"Alright, remember we need to capture Chronos and bring him back to the village." Kakashi said.

"Right, I'll knock him out in no time and then we'll be able to save the pervy sage." Naruto said confidently.

"Don't underestimate him Naruto, we know almost none of his abilities." Kakashi said. "If he can freeze time, it's possible he can manipulate it in other ways."

"That's true, he could be more dangerous than any of the others." Hinata said nervously.

"Don't worry, we'll take him down." Naruto said. "There's no doubt about it."

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"Lord Orochimaru, our spies didn't see Sasuke anywhere in the village." Kabuto said calmly. "It's possible he's out on a mission of some kind."

"I should have expected as much, those foolish kids must have finally gone after Jiraiya, unfortunately I never did tell them the catch to their gifts." Orochimaru said calmly. "Although, I do wonder how the nine-tails brat is enjoying my generosity."

"Naruto is a fool, he probably won't even realize the link until it's too late." Kabuto said. "Though to think that any jutsu either of you learn will instantly work for the other one. Soul Tether Jutsu could be your greatest technique."

"We shall see soon enough." Orochimaru said calmly.

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"Well that's convenient." Sasuke said. "This must be the place."

"Impressive deduction young man, however knowing that won't change the outcome of this battle." Chronos said calmly while walking out of the cave in front of squad seven. "I see, you two were with Jiraiya when I took care of him."

"What did you do to lord Jiraiya?" Kakashi asked calmly.

"I could answer that question, but a shinobi should never give away his techniques to his opponent." Chronos said calmly. "Ninja Art: Temporal Limiter Jutsu."

The moment Chronos said that, a sphere of chakra enveloped the area before vanishing.

"Be careful, we have no idea what that jutsu…" Kakashi started to say before Chronos appeared in front of him.

"You've already lost, in this realm time is my instrument." Chronos said calmly. "You can't stop me."

With those words, Chronos stabbed Kakashi with a kunai before vanishing.

"How can he move so fast?" Naruto asked.

"It isn't speed, time moves slower for him." Hinata said. "He can travel faster in the same time so it looks like he's faster."

"Impressive, of course that's not the only advantage I have over you." Chronos said calmly. "You're rather skilled kid, so I'll stop you in your tracks. Ninja Art: Temporal Loop Jutsu."

As Chronos said that, a flash of light enveloped Naruto.

"What the, that didn't do anything to me." Naruto said. "Multi Shadow Clone…"

"What the, that didn't do anything to me." Naruto said. "Multi Shadow Clone…"

"Naruto, what's going on?" Hinata asked nervously.

"Simple, my jutsu has locked your friend in a brief period of time." Chronos said calmly. "You can't possibly stop me."

"No, there is one way to stop you." Kakashi said calmly. "You made a crucial mistake."

"Oh, and how exactly do you plan to defeat me?" Chronos asked calmly.

"He won't beat you, I will." Sasuke said suddenly.

"You, just what exactly…" Chronos started to say before staying straight into Sasuke's sharingan eyes.

"Genjutsu, I'm not quite as skilled as some people but I have an advantage." Sasuke said simply.

"…Jutsu." Naruto said suddenly. "Alright, now I'll take care of that guy."

"Naruto, we already handled him." Kakashi said calmly.

"Are you sure about that, I think you should take a closer look." Chronos said calmly. "I control time, and so reversing it is simple enough for me."

With those words a flash of light enveloped squad seven.

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"Wait, didn't we do this already?" Hinata asked. (1)

"He must have reversed time to give himself the advantage in the fight." Kakashi said.

"Wait, that doesn't explain why we remember everything." Naruto said.

"It might have something to do with that flash of light." Sasuke said.

"Well either way we need to be careful." Kakashi said. "If he can reset time we need to take him out quickly."

"Right, I'll take him out with my Rasengan." Naruto said confidently.

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"Those four are powerful, I can hardly believe they possess two of the three great doujutsu." Chronos said before his left hand started to age. "I need to finish these four off soon, my jutsu is starting to corrode my body once again."

"Chronos, I can't help but see that you're having a problem with those four leaf ninja." said a voice from behind him.

"Kabuto, what are you doing here?" Chronos asked. "We already fulfilled our end of the bargain regarding this armor."

"I know, however I'm here for another reason." Kabuto said calmly. "Unless you don't want an advantage against Kakashi Hatake."

"Wait, Kakashi of the sharingan eye?" Chronos asked. "This is bad, they have the famous copy ninja, a Hyuga, an Uchiha, and someone who has access to Orochimaru's jutsu."

"Precisely, which is why I'm here to give you some help." Kabuto said while taking out a syringe.

"Hold on, is that what I think it is?" Chronos asked.

"Exactly, this should give you the advantage you need to stop them." Kabuto said. "So do you want my help?"

"Alright, at this point I'm willing to try anything." Chronos said. "Go ahead."

The moment Chronos said that, Kabuto injected a mysterious substance into his neck.

"I wonder how you'll respond to lord Orochimaru's gift, this should be enjoyable." Kabuto said calmly as he walked away from Chronos.

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"Alright, this time we need to take him down before time resets." Kakashi said.

"No problem, like I said one Rasengan and he'll be out." Naruto said.

"I severely doubt you'll be able to beat him Naruto." said someone from above squad seven.

"Kabuto, what are you doing here?" Kakashi asked.

"Isn't it obvious, I'm helping out an old friend." Kabuto said calmly. "Of course things won't be quite as easy as before."

With those words Kabuto vanished in a cloud of smoke before Chronos appeared in front of squad seven with black markings across the left side of his body.

(The battle with Chronos has begun, but he restarted it allowing himself to get a increase in power. Next chapter the battle will continue. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)