Chapter Twenty-eight
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A/N
This chapter is it. The final one. Surprises will come and go in this chapter and everything previously is only a prelude to this one single chapter. It's been fun but all good things must come to an end. Without further a due let's get on with it.
Naruko was perched on the Namekaze roof looking in particular directly. She was looking in the very direction Kiba was sitting in on the Cliff. Unbeknown to others she can plainly smell Kiba on the evening wind. It might surprise Shino if he knew she was scared as well about seeing Kiba again for different reasons than Shino was thinking. She was scared for about the same reasons Kiba was.
When she was about to inside the wind shifted and she smelled two figures that was approaching Konoha from the opposite direction. These two figures smelled extremely powerful and deadly. One had a familiar smell however and she realized he smelled similarly to Sasuke. Then she realized they were coming for her or more precisely they were coming for the demon inside of her. One of them had to be Itachi Uchiha and the other must be a fellow Akatsuki Member. For the first time in a very long time fear crept into her heart.
Naruko wanted to run but knew others would be at greater risk if she did. Inside the Namekaze house was Kakashi and Sakura. Kakashi was no match for Itachi. Last time they tangled Itachi very nearly killed Kakashi. If it were not for Tsunade retuning to the village he still be in a coma.
Sakura was just starting her training under Tsunade and it was in Medical Jitsu first. Her other skills would not be able to handle this coming fight. If Tsunade was here then they might have a chance but she is head deep in paperwork in the Hokage tower.
No the only person need to fight here is Naruko herself. She has been training herself for months for such a fight. But this fight could not happen at the worst possible time. She had started her cycle this morning meaning she could not access her Chakra. Kyuu is in her body for the cycle so he cannot help. Naruko released the seal on Kokoro and now she is in the fox dimension recouping her strength. Naruko cannot even talk to her 'houseguest' inside her body. She was almost helpless.
But ninja's are rarely totally helpless. She still had her Uzumaki stamina. Although she cannot talk to Kurama she still will heal quickly due to his presence. She still had her impressive new skills in kenjutsu. Naruko even had had a fair amount of tai-jutsu skills.
The skills she could not do is her Shadow clones, Rasengan, her new Rasen-shuriken, any of her summoning jutsus, and her new wind Chakra Jutsus. Heck without her chakra she was totally defenseless concerning Itachi's Sharingan. Maybe it would be better if she locked herself in the vault. No! If she did that then the Akutsuki members coming will kill Kakashi and Sakura for sure.
With trepidation she threw six kunais with paper bombs attached into the air. They landed one after another at the feet of the approaching Akutsuki, forcing them to jump back each time before it exploded. When the smoke cleared Naruko threw another kunai but this time directly at Itachi's head. Itachi caught it. It had a note attached from Naruko asking them to stay where they were and if they did she will gladly come to them alone. Itachi was impressed. They were about 7.5 kilometers from the girl's position and yet she was able to not only detect them but accurately throw kunais right at them.
Naruko could have played for keeps and alerted others of their presence. She could even have thrown a lot more paper-bombs laced kunais. But either scenario might have put others at risk that the she cared about. What she did was offer herself up in exchange for others safety. Other teams that would come here for Naruko would reject the offer for they were blood thirsty. However Itachi was not like them. He was so unlike the other Akutsuki that they have doubts him killing off his entire clan despite the overwhelming proof to it.
Kisame Hoshigaki eyed his partner suspiciously. It was not every day he sees him respecting an opponent yet it was unmistakable. Whoever threw those kunai has earned a little respect from Itachi. "Who threw those kunai, Itachi? Someone is in need of killing."
Itachi sighed heavily. His partner was getting bloodthirsty. Kisame was picked to go after Naruko because she was and Uzumaki. His clan is from and village was the ones that specialize in killing Uzumakis. Itachi hoped Kisame remembered Natuko is to be taken alive. "Cool your blood, Kisame. The person who threw them is none other than the Jinjuriki we came to collect. She is approximately 8 kilometers away and knows we are here."
Now it was Kisame's turn to be impressed. With his jaw on the ground he said. "She made an eight kilometer kunai throw with deadly precision! Even jonin level ninjas would say that throw is impossible. You're joking right? Most jutsus even have a limited range. You must have misspoken. She probably only eighty meters away."
While what Kisame had said is more believable Itachi knew it was not true. "HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN MY SHARINGAN? With it I can easily gauge distances and besides that I know this territory blindfolded. Naruko stands on top of the Namekaze house roof and is looking directly at us. Her tail is in the agitated position much like a panthers tail would be right before it strikes. The Namekaze house is about 8 kilometers from here. I even saw her throw the last kunai."
"Ok Itachi! Ok! I believe you. However to make such a toss she would have to put chakra behind them. Our sources suggest that she might not be able to use chakra at this time."
"Good Point." Itachi turned his sharingan back to Naruko then to the kunai itself. "Ah! I have it. This kunai is made of the special metal that absorbs elemental chakra. She must have been gently storing her wind chakra into them so she can use it when she goes into her heated cycle. Fortunately it appears this is the last of those special kunai."
"Ok then let's go get her."
"No need Kisame. The note attached to this kunai says she will willingly go with us in exchange for us not to harm anyone here. She asks that we remain here and she will come to us if it is agreeable. Shall I send a favorable reply?" ask Itachi.
Even though Kisame's blood was boiling and wished to spill some even he knew it would be better for them if a willing subject came to them. He nodded his head yes to Itachi knowing that soon after the extraction ceremony his sword will taste the blood of the last Uzumaki as he kills her.
Itachi places a paper bomb on the kunai and threw it into the air. As it exploded, Naruko smirked kilometers away. Her ploy worked. Yes she will go to them. However she lied when she said she will go with them to her death. The spot they were at was perfect for the fight she will have against them. There was hardly any water around for shark boy to use against her and due the terrain she was certain she could fight without fear of Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan.
If they wanted her then they're going to have to kill her. Naruko had an idea that she was not going to be easy for them to subdue.
A/N
Well I started this chapter proclaiming this to be the final chapter but then chapter started to write itself (hooray the ideas are flowing again). Fortunately for my followers and unfortunately for me (since I have another story I am itching to get to) there will be more chapters to come. But we have entered the final portion of this story. Till next time.
