Still don't own Naruto

Chapter 51: Formation Team Hebi.

Sasuke and Suigetsu approached a well hidden stone doorway that thanks to a genjutsu looked like a flat stone surface. It had been several day's since the pair had left the land of wave's, and much to Sasuke's annoyance Zabuza's blade had not been where Kakashi and Naruto had left it but instead had been taken by a wealthy businessman man held inside a compound. Sasuke not wanting to bother made Suigetsu retrieve his prize by himself with little difficulty and then they were on there way east towards the base that was home to the next member of there group.

"Do we really need Karin, I mean she is useless you saw her in the jonnin exam's she made us do all the work" Suigetsu complained loudly.

"She is the best sensor that there is. I need her to be able to find Itachi" Sasuke said.

"Itachi huh, are you sure that's wise. Both Itachi and that blond Konoha ninja did a number on you last time you tried to fight them" Suigetsu said.

"I only lost because I was distracted by that dobe. Next time that I see Itachi he will die" Sasuke said determinedly as the two teens walked though the genjutsu and ended up in a long corridor with metal walls.

"Well the Southern Hideout is a lot nicer than the dump I was left in" Suigetsu said as he began looking around.

After a small amount of wondering Sasuke and Suigetsu came to a large room with a table at the fir end and folder filled with Orochimaru's experiment result's stacked up high.

"Huh she's not in in her office" Sasuke said flatly.

"Well that's settled let's just leave before we run into something unwelcoming" Suigetsu said familiar with the kind's of thing's that were often kept in Orochimaru's bases. Mostly because he was one of them.

"No we still need to find Karin" Sasuke said then he picked up on a movement behind Suigetsu and turned around. "Well that wasn't hard"

standing at the opposite end of the hall was the red haired and red eyed kunoichi standing there looking at them.

"What are you two doing here. Have you heard the rumor's there saying that Orochimaru is dead" Karin said. Eagerly awaiting the response of Sasuke as she knew he would have to know the truth.

"I killed Orochimaru. He was weakened and thought he was stronger than an Uchiha" Sasuke said smugly.

"Then he really is dead... Then what are you doing here" she said in a stern voice.

"I want your help with finding my brother" the raven haired ninja said blankly.

"Why should I. Why would I want to go up against someone like that. I mean the blond took us all down with ease why would fighting your brother be any different" Karin said.

"What else are you going to do. Sit here and guard a base that nobody is going to return too" Sasuke asked with a smirk.

"Maybe but if I do leave I will have to release all of the captives. And to do that I will need the key from the central chamber get me that and set the cages to open in a few hours and I might join you" Karin said.

"Suigetsu go do what she asked" Sasuke ordered.

"Hey just because I agreed to come with you doesn't mean you can just boss me around" Suigetsu said angrily.

"Just do it" Sasuke said and he turned to give Suigetsu a look that told him that if he didn't do as he was told he would end up in pain.

"Gah Fine" Suigetsu grumbled as he went to look for the keys to set the unlock timer on the prisoner's and experiment's cells.

Once Suigetsu left Karin turned to Sasuke "So Sasuke-kun where are we going after we leave here" she asked twirling her hair seductively.

"Hn you sure made up your mind quickly" Sasuke said.

"It's just I cant stand Suigetsu. couldn't you replace him with someone else" she asked hopefully.

"No Suigetsu has information on Itachi's partner that will be important" Sasuke said.

After a couple of minutes Suigetsu returned. "Ok it's done. I set the timer on the cell's, they will open in two hour's" Suigetsu said grumpily.

"Good lets get out of there we still have to get Jugo to join us" Sasuke said.

"You want Jugo? That's suicide he kills anyone who enters his cell" Karin said shocked.

"He still wont stand a chance against the might of an Uchiha. Now let's go before we get a riot on our hands.

(With Naruto)

The gate's of Konoha could be seen in the distance as Naruto and his group slowly approached there home. "It feels good to be home again. I would like a few day's off this time" said Naruto hoping that Tsunade would not have another mission for them right away again like when he came back from Iwa.

"Don't sweat it Naruto, Tsunade will most likely keep you in for a few days so we can follow up on the new Akatsuki member we encountered. And I wont be going anywhere for a few day's so I can go through the information my spy's have been sending me" Jiraiya said with a smile.

The group made it's way into the village and signed in at gate by Izumo and Kotetsu and began making there way to the Hokage tower.

"Actually I think I better head over to the hospital, I was supposed to be back almost a week ago so I am sure Shizune sempai will be mad" Sakura said excusing herself from the group.

"Ok see ya later Sakura" Naruto yelled out to the pink haired kunoichi who running off in the direction of the hospital.

"You know you can probably go home Yugito-chan, we can handle the debriefing" Jiraiya said with a smile.

"That would be amazing I haven't had a good nap since before we left Iwa" Yugito said and let out a yawn as if to emphasis the point.

"Ok I will see you at home. I think I will go use a training ground for awhile after we finish with Baa-chan" Naruto said giving Yugito a quick kiss goodbye before she departed as well.

"Training huh, would you like a sparing partner" Jiraiya asked as they walked along the busy street's.

"Thought you would never ask" Naruto said with a smile.

They arrived at the Hokage tower and entered in there usual fashion. "Hey Baa-chan, we're back" Naruto said as he landed in the office while Tsunade was pouring herself some sake.

"Why did it take you four so long to return, your mission finished a week ago" Tsunade said angrily.

"We got a tip on the Akatsuki and needed to check it out. Unfortunately we arrived to late and the six tail's was sealed" Jiraiya said.

"This is not good at all, it looks like there are only four jinchuuriki left. I don't know how long we will be left alone now. Anyway did you find out anything new about the Akatsuki that we can use" Tsunade asked.

"We encountered a member we haven't heard of before, he had black spiky hair and wore a orange mask with only one hole to see out of but we couldn't see his eyes. As for his skills we didn't fight or anything but he used a time space ninjutsu to escape" Jiraiya said.

Tsunade was shocked at this statement. There were very few time space ninjutsu and even fewer that could be used to transport someone. "Are you sure it was a Time Space ninjutsu I mean the only one we have on record that could transport a whole person or people were used by Madara Uchiha and Minato Namikaze" Tsunade said shocked.

"Yes I'm positive, there were no traces of his chakra anywhere once he left. It was a slower jutsu than Minato's Hirashin though, but that does not mean he wont be a major problem later on" Jiraiya said.

"Guy was completely insane though, sounded like a five year old" Naruto complained.

"That doesn't mean anything, you know as well as I do that a ninja's greatest skill is deception. I need to go through some of my reports from my spy's hopefully they have information on him" Jiraiya said.

"See that you do, it's bad enough we didn't know there were more members than we originally thought. But to not even know who this person is if the organization is supposedly all S ranked ninja it troubling indeed" Tsunade said.

Naruto and Jiraiya gave the full report on there mission to Tobima town and there excursion to look for the jinchuuriki and left Tsunade in her office as the two sages went to there training ground beside the waterfall to spar.

"So do you think your spy's will have found anything on that guy with the orange mask Tobi" Naruto asked bending back to avoid a punch directed at his face. Before attempting to kick the elder sage in the rib's which was avoided skillfully by Jiraiya by flipping back.

"I don't know it has been almost two months since I have been able to read any of the report's" Jiraiya admitted.

"Well here's hoping" Naruto said before he charged at Jiraiya again and they returned to there spar.

(Two Day's Later with Sasuke)

Sasuke and his group walked out of a large building built into the side of a cliff with an extra member with wild orange hair.

"So what's the plan now" Suigetsu asked trying to keep a bit of distance between himself and Jugo. He was still a little intimidated by the boy with the split personality despite seeing the way Sasuke was able to calm him with his sharingan.

"We need to go to one of the Uchiha's safe houses to see if they have any information on Itachi" Sasuke said flatly. "Now that our team is complete we will be known as team Hebi" he said and began walking in the direction of fire country.

(Sealing Cave)

"This is taking too long where the hell is Zetsu, yeah" Deidara said angrily.

"He is finding out what Orochimaru has been up to, but I am surprised he should have been back days ago" Pein said.

"Could it be that Orochimaru has captured him, he was always fascinated with the creep" Kisame said.

"Tobi thinks you shouldn't be mean to Zetsu. Zetsu is a good boy just like Tobi" Tobi said.

"Heh I just think it is funny you calling anyone a freak, yeah. I mean weren't you called the monster of Kiri" Deidara joked.

Before Kisame could reply another holographic figure arrived this time that of the half plant man. "Pein-sama we have news" the black half said while they began joining in with the sealing.

"Well what is it, what has Orochimaru been up to now" Pein said.

"That's the thing, Orochimaru is dead, killed by Sasuke Uchiha" Zetsu said.

"What Orochimaru is dead, I was supposed to kill him, and I didn't know there was another Uchiha, yeah" Deidara said angrily.

"That was your little brother wasn't it Itachi" Kisame said.

"Yes" was the stoic Uchiha's only reply.

"That's not all, we found Sasuke and he has put together a team of rather skilled ninja, there is a sensor by the name of Karin but she is mostly non combative. Then we have Suigetsu Hozuki who seems to be able to dissolve and heal with just water making him rather difficult to fight. The final member of there group is the source of Orochimaru's curse mark a powerhouse by the name Jugo. And one last thing, they have called themselves team Hebi, and are currently hunting Itachi" Zetsu said.

"They could be a problem in dealing with the remaining jinchuuriki. We should deal with them, yeah. Besides he killed Orochimaru when I wanted to do that, he has to pay" Deidara said.

"But Deidara sempai are you sure that would be a good idea I mean, if Sasuke is able to kill Orochimaru he must be tough. Tobi doesn't want to fight against someone so strong, that's why Tobi ran from the Kyuubi jinchuuriki and the tall toad man" Tobi said childishly.

"I don't care once we are finished here we are going after that damn kid who stole my kill" Deidara said angrily.

"Ok if you really want to sempai but Tobi still doesn't think that it is a good idea" Tobi said sadly.

(Two Day's Later, Konoha)

Naruto was once again in front of his desk working on the some seals when there was a bang at the door.

Once Naruto pulled himself away from his desk he went to open the door. Standing on the other side was an Abbu with a bull mask. "Hello Anbu-san what can I do for you" Naruto said with a smile.

"Namikaze-sama, Hokage-sama requires both you and Yugito-san at her office immediately she said it was urgent" the Bull Anbu said.

"Well I can come but Yugi-chan is out with Hinata and Ino at the moment, you best try down town at some of the clothing stores or one of the training field's. Also don't call me Sama, it's embarrassing" Naruto said.

"Very well, I shall look for Yugito-san elsewhere, thank you for the help Namikaze-sama" the Anbu said before disappearing.

"Hey didn't you hear me I just told you not to call me that" Naruto yelled out but knew that the Anbu was already gone.

Naruto jumped through the window into Tsunade's office to find Jiraiya, Kakashi and Sakura waiting for him. "Hey Guy's what's the deal another mission already" Naruto asked the group.

"Not as such, but it is something you need to hear and so does Yugito-chan" Jiraiya said seriously.

"Oh alright, but why are Kakashi sensei and Sakura here" Naruto said taking a seat to wait for his girlfriend.

"That would be because of information Jiraiya has received on Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha" Tsunade said.

The mention of Sasuke's name caused Sakura's eye's to widen. "What about Sasuke-kun, is he alright, Orochimaru hasn't taken his body has he" Sakura said begging for answer's.

"He is alive, but Orochimaru is dead. From the report's that I got Orochimaru failed in his attempt to take Sasuke's body" Jiraiya said slightly stunned at how devoted Sakura was toward the emo Uchiha.

"Does that mean Sasuke-kun is coming back home" Sakura asked eagerly.

"I doubt it. He wont be coming back, at least not until he kills Itachi" Naruto said.

Sakura was about to respond when the door opened and Yugito came in. "I'm not late am I" she asked when she saw the room was already full.

"No your not late don't worry" Tsunade said with a smile before turning to Jiraiya. "I called Naruto and Yugito here because of a letter that arrived this morning sent to us from Taki. Three days ago the Nanabi jinchuuriki Fuu was taken from there village by the Akatsuki members Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki. If you take into account that it would take almost a week just to get to the village from here, and the fact that they said there is no lead's as to where the pair were heading we can only assume that the Nanabi is lost. Meaning that there are only three jinchuuriki left" Tsunade said seriously.

"Have you sent word to Kumo yet" Naruto asked sadly.

"Yes I sent a letter to Kumo to warn them that our jinchuuriki are all that are left. Our positions as the two strongest villages will cause them to hesitate for a while but we have to assume that they wont be put off for long" Tsunade said.

"Why don't we take the fight to them, I'm sick of responding to there attacks. I say we hunt them down and take them out, one at a time if we need to" Naruto said clenching his fist in anger at the thought of all the pain they have caused to his fellow jinchuuriki.

"What about Sasuke we need to go get him to come back home" Sakura said pointing out what she felt was the most important issue.

"Actually that is not a bad idea Sakura, if we find Sasuke we will find Itachi. and if we can capture Itachi Sasuke will come to us it will be like killing two bird's with one stone" Tsunade said.

"A mission like that will take awhile to set up. You will need a skilled tracker team as well as well as the firepower to be able to deal with ninja like Itachi and Kisame. And I cant go I'm still going through information we have collected on the Akatsuki" Jiraiya said.

"I will go, but I will need either Gai or Naruto to come as well, otherwise I wont stand a chance against those two" Kakashi admitted.

"I'm in if Sasuke does succeed in killing Itachi it would be the best time to capture him and return him to the village" Naruto said.

"I am going too, I know I can convince Sasuke-kun to return to Konoha" Sakura said determinedly.

"Then I'm going as well, nothing to do around here if your not around except train with Hinata" Yugito said.

"Well there is your assault team done. Now you just need a scout and tracking team and your all set" Jiraiya said.

"Well Team 8 returned from a mission earlier today and I gave them the rest of the day off but they could join you tomorrow so you could leave as early as then" Tsunade said.

"Sound's great Baa-chan but I have gotta run now, putting the finishing touches on the seal I am finishing. I want to be able to test it out tonight so send a messenger if you need me or when we are ready to go" Naruto said and jumped out of the window.

"He's been working on that damn seal non stop since he got back, it better be something good" Yugito said slightly annoyed Naruto had not been spending as much time with her.

"Well as Naruto is no longer here your all dismissed, but get some thing's ready to leave by tomorrow afternoon" Tsunade said and the occupants of the room slowly filed out until only Jiraiya and Tsunade remained.

"Look's like thing's are going to become far more hectic around here" Jiraiya said as he moved toward the window but just used it as a seat.

"There is nothing we can do about it, but why didn't you volunteer. I thought you would jump at another mission with Naruto" Tsunade asked.

"Truth is I am following up a lead on the leader of the Akatsuki, and I need time to go through all my note's and investigate it properly, and unfortunately time is exactly what we are running out of" Jiraiya said.

End Chapter!