3rd Person's POV:

"I said enough" Itachi repeated and from his tone, Kisame knew that he had to listen.

However, that didn't stop the hybrid ninja from muttered a dozen curses he had heard from another Akatsuki member while taking a few steps back. Who is this girl to call me fish face? I am a shark damn it.

"Nice pet you have there, Weasel sensei," she said and everyone looked at her with eyes wide open.

"Weasel sensei huh?" Kisame smirked and found the chance to tease but he soon dropped it when Itachi glared at him with his Sharingan.

"Akuma is been a while. I see you are cocky as ever" he said.

So her name is demon huh? Suits with her personality, Kisame thought and studied the girl who had not dropped her guard yet.

"What can I say? May I ask why you are here? I am sure you did not come for a cup of tea"

"He is here for Naruto?" The copy cat ninja said.

"What? Well, good luck taking him over my dead body!", she said and narrowed her red eyes at her opponents.

"Akuma don't. You are no much for him" Kakashi said, trying his best to keep standing.

"Sensei, I know that I am not a much. Nevertheless, neither are you in your state. In addition, reinforcements are on the way" she said and Kisame lifted an eyebrow.

The two Akatsuki wondered if she was bluffing or was sincere. Yet, she showed nos signs of the primer. If indeed reinforcements were on their way, it meant that they had to leave soon. They were not supposed to make a lot of noise or waste a lot of chakra fighting off low-level jounin. The Kirikagure ninja deiced to attack but stopped when the copycat ninja collapsed on one knee, exhaustion from the genjutsu taking its toll on his body and mind.

"Kakashi sensei" Akuma called his name, her eyes filled with worry. She had turned her head over her shoulder and lowered her guard, the condition of her teacher is more important.

That was the opening Kisame needed and with one single attack he would have finished her off. However, he only managed to take a signal step before a hand was placed on his shoulder. Turning his head, he looked at his parents.

"Itachi, what do you think you are doing? Do not tell me you have feelings for those two?"

"Kisame, we are going to take Kakashi with us. However, we do not need the other, get rid of them but leave Akuma unharmed"

"I knew it; you still have feelings for her"

"I do not. Akuma is merely a kid, so she is not a threat to us; Also, I am not in the mood of having a kid's blood on my hands when our mission is to capture the nine tails jinchuriki"


Akuma's POV:

My eyes widen ed at Itachi's words. He wants to take Kakashi sensei away. No, I will not help him but he said to Kisame not to kill me. Why? I am sure that what he said is not the real reason. I knew it, I knew that he had some good inside of him or else he would have placed me under a genjutsu from the moment we exchanged words. I know that there is more behind the massacre weasel sensei, I thought and mentally smiled.

Kisame held Samerhana on a tight grip and a smirk was on his face, signalizing that he was about to attack. I raised my fans and I was ready to protect them with every cost.

"Leaf Hurricane" a voice was heard and seconds later, Guy sensei appeared and kicked Kisame.

Kakashi sensei and I left out a breath we did not know we were holding. It was then when I noticed that he was starting to pant. The genjutsu. Is starting to affect him, I thought and looked back at Guy sensei. Thank Kami, he came just on time.

"Well, who we have here?" Kisame asked.

"The leaf village's fiercest beast of battle. I am might Guy" he said and gave them his signature smile.

"You are might Guy, huh? Mighty stupid looking guy" Kisame mocked him.

"Do not underestimate him" Itachi warned.

Just then, Kakashi could not hold any longer and he fell unconscious. I managed to keep him on top of the water but I struggled, as I could not hold both of us. Guy sensei noticed that and he grabbed him, releasing me from the weight. I gave him a thankful look.

"Close your eyes and don't look on Itachi. You will get caught in his jutsu" Asuma sensei warned him.

"Relax! I know what I am doing. After spending all this time, trying to fight Kakashi, I know all about Sharingan. Aright, both of you! Open your eyes now!"

"But… if we…" the only female jounin tried to protest but was interrupted.

"Do not worry; just don't look at his eyes, that is the key to fight an opponent who uses his Sharingan. Focus on his feet! You can read what he is going to do from his feet."

"Alright but that trick it's a lot easier said than done"

"We haven't had all your training. We are not you Guy" Asuma sensei said and then the loud jounin stood up with my sensei on his right shoulder.

"True, it takes skills to anticipate an opponent's moves merely from watching his feet. However, I do not have time to teach you to know. You will just have to do your best"

"So, what do we do?"

"Kurenai, Akuma get Kakashi to the medical care," he said and passed me, my teacher. "Asuma, you will be my back up"

"Got it!"

"You got it Guy sensei," I said as I fixed my weight and looked at the female jounin who joined my side.

"Aright, I said to wait for the Anbu black ops but until they get here, we hold them off. Just you and me" Guys sensei said to Kisame.

So there were reinforcements after all. Looks like Lady Luck doesn't hate me that much, I thought and was about to leave but then I noticed Kisame lifting his sword.

"Interesting! I will give you credits for guts" he said but was once again stopped from attacking.

"No Kisame! We are pulling out. We are not here to fight a full-scale battle. Tempting as it may be, it is not the way to do this. Let's go" Itachi, told him.

"That's too bad. Moreover, it was just getting fun. They do not know how lucky they are" he said and they both disappeared.


After our small encounter with Itachi and Kisame, Kurenai sensei, Asuma sensei and I took Kakashi sensei at the hospital while Guy sensei went after them in order to warn Naruto. When we reached the hospital, the doctors and nurses quickly took care of him but the odds were not in our favour. They said that the genjutsu was excessively powerful and they could not awaken him. The only one who could wake him up was the Legendary Sanin, Lady Tsunade. However, she had to step her foot in the village for many years.

I left out a sigh as I looked at sensei's sleeping form. I had been sitting next to him for an hour or two with the hope that he might wake up. In addition, I had to make sure that none of the nurses would look under his mask. Thank Kami, spending time with Itachi and Sasuke; I had copied the famous glare that everyone backs off. Speaking of him, I found Sakura at the hospital, she was visiting Lee who is still critically injured, and she told me that Sasuke had left unexpectedly and has not seen him for a few hours now.

A knock on the door snapped me from my thoughts and turned my attention to the door, only for a faint smile to found its way on my face when Guy sensei entered. However, his expression was not the usual happy. Don't tell me? I thought and prayed that my bad thoughts had not come true.

"Guy sensei!" I said as I stood up from the chair.

"How is he?"

"Nothing has changed. Unless Lady Tsunade pays us a visit, he will not wake up. What happened with Naruto and Master Jiraiya?"

"They are both fine and unharmed. As for Lady Tsunade, Master Jiraiya told me that she is the one to become the 5th Hokage and they went to fetch her"

"That is great news but why this face?"

He left out a sigh and placed his hand on my shoulder. "Akuma, you may want to come with me"

"What happened?" I asked as we exited the room.

"It looks like that Sasuke had found out that Itachi was in the village and managed to follow him. He tried to fight him but he only ended up with a broken wrist and under the same genjutsu, Kakashi is" he said and a gasp escaped my lips.

No...not you Sasuke as well... why did you have to go after him?

"I see. This is his room?" I asked, trying to show I was strong and not let my inner thoughts be voiced.

"Yes, you are free to go but remember that the visiting hours are over soon"

"Thank you a lot Guy sensei"

"Akuma," he said and placed his hand on my shoulder again. "What you did back there was quite brave. You definitely have a big amount of youth in you"

"You saw?"

"Only a little bit but yes. So, until Kakashi and Sasuke wakes up and Naruto returned, you are free to train with TenTen, Neji and me if you want"

"Thank you a lot Guy sensei. I appreciate it!" I said and entered Sasuke's room.