Shizune was franticly searching for Naruto. It had been six days since meeting the blond and she had gotten attached to the happy blond. While she could do without his insults to her master, he won her over with his charm. The reason why she was looking for the blond was that she found out about the bet that he and Tsunade made. She couldn't believe that her master could be so irresponsible and told her as such. She had to find Naruto and convince him to drop this bet. She knew about the Rasengan and there was no way that he would complete in the time frame that was made.

As she searched, she heard a loud boom and saw some smoke coming from a distance. She made her way over to the area and was shocked at what she saw. The area was littered with little holes and a tree had so many dents in it that it would soon fall over. She observed the holes and noticed that it looked like that something grinded into it. She looked around some more and found Naruto. She was shocked at what she saw. He was leaning against what use to be a huge boulder. She could see pieces of the boulders scattered around the blond. She walked up to him and checked him over.

She saw that he was suffering from chakra exhaustion and had some chakra burns. She carefully placed him on her back and looked to take him back to hers and Tsunade's hotel room. As she began to leave she heard him mumble something. She listened carefully to what he was saying.

"Take that… old hag… I won… necklace mine… old hag…" were the words that she made out. She was a little confused but it sounded that he had succeeded in completing the bet. But that couldn't be true. It took the Fourth Hokage three years to create the move and Jiraiya learned in six months from what she heard. Could this boy really have mastered that jutsu in one week? She put it in the back of her mind and made her way to the hotel room.

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Naruto's eyes began to open. Everything was still kind of fuzzy so he blinked his eyes to focus. After a few minutes, his vision had adjusted and he was able to see clearly. He sat up and looked around. He immediately saw that he was not in the hotel room that he and Jiraiya were staying in. He scratched his head and wondered where he was. That's when he noticed a body on the ground. He quickly got off the bed and checked the person on the ground. He turned the person onto their back and was surprised to see that it was the hag's apprentice. He wondered why she was here and why she was on the ground. He then began to try and wake here.

Shizune began to stir and open her eyes. When she woke up, she could see Naruto's face, looking at her with concern.

"Naruto?" she whispered. She began to wonder what was going on when it hit her like ton of bricks. "Tsunade-sama!" she called out and sat up quickly. However, she was too quick and smashed her head to Naruto's. The two apprentices were holding their heads in pain.

"What the hell?" Naruto growled.

"I'm sorry Naruto but we have to hurry. Tsunade is about to make a very huge mistake." Shizune said.

"Is that so?" a voice said. They turned to see Jiraiya. The old man did not look good. "Perhaps you can tell me what she's about to do."

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Naruto kept shaking his head as the three humans and one pot-belly pig were searching for Tsunade.

"I can't believe you. Can you be any more pathetic? How are you the village's spymaster if you can't even notice that someone drugged your drink?" Naruto asked.

"Hey, Tsunade is one of the best medics in the world! She could have made something that not even I could detect! Now shut up and let Shizune talk!" Jiraiya said and faced Shizune. "Now talk, what did Orochimaru offer that would make Tsunade ever consider helping him?"

"Orochimaru promised to bring Uncle Dan and her brother Nawaki back from the dead if she healed his arms." Shizune said.

"Damn it, he's planning on using that technique. Tsunade is not going to get her wish. Orochimaru is going to kill her as soon as she heals his arms. We have to hurry." Jiraiya said. The four sped up to find the blond Sannin.

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Tsunade was in fright as she looked at the red liquid that was all over her. She dropped to her knees and was shivering. Kabuto just looked at her with a smirk before popping in a blood pill. He should have done this earlier and they would have been gone by now. Now that the fight was in his favor, he was about to knock her out. Tsunade was still in shock as the blood was still on her. She was in complete control until this happened.

After she refused to help Orochimaru, she attacked him and Kabuto to end their lives. They moved the fight out into the fields. They were fighting on even ground for a while before Kabuto decided to get serious. He popped into his mouth a chakra pill and he did hand seals to activate his Chakra Scalpels. He vanished and attacked Tsunade from below. Tsunade countered but Kabuto was too fast. He then touched her arm and legs, cutting her tendons and reducing her strength. She was able to push him away and get some distance but Kabuto was not to be denied.

He then cut some muscles in her chest, causing her to take very deep breaths. Kabuto began to boast about his skills and paid for it. In two quick bursts, Tsunade disrupted Kabuto's functions with the Nervous System Rupture technique and then sent him flying few feet. As she healed herself, Kabuto managed to heal himself from her attack, which surprised her. She quickly got over her surprise as Kabuto came at her with a kunai. She grabbed his wrist and gave him a harsh glare. That's when she showed Kabuto how skilled she was.

Kabuto was bombarded with punches and kicks that sent him skidding against the ground. She took to the air and was about to end the fight but Kabuto used his speed to escape. He then cut into a vein on his arm and sprayed her with a torrent of blood. She immediately shut down and was now at Kabuto's mercy. The young medic looked at her.

"To think that you are the standard that we thrive to reach, I can't believe that you're this pathetic. Oh well, time for you to go to sleep." Kabuto said. That's when a smoke bomb hit the ground. Within the smoke, Kabuto was attacked and sent flying back. He quickly flipped in mid-air and landed on his feet. He felt something running down his cheek and noticed that it was his blood. When the smoke cleared, he saw Jiraiya, Naruto and Shizune standing there. Orochimaru appeared next to him and looked at his other teammate.

"So, you are seeking Tsunade as well? I should have figured that you would choose her for your next Hokage. However, she has something to do before you can try to convince her." Orochimaru said. Naruto looked at Kabuto and narrowed his eyes.

"So you betrayed the Leaf?" Naruto demanded.

"Oh Naruto, I was never loyal to the Leaf." Kabuto said. Naruto looked like he wanted to belt this guy but he controlled himself. Orochimaru looked at Naruto with some praise. He turned his attention back to Kabuto and held out his arm. Kabuto nodded and drew some blood onto a snake-looking tattoo. Kabuto did some seals and placed his hand on the ground.

"Summoning Jutsu!" Kabuto called out. A large puff of smoke later and two large snakes appeared. They hissed at the group. Jiraiya quickly did the same seals and placed his hand on the ground as well.

"Summoning Jutsu!" he called out. When the smoke cleared, he was surprised to see that he summoned Gamakichi. He was a little embarrassed and Orochimaru laughed at him. He ushered the snakes forward and Jiraiya cursed.

"Summoning Jutsu!" a voice shouted. The snakes hit something hard and were pushed back. When the smoke cleared, they saw a large sake saucer type shield. Behind it, a magenta colored toad stood. He had black markings on its face arms and legs. He also had horn like protrusions on its head. He was wearing a black kimono with a white sash and mesh armor. He had a spear type weapon in his other hand. On his head was Naruto. The blond looked at the toad and had a disappointed look on his face.

"Who are you? I was trying to summon the Boss Toad." Naruto said.

"I could ask you the same question." The toad said.

"Uncle Gamaken!" the toad looked to the left to see Jiraiya and Gamakichi.

"It's good to see you master Gamaken." Jiraiya said. He then looked at Naruto. "Nice work Naruto, you summoned a very strong toad."

"Oh, so this is Naruto. Gamakichi, Gamatatsu talk about you a lot." He then looked ahead of him. "So, we are fighting Orochimaru and his summons. I will do what I can but I am not so graceful."

"It's okay, we will do find." Jiraiya said before turned to Naruto. "I need you to protect Tsunade and help Shizune. My guess is that Kabuto will be sent to get her. Assist Shizune and do your best to hold him off."

"I'm on it." Naruto said. He took Gamakichi and made his way over to the two women. Orochimaru looked at the blond as well. He made a motion to Kabuto. He nodded and went after him. He then turned his attention back to Jiraiya. Orochimaru looked at him and gave him a serious expression.

"That boy, I see that you have taken him on as a student. I will admit that the boy does have some skill in the arts but he does not have the natural talent like Sasuke. He will grow but it will not amount to much in this world. But I see why you took him on. He is just like you." Orochimaru mocked.

"Natural talent is overrated. If you recall, you said the same thing about Minato. Didn't he become Hokage?" Jiraiya asked with a smile. Orochimaru frowned at the jab. "Either way, you underestimate the boy. You may think that he won't amount to nothing but I can see that he will grow stronger than ever. Hell, if he continues this path, he may even surpass me and the Fourth Hokage. Just wait, he's going to show you just how good he can get."

"So we have a difference of opinion then? No matter, let's just get this show on the road." Orochimaru said.

"Why not?" Jiraiya said with a grin. Gamaken got ready to fight as the two snakes hissed.

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Naruto stood in front of Tsunade who was still out of it. He didn't know what was wrong with her but he had to protect her like Jiraiya said. He faced Kabuto as Shizune helped Tsunade out. When she was finished, she stood beside Naruto. Kabuto looked at the two with a small smirk that annoyed the hell out of the blond.

"Something funny?" Naruto asked.

"I'm just amused at what you're planning to do. I'll admit that you are skilled Naruto but you are at low chūnin level at best. I am at the same level as your sensei. Even with your partner, I will not have much trouble in taking you out." Kabuto said. It was now Naruto's turn to smirk. In a flash, Kabuto was struck in the back of the knee, forcing him to the ground. He was then hit again by a powerful kick to his chest. He rolled away and looked at the blond with shock and confusion. That's when the air shimmered around him and revealed several clones that surrounded him. He was confused as he did not see Naruto make any seals.

"Confused? You shouldn't be thinking about the beating that I'm about to give you. You can talk all you want about being at the same level as Kakashi-sensei but you ran from him didn't ya?" Naruto asked with a smirk. Kabuto gave Naruto a frown. "Don't underestimate me traitor or else you're going to end up just like the others." Kabuto fixed his glasses and stood up. His smirk returned and he faced the group.

"We'll just have to see if you stack up to the hype Naruto." Kabuto said and got ready to fight. Shizune, Naruto and his clones were prepared as well.

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Authors' Notes: Well, the battle is about to begin. Enjoy the new chapter.