"Karin, do you sense anything?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah, three people are following us." Karin said. "They're definitely connected to Danzo."

"Right, where exactly are they?" Suigetsu asked.

"Fifty meters behind us." Karin said before Suigetsu disappeared and three screams echoed throughout the forest.

"Did he kill them all?" Jugo asked.

"Not this time, he left one of them alive." Karin said.

"Good." Sasuke said as Suigetsu reappeared next to him holding a masked figure. "You're a member of the Foundation aren't you? Where's Danzo hiding?"

"You must be joking, I'll never betray lord Danzo to you Uchiha." the masked figure said.

Suddenly Danzo appeared with five masked figures.

"Somehow I'm not surprised that you're following me Sasuke, of course I planned this from the start." Danzo said calmly.

"Oh, then you also know that we're going to be bringing you and that scroll back to the hidden leaf village." Suigetsu asked with a smirk. "Leave this to me Sasuke, I'll…"

"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave." Danzo said quickly before exhaling a powerful gust of wind that sent Suigetsu flying into the forest.

"Wind style, you should know that won't help you defeat me." Sasuke said calmly. "It only strengthens my fire style jutsu."

"Perhaps, but as you can clearly see I'm not alone." Danzo said calmly. "Sasuke and the Uzumaki are to be captured alive, the others can be dealt with permanently understood?"

"Right." the five masked figures said simultaneously as Suigetsu reappeared next to Sasuke.

"Karin, I'll leave this to you." Sasuke said calmly.

"Right, I'll handle them." Karin said before forming hand seals. "Sealing Jutsu: Sensory Bind."

Just as Karin used her jutsu, Danzo vanished in a flash of yellow light the six members of the foundation were trapped by the jutsu.

"What the, how did he escape like that?" Suigetsu asked.

"It must be a jutsu from the scroll." Sasuke said thoughtfully. "Which means we need to know what exactly he could have learned from it, Shadow Clone Jutsu."

The moment Sasuke's clone appeared it teleported away.

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"Sasuke, what's going on?" Tsuande asked. "Where are the others?"

"That's not Sasuke, it's a shadow clone." Neji said calmly. "What's going on?"

"Danzo knows the jutsu from the scroll, what exactly was written on it?" Sasuke's clone asked.

"That was a scroll written by the fourth hokage and his wife. It explains how to use his time space jutsu, the Flying Thunder God technique." Tsuande said. "If Danzo can use it things are much more dangerous than we thought, especially if he also managed to learn Kushina's jutsu."

"Is there anyway to counter those jutsu?" Sasuke's clone asked before disappearing.

"What happened?" Shizune asked nervously.

"The real Sasuke must be fighting, his doesn't have the chakra to keep a clone active especially if he's fighting Danzo." Tsunade said. Sasuke, be extremely careful, she thought nervously.

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"Sasuke, he's right behind you." Jugo said quickly.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu." Suigetsu said quickly just before Danzo vanished.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Blast Barrage." Danzo said suddenly as he appeared above Jugo.

"This is bad, as long as he has that jutsu we can't touch him." Suigetsu said irritably.

"That's not the only thing, he has Sharingan implanted in his arm and left eye." Sasuke said. "Karin, did that scroll have anything we can use against him?"

"I think so, but it's a bad idea to try the jutsu, it would effect everyone, not just him." Karin said.

"We don't have any other choice, he's already sealed Jugo's chakra and as long as he uses the fourth hokage's jutsu we don't have any chance of getting the scroll." Suigetsu said urgently as a kunai flew past him. "Karin just do something already."

"Alright, you're right." Karin said. "Sealing Jutsu: Chakra Barrier."

The moment Karin said that, a red dome of chakra expanded out from her and enveloped Taka and Danzo.

"This jutsu, you sealed our chakra." Danzo said. "Clever, unfortunately I know how to release the seal."

"What?" Karin asked nervously as Danzo started forming hand seals only for a blade to appear at his throat.

"Don't even think about it." Sasuke said coldly. "You and the fourth hokage's scroll are coming back to the leaf village."

"You're partially right Sasuke." a voice said before a kunai pierced Danzo's chest killing him instantly.

"He's quite unfortunate. Your sealing jutsu rendered the Izanagi impossible to use." Zetsu said rising out of the ground.

"Izanagi, what are you talking about?" Sasuke asked while Karin released her seal.

"A forbidden jutsu of the Uchiha clan, in exchange for the light within one of the Sharingan eyes any and all injuries fade as though they were simply illusions." Zetsu said. "The ultimate Sharingan technique."

"Oh, and how would you know about that?" Suigetsu asked. "You clearly don't have a Sharingan."

"No, but Madara Uchiha does." Jugo said.

"Exactly, the question is why would you tell us about that jutsu?" Karin asked.

"That's for me to know, of course this is what you were looking for right?" Zetsu asked calmly before revealing the fourth hokage's scroll.

"Why would you be giving it back to us?" Sasuke asked curiously. "What's in it for you?"

"I have my reasons." Zetsu said throwing the scroll to Sasuke. "Don't worry, the scroll is real. Of course the coming battles might change things a bit more than you know."

The moment Zetsu said that he sunk into the ground and disappeared.

"What do you think Sasuke, why did he give us the scroll?" Suigetsu asked curiously.

"I'm not sure, but right now we should head back to the village. With any luck we'll be able to figure out a plan." Sasuke said before Taka vanished in clouds of smoke.

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"Huh, you're a part of the mission?" Naruto asked in surprise.

"Yup, I have a few tricks up my sleeve that might be useful on your mission." Anko said calmly. "Besides, after the chunin exams I've been meaning to see how much you've improved."

"Well we can both see how much stronger Naruto's gotten once we arrive on the island." Yamato said calmly. "Let's get moving, the sooner we get there the better."

"Right, next stop the land of lightning." Naruto said before the three of them left the leaf village.

(Zetsu killed Danzo for an unknown reason and Naruto is heading to the land of lighting for his mission. Next chapter the preparations for the war will begin on both sides. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)