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"You know he is coming right?"
"Yes." Came Itachi's simplistic reply as he continued to sit on his throne of stone and concrete. Roaring fire pits smoldered behind him raising black smoke high into the air as the small crackling noises were rendered as little more to background noises that seemed to calm the Uchiha more than his plant like companion as he leaned into the stiff chair.
"Are you sure. He's close now...this may be your last chance to go. "
"I've told you Zetsu.. There's no need. Everything will be fine."
"I can stall them if your worried about getting caught."
Itachi sighed. "For the last time Zetsu. I don't need to use the bathroom. I'm fine. So just leave before you're found. You're not exactly the combat oriented ninja. "
Zetsu briefly wondered just how long the Uchiha could keep this uncaring facade up. I mean hell. How long could one man sit without going to the bathroom. Hell his ass had to be sore from sitting on that chair for this long. It didn't even have a cushion for christ sakes. It was just a flat slab of rock. He'd certainly be sore if he had to sit in that thing for more than a few minutes. As far as he knew Itachi'd been there all day. Were Uchiha blessed with superhuman bladders to top everything off.
A brief moment of silence.
"You sure?"
The twin Mangekyo glared back at him.
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Four swoop bikes blurred across the forest floor, dodging and weaving between the massive trees, helped by ninja reflexes and computers that could already lay out the next seven hundred yards ahead of them.
Canderous sat on his swoop, and directly behind the massive Mandalorian, hands circled around his waist and head pressed against his back as to shield herself from the harsh winds was Revan, her wine colored cloak flaring out behind her as it caught the wind. Slightly behind them and to the right was Jolee and Sakura. The Pink haired Kunoichi hated swoop bikes the moment she got on them on the way out of Konoha. Too loud, too large and most of all Too fucking fast. As a ninja she had seen speed but these things dwarfed even Lee or Gai in that aspect. It was ridiculous and her confidence was certainly not helped by the fact that one could barely see the incoming trees until it was far too late and had to rely on a computer instead. What if the monitor short circuited, what if the wires shorted out. What if the battery or whatever powered this thing died. The only reason she'd even gotten on one is because she knew that it would give them the edge in speed they needed.
Off a bit to the side was HK on his own swoop. Mainly because NO ONE wanted to get on one with the droid. Revan would have, but she'd been subject to HK's piloting once over Narshadaa on a commandeered light freighter once....The Slo'kai's-El....needless to say that ship was, to this day as far as she knew, still not allowed anywhere near Hut or Exchange controlled space.
Finally, in the rear was Naruto and Tenten. He'd half wanted to ride with Sakura so that they could talk and clear some things up, things that they both probably needed to clear up as a team. But everything had happened so fast that he hadn't had time. And now they were heading to a possible fight with Sasuke, or at the very least a guaranteed fight with Itachi. He just hoped these issues, didn't come up in the fight. For either of them.
It was then that something caught his eye on the rim of the computer screen, a small brown like blotch or stain. Dried up already obviously. He decided to put it in the back of his mind. But of course now that it was there, it refused to leave. Talking while driving a swoop, unless you were like in a wide open plain, was not recommended. But Naruto couldn't help himself now that the thought was gnawing at him. "Hey Tenten!" He yelled over the deafening high pitched howl of the swoop engine.
"What!!!" She yelled back, eyes closed tightly as her grip on his waist tightened to that of a vice. Obviously she hated the swoop as much as Sakura. Naruto had to smile, having had some experience on simulators when he was younger on the ship. Though the feel of the real thing was certainly a lot different. Which was why he was hanging back in this formation, staying behind Canderous who was effectively revealing where to swerve in order to remain safe from the trees and rocks.
"What's this stain over the monitor?"
"What stain! Why are you asking me this now are you nuts?"
"That stain!" He yelled shifting so as to let her see.
Tenten briefly opened her eyes and just as quickly shut them tight. Urgh this guy was nuts. Did he realize the damage a human body would receive from crashing into anything at this speed. It wasn't pretty. It was soup. Gnarly, nasty, disgusting soup. Or fertilizer...yea thats what they'd end up being
Of course these thoughts did not stop Tenten from remembering what had made those stains in the first place.
Flashback:
HK-47 was a droid of many talents.
He could maim, butcher, kill, stab, shoot, decapitate, assassinate, disembowel, incinerate, murder, drown, asphyxiate, poison, throttle, electrocute, blow up, take apart, rip apart, cause excrutiating amounts of pain and even...dance...
But one thing he was not accustomed to was the interrogation of organics. Normaly he could just shoot them and hack the data pad on their person. Or better yet hack the data pads and computer files and then shoot him. So when they asked him to find and interrogate people as to the location of the Uchiha he had forgotten that these people did not have personal data pads.
Using the swoop bike as a lure, it was not long before two humans came forward to check on the noise.
"What the hell is-"
Two quick high pitched sounds indicated a blaster rifle going off shortly before the two bolts killed both individuals. Emerging from the canopy HK marched over to the bodies and began checking them for Datapads.
And so it was after a brief moment the hunter killer droid stood. Finger absently scratching his chin.
'Something tells me I did this wrong.'
Flashback end:
Tenten though couldn't bother saying the story right now. And so, clenching her eyes tightly she felt her fingers grip his jacket even tighter. "Tell you later."
Naruto gave a disappointed sound before turning his eyes over to the front again. For some reason Tenten's eyes felt the strange urge to open. Giving into this urge she found HK, on his swoop, several yards away staring straight at her and she could have sworn he was smiling.
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The massive stone gates of the ancient fortress of the Uchiha clan loomed over the group known as snake, the obsidian black stone, carved out of the volcanic rock shimmered in the light of the mid day stone, massive stone and wood walls circling the compound all round.
Sasuke stepped towards the door black eyes shifting to blood red. "Open."
The stone gates opened with a slow rumble, like a beast awakening from its slumber. Buildings carved out of the very stone lay behind the defensive structure, crumbling, rotting away with the passing time, down the road a single spire lay in wait, the only sign of life being the smoke that rose from the fire pits that framed its doorway.
The team made its way through the street, their steps echoing eerily throughout the hollow city. Sasuke's eyes remaining fixed on his long sought out target, anticipation building within him. Karin and the others, though apathetic could not escape the sliver of fear that coiled around their hearts like a worm. Uchiha Itachi's reputation was well known throughout the ninja nations, even more so in sound, where rumors about how he defeated Orochimaru once before ran rampant. And though Sasuke had allegedly killed Orochimaru, rumors about his failing health had also been circling round the grapevine of Oto so for all they knew, Sasuke may not be above the Oto-Kage's level of skill at all, whereas Itachi almost certainly was.
Only the eerie howl of the wind seemed to fill the narrow alleys and broken homes of the ancient refuge of the Uchiha giving the place a cold, dread filled air. The team ignored this however as they approached the central spire.
The three tomoes of the Sharingan were carved into both doors, glowing eerily as Sasuke approached, sharingan eyes spinning slowly as he did.
There was a sound of a lock clicking open before the two doors seemed to open of their own accord revealing Itachi sitting on the throne of rock.
"Foolish little brother." He stated in greeting, eyes opening slowly.
"Itachi." Sasuke hissed back.
Itachi's eyes remained fixed on his younger brother, effectively ignoring the head of Zetsu as he appeared over the archway of the door.
The Kusa ninja didn't say anything but soon a sign soon morphed out of the stone slightly beneath his head. 'Are you sure you don't want me to stall them? I still can.'
"I've been waiting for this day for a very long time." Sasuke stated as he made his way closer drawing his Kusanagi.
"Is that so?" Itachi said casually leaning his head to the left as the blade pierced the back of the stone throne eyes casually finding the prosthetic right arm that gripped the handle. "My, my...quite a battle wound you have there little brother. Just how weak are you really?"
He leaned forward quickly, ducking beneath the blade as Sasuke swung it to the side, using his natural lightning chakra to heat the stone in milliseconds to allow the blades razor edge an easier time in slicing through it.
Itachi then leapt up standing on the throne's seat. Before he lashed out with a kick sending Sasuke stumbling back. As the younger Uchiha rolled back onto his feet Suigetsu drew his blade bringing Sasuke's attention to him. "No. This is my fight."
"Shouldn't have brought us along then." The mist ninja growled before he rushed forward. Juugo and Karin hesitated for a moment before they too attacked, this man was too dangerous to hinge on Sasuke's pride.
As the Zanbatou descended on the older Sharingan wielder Itachi leapt backwards, allowing the massive blade to cleave straight through the stone due to its sheer size and weight.
Landing on his feet, Karin reached him next lunging at the Uchiha two kunai griped in her hands. She slashed at the older Uchiha. The older man ducked beneath the strike, standing up his eyes found the larger Juugo, the black markings already spreading throughout his body as his eyes gained a wild look.
The man reared back his fist only for Itachi's hands to lash out with dizzying speed smashing the junction of his wrist and palm upwards against Juugo's cheekbones bringing his forward momentum to a grinding halt as he wobbled on his feet, his world going dark for a moment.
Pushing the orange haired teenager aside Itachi was once again facing his brother catching his wrist mid swing before delivering a chakra powered backhand to the younger male's face with his free hand before smashing another chakra powered fist to his solar plexus, knocking the wind right out of him before delivering another devastating uppercut to the man's chin and an elbow to his stomach.
Juugo, recovering quicker from the normally devastating strike spun around rushing to Itachi's back.
His steps were anything but quiet though and it was easy for Itachi to sense his position from sound alone.
Sliding backwards at an angle, one leg outwards he spun around quickly, smashing his foot into Juugo's shin.
With the large teenagers momentum he fell forward, his shoulder slamming into Sasuke making the Uchiha stumble as he backpedaled Juugo falling onto his side.
Itachi leapt upwards in a spin, coming down with a brutal ax kick that smashed into Sasuke's left shoulder and neck. Landing on his other leg Itachi spun around and smashed his previous kicking foot into Sasuke's chest sending him smashing onto the partially destroyed throne.
Suigetsu had finally rejoined the fight swinging his sword in a brutal upwards swing. Two kunai found their way to Itachi's hands as if by magic, crisscrossing them in front of him he let the two knives absorb the powerful blow, which still sent him into a partial skid backwards. One kunai shattering and the other coming dangerously close to its brothers fate.
When he came to a stop his gaze snapped to the right, where he found Karin about to swing again. Using the backwards momentum of his block he caught her wrist with his right hand, spinning in a counter clockwise motion, leaving his back exposed to her he slowly knelt down, as he began to face her again, his right hand now pulling her downwards due to the angle of his spin his left hand tightened into a fist, he released his grip on her wrist, and began to stand, using the added momentum to deliver a jaw breaking uppercut to the red headed woman.
Then, he slammed an elbow into her stomach, sending her reeling. Rolling forward Itachi avoided a downward strike by Suigetsu's massive blade watching it tear into the stone floor.
Standing up Itachi grabbed Karin by the head, using it as a pivot point as he leapt upwards, avoiding Suigetsu's next swing aimed for the back of his knees.
Using the downward momentum from his leap he threw Karin to the stone floor before falling back to avoid Suigetsu's next swing aimed for the middle of his chest.
Falling onto his back before springing to his feet Itachi was ready to focus on the annoying Kiri ninja only to find Sasuke lunging toward him with a flying kick.
Crossing his arms infront of him he felt Sasuke's boot slam into his forearms, once again skidding backwards.
Lowering his guard he saw his brothers rag tag group all standing once again, with Karin rubbing her sore jaw as she stood with Juugo's help.
"Worthless." The older Uchiha drawled as he let his arms fall to his side.
Chakra simmered over the older Uchiha's hands and feet, forming a blue fire-like essence, he visibly tensed beneath his robe as the team took up its fighting stance.
Before the fight could begin anew however a low vibrating hum assaulted their ears, amplified by the closed space of the spire.
"What the hell is that?" Suigetsu growled eyes glancing around the entire spire in agitation, sword held at the ready.
Screech of blaster fire was soon followed by a deafening explosion that covered the team and their opponent in gray dust. Leaping back, away from the area of the explosion the ninja placed their back to the wall.
As the dust cleared four strange vehicles were seen but what truly grabbed the five combatant's attention were the seven people that were making their way towards them.
"More wheat for the scythe." Itachi commented eyes blinking languidly as his eyes passed over each new opponent.
Naruto's eyes remained fixed on Sasuke, blue eyes fixed over his teammate, a fire of determination burning behind his eyes.
Revan's gaze passed over their opponents as well, ignoring her son's and Sakura's rampant emotions, now was not the time for such things.
Drawing her lightsaber Jolee came up to her side, Naruto acting accordingly as well as they both drew their own lightsabers. The one time sith's eyes found Itachi's soon enough, anger evident as she looked upon the Akatsuki cloak. "In the name of the hidden village of Konoha...you're all under arrest."
"Are you threatening me lady Revan?" Itachi questioned as his head tilted to the side in a sardonic manner.
If Revan was surprised at the fact that he knew her name she said nothing, though the same couldn't be said for Naruto or even Canderous as the Mandalorian audibly removed the safety from his heavy repeater.
The legendary force wielder's lightsaber hissed as it flared to life, bathing her face in a deep purple glow. "Yes I am." She responded.
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Ok here ya go, again relatively short, seven pages and technically another bridge point with which to start the fight. I hope you enjoyed Itachi's brief display, but regardless, next chapter from top to bottom will be full of fights and I hope to make it twice as long.
Anyway read and review tell me your thoughts. (Also as a side note my spell check was on the frits so there may, more likely than not, be several mistakes in this chap.)