Itachi thought over information before sighing to himself.
"I'll support you if that's what you want to do, but you must know that the Caste System has been the Hyuuga way for generations. If you destroy that now than the Branch House could revolt against the Main House. You'd cause a Civil War within the Largest and second most powerful clan in Konoha" Itachi said logically.
"Second most powerful?" Neji asked out loud feeling slightly offended.
"We Uchiha are far superior to the Hyuuga in both looks and power... Well besides Hinata. She looks better than any Uchiha female around my age that I've seen so she's the only exception to the rule" Sasuke said smirking at Neji who glared back.
"Anyways, What I'm trying to say is that we should think about this more carefully, if we go in there making demands then there's a chance that we'll only make things worse" Itachi said.
The room was quiet for a moment as everyone thought over the best course of action. Of course Naruto was the first to speak his mind.
"I'll just go tell Hiashi that the Caste System is done and if anyone disagrees, or tries to start a fight then I'll kick their ass" Naruto said.
He didn't give no one anytime to think his words over as he left the house as soon as he finished speaking.
"Well guess we go with Naruto's plan for now. There aren't any Hyuuga powerful enough to defeat all of us together, so force seems like a great option" Haku said.
"You've been spending too much time with the Idiot. You're usually more sensible than this" Neji said. Haku just shrugged and walked out after Naruto.
Nobody else had any other ideas so they decided that they'd just wing it. Haku was right, there were no Hyuuga strong enough to take own their combined might.
The walk to the Hyuuga Compound was short and the guards at the gate let them in with minimal hesitancy. They were happy that Hinata and Sasuke were back so they allowed them to go right in, no questions asked.
The group made their way to Hiashi's study where they knew that he and Hizashi would be. Hinata knocked on the door before opening it and everyone was surprised to see who was in the room drinking a cup of tea.
"What timing. Come children we were just discussing your future" said the man. The same man that made Sasuke and Itachi's blood boil.
Seeing that Sasuke was physically unable to speak, Kakashi chose to ask the question that was on everyone's mind.
"What are you doing here... Danzo"
XxXxXx
Jiraiya was in a tough situation.
He had found out that his information was correct and that the Akatsuki leader was in fact stationed in Amekagure. The people here worshipped him as if he was a God, but that wasn't the craziest thing. The thing that put Jiraiya in a tough situation is that the leader of the Akatsuki was one of his former students.
He was currently standing in front of them, and he could feel the chakra swirling around in the air. Jiraiya knew that this would turn into a fight, and he was also aware that his chances of survival were slim to none, but that didn't matter. All that mattered is that he found a way to defeat him.
"Why do you look so surprised Jiraiya-sensei? Didn't you train us to change the world for the better? In order to do that, the whole world has to share our pain" the Deva Path said.
"Yahiko what happened to you, and why do you have Nagato's eyes? You were a good kid, and you always wanted to change the world for the better. Now you're terrorizing the 5 Great Nations" Jiraiya said.
"You've been gone for a long time sensei, so you missed quite a bit. There is no more Yahiko, only Pein"
After that the 5 paths attacked Jiraiya at once with Konan providing paper bombs for support. Jiraiya quickly summoned 4 warrior toads to help him fight the Pein's but that idea was thwarted as one of the Pein's summoned a 3 headed dog.
Seeing that the Pein was off guard Jiraya tried to take advantage of the blind spot
"FIRESTLYE: BIG FLAME BULLET JUTSU"
A massive wall of fire aimed right for the unsuspecting Path, but another jumped in the way and absorbed the whole jutsu.
Jiraiya looked on in surprise, but it didn't last long as he had to dodge a hit from the Deva path. Knowing that he had to Take this fight more seriously he summoned Fukasaku and Shima the 2 Great Toad Sages.
"What is it Jiraiya-boy? What did you get yourself into that requires our help?" Fukasaku or 'Pa' asked from Jiraiya's right shoulder.
"Can't talk right now hold on" Jiraiya said dodging another attack.
"MULTI SHADOW CLONE JUTSU"
15 Jiraiya's surrounded the Paths Of Pein and attacked simultaneously. They were easily disposed off, but they gave Jiraiya the distraction that he needed to get away from their line of vision.
Jiraiya may not have been a genius, but he noticed that the different Paths of Pein shared vision with their Rinnegan, and he could also tell that the Path with Yahiko's body was vastly superior than the rest.
"I need to go into Sage Mode if I want to have a chance against them" Jiraiya said.
Pa scoffed. It was such a shame that Jiraiya wasn't as naturally talented in Sage jutsu as his pupil Naruto was. The boy learned Sage mode perfectly after just 2 weeks on Mount Myoboku, while Jiraiya still needed him and Ma to sustain it for more than 5 minutes.
"Okay Jiraiya-boy" Pa said as he and Ma focused their nature energy into Jiraiya letting him use Sage mode and not a moment too soon as the Pein's had found him.
"Mind lending me some oil and wind to stoke the flame?" Jiraiya asked.
Ma and Pa nodded and spit out oil and wind while Jiraiya provided the fire. Soon the hallway was consumed in a blazing hot fire.
Jiraiya stopped the Jutsu when he thought that he'd defeated at least 2 of the Paths, but he was instantly on guard when he felt a shift in the air.
"ALMIGHTY PUSH"
He barely had time to cover up Ma and Pa with his own body as the entire base was blown apart.
Jiraiya twitched as one of the paths got near his injured body. Jiraiya smirked when he realized that he was alone. This was his chance to dispose of one of them.
"TOAD GOURD PRISON"
Jiraiya said as he pulled the Animal Path into the Toad's stomach and trapped him there alone with him. Jiraiya quickly hit the path with a Massive Rasengan to severely hurt it.
Jiraiya used most of his chakra with that one technique and he knew that he wouldn't survive the rest of the fight, but he also found out some valuable information about how to deal with the rest of the Pein's. With this information, Naruto would be able to deal with the rest of them.
Jiraiya was about to leave the Toad's stomach when the Animal Path suddenly sat up and stabbed a rod through Jiraiya's shoulder. Jiraiya reacted quickly and buried a kunai in its brain right between his eyes.
Jiraiya sat down for a minute to catch his breath. Ma and Pa looked at him with worried expressions, but Jiraiya just gave them both a smile.
"Ma you can go, I don't want you getting hurt here. Pa you can go too, but I have to inscribe a message on your back along with the secrets to defeat Pein. Make sure this gets to Tsunade, also make sure she gets this body so that they can study it" Jiraiya said as he used his chakra to burn a message into Pa's back.
Ma nodded and disappeared, while Pa stayed and stared.
"What are you going to do Jiraiya-boy?" Pa asked.
"I'm probably going to die here, but I'm sure as hell going to go down fighting. Just make sure to get this information to Konoha, and also my final wish is to let my Godson Naruto know that he's the one I want to inherit my will" Jiraiya said with a bright smile and thumbs up.
Pa didn't have time to say anything else as Jiraiya left out of the safety of the Toad's stomach. Pa shook his head solemnly and disappeared to do as Jiraiya had asked, and left to inform the Village of his demise.
Once he was outside he was ambushed by the remaining 4 Paths of Pein. They all stabbed 4 rods into his back. Jiraiya coughed up blood as he was pinned to a rock by those rods.
"I'm sorry that it had to come to this sensei but you're sacrifice will not be in vain. I'll make sure that the rest of the world feels your pain" the Deva Path said as he kicked Jiraiya's body into the water and watched as it begin to sink for a moment before turning to the remaining paths.
"We're low on numbers right now, but we are heading to Konoha to collect the 9 Tails Jinchuuriki. If necessary I'll use my ultimate technique, but we'll be leaving immediately" The Deva Path said
The rest of the Paths nodded and they left the area.
Jiraiya was sinking with a smile on his face. He was thinking about his life and he knew that he had no regrets. He lived to the fullest and he thought that he did everything that he could've done as a shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village.
He was thinking about the title for his next book as he felt the remains of his chakra fade from his body. He thought he felt the water shift, but that didn't matter to him.
He felt something grab his body and pull him upwards. That was the last thing that was on Jiraiya's mind as the air left his lungs and everything went black.
XxXxXx
Danzo looked Kakashi before turning his eye towards Sasuke and Hinata. The action made Sasuke openly frown at the man.
"I was talking to Hiashi about canceling this little engagement between the Heiress and the last Uchiha. I have expressed concerns about how the theoretical child will be far too dangerous to be allowed to live" Danzo said.
Sasuke's Sharingan flared instantly and everyone noticed the chakra swirling around Sasuke.
"Who the hell do you think you are? You have no say about my future or who I decide to have kids with" Sasuke said in a low dangerous voice. Danzo didn't seem to be intimidated by Sasuke's shift in tone.
"The Uchiha were such an emotional clan. That's probably why your brother did what he did. He was probably tired of hearing them complain and whine all the time" Danzo said drinking the rest of his tea.
Itachi stiffened next to Sasuke and Kakashi grabbed him to keep him from lunging at Danzo.
"SHUT UP! IF YOU KEEP TALKING TO SASUKE LIKE THAT I'LL KICK YOUR ASS" Naruto yelled at Danzo.
"You are the village orphan that nobody cares for. The one who will never be acknowledged as anything other than a demon vessel" Danzo replied
Neji had enough of Danzo's crude remarks, so he stepped forward.
"You're speaking to my friends like you have a death wish. In fact, I believe that it is your destiny to die Danzo, right here, right now" Neji said activating his Byakugan in anger, but he paled at what he saw.
"W-What is t-this. WHY THE FUCK ARE THEIR SHARINGAN ON YOUR ARM?" Neji screamed at Danzo.
Hiashi, Hizashi and Hinata all activated their Byakugans to see the gruesome sight on his arm. They all paled and Hiashi instantly stood up.
"Answer the boy's question Danzo. Explain why there are Sharingan on your arm" Hiashi said calmly even though he was seething with rage on the inside.
"They weren't being used by the corpses in the ground, so I decided that I would make good use of them" Danzo said as if it was obvious.
That was the last straw for Itachi and Sasuke. Itachi released his transformation jutsu and Kakashi let Sasuke go. Together the 2 brothers attacked Danzo.
"FIRE STYLE: FIREBALL JUTSU"
Danzo was blasted through the wall and soon the group were surrounded by hundreds of masked ninja similar to the Anbu. Kakashi recognized them as Danzo's Root shinobi.
"Seems like I made an error in judgement. I should've known the day would come that Itachi would turn against the Village and tell Sasuke the truth, but I guess it all works out." Danzo started as he looked around at the faces of Sasuke, Itachi, Kakashi, Hanare, Naruto, Haku and the Hyuugas before smirking and removing the bandages from his arm revealing the many Sharingan on his arm.
"After today the Uchiha Clan will be extinct" Danzo said as he gave the order to attack, and all hell broke loose.
TBC
Antex- The Legendary Zoroark- Thank you! And they didn't meet up in Ame... but I'm sure you figured out what happened. And you're right. The Danzo fight has come
Tg1ubvme- That's the vibe I'm getting too. We'll just have to see
Thank you for everyone who reads and reviews every chapter. Please continue to give me feedback on how I can make the story better. I'm always open for improvement - Dishon 3