Declaimer: I own nothing in this fanfic, but my created characters they abilities and Jutsu and that is about all I own "Goes to corner and starts crying" Writing: Italic: thought, Bold: Bijuu or summoning speaking.
"It's not a sense of justice. Protecting my friends, and finding my own path is how I live life. If you measured good and evil deeds by current laws, I would be responsible for many crimes. The same way you like to hone your skills and live your own lives, for me too it's simply prolonging something I enjoy doing. That's why I only fight those that pique my interest; it's not justice at all. And if it means being able to protect a friend or becoming stronger, I don't and will not play fair. I'm a dishonest, cheating human being who hates losing." - Unknown
"I suppose it is only to be expected. You have my pity. There is no such thing as "truth" or "lies" in this world; there never has been. There is only plain, hard facts. And yet, all beings who exist in this world take only those "facts" that are convenient to them, and take them to be the "truth". They do so because they know no other way to live. However, for those powerless beings that make up the majority of this world it is those "facts" that are inconvenient for their own self-affirmation that make up the real "truth." - Aizen Sousuke
Madara dodged a giant wave of snakes as Orochimaru charged at him with his blade at the ready. Madara allowed Orochimaru to phase through him, but the moment when he turned and reached to pull him into his dimension he saw the wave of sand heading straight at him. Madara decided to let the attack phase through him once more as he dropped down towards the ground looking at Kabuto, Gaara, E, and Orochimaru. "This is getting bad." Madara narrowed his eye at the group. "I'm nearing my time limit I can't keep this up for much longer." Madara let out a small breath knowing what he must do. He raised his hand and placed it right where his covered eye was. Gaara didn't allow Madara to finish what he was planning as he sent a wave of sand crashing towards him. Madara jumped out of the way just as Orochimaru appeared next to him swinging his sword at his head. Madara spun his body just as Orochimaru's blade slashed across his mask causing pieces to begin to break off.
"Why isn't he letting the attacks phase through him?" Gaara thought as he looked at Madara with confusing as he disappeared in a burst of lightning. "Unless it was a-." That was when Gaara realized what Madara was up and watched as E reappeared behind Madara with his fist raised. "Raikage stop!" Gaara was to late as Madara broke the last bit of his mask and revealed his other Sharingan just as E's fist blasted a hole through Madara's chest.
E narrowed his eyes down at Madara's body as it went limp, but that was when a chuckle brought turned his attention behind him. "You fool." E felt the sword pass through his chest surprising E as it went through his Raiton armor. E looked at Madara only to see his right Sharingan begin to close as he fell out of the air. "But I have to admit I never thought I would've had to resort to using the Izanagi (God of Creation). Now who is next to lie bleeding beneath Madara Uchiha." But before anyone could answer a shape began to emerge right next to Madara.
"Sorry to interrupt, but we need to get going." Zetsu announced getting Madara's full attention.
"Oh, so he is done already." Zetsu simply nodded his head.
"Yes, but we have lost Kisame." This brought a tinge of anger to Madara as he stared down at the group.
"The death of Kisame is... unfortunate." Madara stated with anger in his voice. "But it cannot be helped. We will go and collect the rest of Akatsuki along with our prizes." Madara looked at Gaara with a gleam in his Sharingan. "Until next time Kazekage." Madara suddenly began to pull himself into his dimension just as Zetsu sunk into the ground.
Gaara was about to give chase when he remembered E. The small group ran at him as Kabuto ended his jutsu making the body of Orochimaru get enclosed in the casket once again. "Get out of the way!" Kabuto growled out as he roughly shoved Gaara out of his way to get at E. "The wound is deep, but if we get two other medics here he'll be fine." Gaara looked at Kabuto with amazement in his eyes. "Don't you get the idea in your head that I'm doing this to be a nice guy. Naruto helped me get control over my body again. I'm just returning the favor by keeping this man alive until you get some more medics here." Gaara nodded his head as he created a Sunabunshin (Sand Clone), but he stayed to watch Kabuto as his clone went towards Kumo to get help.
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Hinata avoided another white Zetsu as she brought her chakra infused palm crashing down on it's head. Just as the body of the Zetsu fell another one jumped forward to resume the attack. Hinata glanced at Sai and noticed he wasn't fairing any better as his ink creatures began to get swarmed. "We have to do something and fast." Hinata looked at the Zetsu's that were charging at her when a giant tornado sliced through them. Hinata turned just as Temari landed right beside her along with Hiashi.
"Let's beat them back." Temari announced with pride in her voice as she swung her fan blasting more of the Zetsu away. Hinata turned to see Kankuro helping Sai using his three puppets.
"I don't want you to leave my side understand ." Hinata looked at her father who stared at the oncoming Zetsu clones.
"Yes." Hinata said with a smile as she dropped into a fighting stance, but right as they were about to charge a streak of lightning soared through the Zetsu dropping most of them. They turned to see a small group of Kumo nin staring at them.
"Omoi go help the puppet user." Omoi nodded his head and jumped down at the Zetsu just as he brought his electrical charged sword down. "Karui you go help the others I'll try and track down Kirabi." The other girl nodded and jumped down just as Samui vanished in a show of speed. Hinata looked at Karui just as she landed making the Kumo girl look at her.
"What?" Karui shouted out as she cut a Zetsu in two.
"Why are you helping us?" Hinata asked as she slammed her palm into another Zetsu.
"Because the Raikage told us too." Karui stated. "He is currently being healed by some medic nin and right as we appeared he told us to help you and find Kirabi and Naruto." Hinata nodded her head and charged with Hiashi and Karui right beside her.
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Sasuke clutched at his eye as a twinge of pain went through it. "I will kill you." Sasuke growled out as Haku stood in front of him with his ice armor and sword in hand.
"I'm afraid that won't happen Sasuke." Haku stated with a calm and precise voice. "Because your death is here." Haku dropped his sword as he slammed his hands together. "Hyoton: Hyōki no Ryūjin (Dragon God of the Ice Age)." Suddenly the ice that surrounded the two fighters began to break apart and gather in front of Haku. Sasuke and Kakashi watched as a giant dragon composed of nothing, but ice appeared in front of them.
Kakashi narrowed his Sharingan eye at the dragon as he watched a thin ray of chakra attached itself to Haku's body. "What is this?"
"You think this frightens me!" Sasuke screamed out as he opened his left eye shooting the black flames towards Haku's dragon. "I'll just melt it into nothing!" Haku smiled as his dragon threw it's head back and swung it forward releasing a roar that created a glacier in front of it. The Amaterasu smacked into the ice and began to melt the ice away, but that was when Haku jumped on his dragon's back and took to the sky.
Haku slammed his hands together once more as his dragon looked at Sasuke and opened it's mouth. Sasuke quickly formed a wall with his Amaterasu just as the dragon shot giant ice spikes at Sasuke. "Time to end this." Sasuke looked up towards the voice and saw Haku above him with the dragon falling towards him as ice began to fall. Sasuke formed a shield of Amaterasu right above him as the dragon increased speed falling faster.
"The fool." Sasuke smirked at the dragon as Haku jumped off. "Nothing can survive Amaterasu." Sasuke watched as the dragon smacked into the black flames and began to melt, but that was when he stole a glance at Haku who had his hands together in a ram seal.
"Reitō (Deep Freeze)." Sasuke's eyes widened as the dragon exploded with enough force to blast Amaterasu away. Sasuke looked around as ice began to cover the area he stood, but just as he was about to run the ice shot upwards into a pillar. "Goodbye Sasuke-." But just as Haku looked at the pillar he saw that Sasuke was gone.
"You almost had him Haku Yuki (Snow)." Haku turned his head in time to see Madara holding a struggling Sasuke.
"Let me go!" Sasuke yelled out as he tried to get to Haku. "I still need to kill them!" Madara quickly threw Sasuke to the ground and stepped on his back.
"No." Madara stated at the glaring Sasuke. "We stalled enough for Nagato. Now we must go and help with the extraction of the Jinchuriki." Madara waited until Sasuke calmed down and then allowed the Uchiha to get up. Madara looked the Haku and Kakashi as they looked up at the two Uchiha. "We will meet again." With that Madara wrapped himself and Sasuke away leaving behind Haku and Kakashi.
"We need to get to Naruto's location." Kakashi turned to see Haku down on one knee trying to get his breath. "Haku are you okay?"
"I'll be fine go and make sure Naruto is safe." Haku said with a slight smile as Kakashi nodded and disappeared. "Please be okay Naruto."
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"Give up." Pein stated as he looked at the struggling Jinchuriki get too their feet. "I told you we chose to attack when you were at your weakest. You cannot win against my pain. Though I will admit that it did surprise me that you destroyed two of my bodies." Naruto simply glared at Pein as he stood straight up and stared him down. Kirabi got up as well and took a glance at Naruto.
"He is almost out of chakra." Hachibi stated with a worried tone in his voice.
"I know if this keeps up he will end up dieing." Kirabi answered back. Naruto looked at his trembling hand and gritted his teeth.
"I can't lose not now." Naruto slammed his hands together as he summoned Kyuubi's chakra. "I won't lose!" Naruto vanished in a burst of light, but Pein simply shook his head.
"You cannot defeat God." Pein raised his right hand. "Shinra Tensei (Heavenly Subjugation of the Omnipresent God)." Naruto appeared right in front of Pein with his fist a mere centimeter away before he was blasted away. Naruto hit the ground with enough force to create a small pond as blood dripped out of his mouth.
"This is getting worse by the second Kirabi." Hachibi said. "The kid is losing too much of his chakra at this rate he will die." Kirabi gritted his teeth and looked up at Pein just as Madara, Sasuke, and Zetsu appeared.
"Having fun Nagato." Madara asked as he watched the remaining members of the Six Paths of Pain join him. "I see you lost two of your bodies." Pein simply looked at Madara and then back down at the Jinchuriki.
"They're finished." Pein said with no emotion as the Kyuubi's chakra faded off of Naruto.
"The kid doesn't have anything left." Kirabi looked at Naruto as he attempted to stand, but fell back again. "I can't let this happen." Kirabi stepped in front of Naruto surprising everyone. "If you want the kid you got to go through me." Kirabi stated this as he began to cover himself with his demon's chakra. Kirabi turned his head towards Naruto looked at him in with confusion. "You have a fire in you kid that will never extinguish. Do me a favor tell my brother to keep on rolling." Before Naruto could say one more word Kirabi pushed Naruto off the side of the cliff they were on making Naruto plummet towards the river below. "Now let's rock!" Kirabi's skin began to tear as tentacles began to sprout out of his body.
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Kakashi met up with Samui as a giant explosion caught their attention and they ran towards it. They arrived to see nothing, but a giant crater and figures disappearing into the distance. Kakashi scanned the area and saw somebody on the other side of the river at the bottom of the cliff. Kakashi and Samui both jumped down to get to the individual, but before they even saw the person's face they knew exactly who it was. "Naruto are you okay?" Kakashi yelled out as he landed beside the blond Jinchuriki.
"Where is Kirabi?" Samui asked as Naruto stirred.
"He pushed me off." Naruto said through a slurred voice. "He said to tell his brother to keep on rolling." Naruto struggled to stand, but fell only to be caught by Kakashi.
"You need to report back to your Raikage and tell him what's happened." Kakashi stated to Samui who continued to stare at the top of the cliff. "There is nothing we can do right now." Samui looked at Kakashi and nodded her head before disappearing with Kakashi.
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Pein looked at Madara as they traveled towards Ame with Kirabi. "Why didn't we go after the Kyuubi?" Pein asked with narrowed eyes.
"Because we didn't have enough time." Madara stated with a honest voice. "Besides two more people were heading our way and who knows how much longer until another group came after them." Pein looked at Madara for a few more seconds before turning his head. "Besides I still need you around for a few more days Nagato. I need to gather another component to this plan." Madara looked behind him at Pein. "I need to go and pick up something."
Pein looked at Madara with a questioning look in his eyes. "What is so important that you can't help with the extraction of the Hachibi?" Pein asked earning himself a small glare from Madara.
"You already have plenty of help with the extraction." Madara stated gesturing to the Six Paths of Pein, Zetsu, and Sasuke. "Besides without this we can't extract the Kyuubi from Naruto until we have it."
"May I ask where this item is." Pein watched as Madara's lone eye turned upwards with a cruel gleam in it.
"Konoha." Was the only word Madara said as they headed further into the forest.
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Kumogakure was in an uproar not only from being tricked into attacking an innocent man, but also the kidnapping of Kirabi. The Raikage was in bad condition, but he insited on going to go find Kirabi. "I'll destroy Akatsuki with my bare hands!" E screamed out as he went to stand, but promptly fell down again. Naruto looked around at the chaos, but not until he was grabbed from behind.
"Naruto!" Hinata yelled out as she buried her face into Naruto's back. Naruto turned around and gave Hinata the biggest hug he could give her. "I thought I wasn't going to see you again."
"Well I'm here." Naruto kissed Hinata on the top of her head as E let out a cough.
"Uzumaki." Naruto turned and stared at E without blinking. "I'm not big on admitting I was wrong, but-."
"Save it Raikage." Naruto said interrupting E. "We have bigger problems to deal with." E looked at Naruto and nodded his head as he stood up.
"We need to gather our sources and go find Kirabi!" E shouted getting everyone's attention. "I'm calling for a Kage meeting in three days!" E looked around at everyone before resting his eyes on the Konoha group. "Tell your Hokage about the meeting." Hiashi was about to charge E with anger in his eyes when Naruto's outstretched arm.
"They is no time for that Hiashi-sama." Naruto looked at Hiashi directly into his eyes. "We need to work together to beat Akatsuki we can't be fighting among ourselves." Hiashi glared at E as he turned away with Naruto and Hinata right behind him.
"We will see you in three days." Naruto announced as the group vanished in a swirl of leaves.
E looked at the place where Naruto stood before as a small smile spread across his mouth. "Naruto Uzumaki." E looked up at the sky as he walked towards his office to prepare for the meeting.
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"Hey Naruto won't you have to go to the Hokage meeting?" Kakashi looked behind him as everyone was watching Naruto.
"Yeah I'll have to." Naruto stated with a tired voice. "I have to get to Uzushiogakure and inform them." Naruto stopped along with Kabuto, Haku, and Yuukaiken this caused everyone to stop.
Kakashi looked at the smiling Kabuto with a grimace. "Naruto how can you trust him?" Kakashi asked gesturing towards Kabuto who only smiled even more.
"He has proven trustworthy up to now." Naruto announced as he looked at Kabuto. "But I'm not completely ignorant to him. Kabuto care to show them the seal." Kabuto looked at Naruto with his smile as he lifted up his shirt revealing a circle of seals that spread all across his stomach and chest.
"If I betray Naruto in the slightest this seal will lock up my muscles." Kabuto looked at Kakashi with a small glare. "And I prefer to be able to move."
Hinata suddenly jumped from her place at Hiashi's side to Naruto. "I want to go with Naruto." Everyone looked at Hinata with surprise.
"Hinata not this time." Naruto stated as he gently gave Hinata a nudge towards her father.
"Why not Naruto?" This time the question came from Hiashi.
"Because I have things I have to go do." Naruto hugged Hinata to stop her from protesting. "That and she hasn't seen her village in a while and as an ambassador she has to see both villages." Naruto gave Hinata a quick peck to her lips as he lend in and whispered into her ear. "Besides I'll have a surprise for you the next time I see you again." Naruto gave Hinata a giant hug as she turned and jumped towards her father. "See you guys soon." With that Naruto and his group vanished leaving behind the Suna and Konoha group.
"Be careful Naruto." Hinata thought as they headed off towards the Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire)."
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Madara watched as the sealing of the Hachibi began before turning away from the scene. "So you're going to Konoha." He turned to see Sasuke staring back at him. "Mind if I tag along."
"Yes you are needed here." Madara stated with no emotion. "I need to get in and get out quickly without alerting anyone to my presence." Madara turned around, but said one last thing. "Besides you need to train because I'll be sending you to capture the Kyuubi." With that Madara vanished in a vortex leaving behind a smiling Sasuke.
"Soon Naruto." Sasuke said as he turned and headed into the dark cave. "Soon I will have my vengeance."
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One day later
Naruto arrived at Uzushiogakure with a look of determination and planning. "What are you thinking Naruto?" Naruto looked up at Yuukaiken. Before Naruto could answer Enmatsuki suddenly appeared in front of them.
"There you are Ishiki." Yuukaiken looked around as Enmatsuki grabbed his arm and began to lead him away.
"You know I'm not Ishiki." Yuukaiken announced with a nervous smile.
"Well you are apart of him." Enmatsuki stated with a kind smile. "And that's good enough for me. Now come on I need help with playing with these kids." Naruto, Haku, and Kabuto just watched as Yuukaiken was dragged towards the kids of Uzushiogakure. Kabuto took this as an excuse to leave to look for some new recruits for Uzushiogakure's ninja force. Haku left with him to watch over him.
"I'm sorry guys." Naruto thought with sadness in his eyes. "But I need to do what is needed." With that Naruto went to the tower with determination blazing in his eyes.
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