Disclaimer: Still don't own Naruto.. but it'd sure be fun if I did.
Warning: Spoilers for latest chapters, semi-OOC, partially AU, posted without beta reading, lazy author who doesn't like to update
Production Time: Approx. 3-4 days ( Not too sure about the time, I worked a little over a period of a little over a week and a half.. I think )
Summary: Naruto lost to Kimimaro. After regrouping with the others, they returned to Konoha. Skip a week into the present, and Naruto receives a visit from the other Uchiha, for a different reason than one would think. No pairings unless I find them necessary, fun idea on my part.
Note: I got reviews, that's good enough for me. I had the cool idea ( yeah, it should be totally obvious from the first chapter ) but I don't really know where to take it, so chill. Also, I want to make my chapters longer.. maybe I'll succeed.
This is pretty bad, it's been too long since I've even worked on this so I'm just going to upload it as is, so don't expect something great. However, I will make the next chapter a lot better, I swear.
Chapter 2: Us.. Join Forces?!
"Boooring..." Uzumaki Naruto said to himself, sliding his feet onto a table owned by a certain ramen stand everyone knew as Ichiraku. "Anou.. didn't he say he was gonna meet me here? I should report this to Tsunade- baba, or Ero-Sennin... or even Kakashi-sensei or Sakura-chan.. Ne, this was stupid!"
Shaking his head, Naruto began pushing his chair backwards by pressing his palms into the side of the table. The chair, however, was not as sturdy as he thought as it suddenly collapsed beneath him, letting the back of his hard head crack into the poor, poor pavement beneath him.
"ITAI!!" He pushed himself upwards, sliding his feet beneath him, the vague muttering of the word 'kuso' entirely audible.
As he raised his head, he saw across the table the form of a man clad in a black cloak with red clouds patterning it. The kasa the man wore shielded his face, but he didn't have to see it to know who the man was. It was him. That crazed sharingan user, Uchiha Itachi.
"Nani.. what do you want, huh?!" Naruto spoke aloud, pushing himself up weakly to glare at Itachi.
"Hn.. Uzumaki Naruto.. My duties as a member of the Akatsuki are meaningless right now. I need your power for a.. personal goal. I'll be straight and to the point... mokuza." Nodding to a chair behind Naruto, Itachi himself took a seat across from Naruto. After Naruto had cleared the broken chair from beneath him and pulled up a new chair, Itachi spoke again.
"I come here without the aid of my.. partner.. You know him, the big guy who was with me before. That alone should be enough proof that I'm not here to kidnap you.. I'm here because Orochimaru has my brother. If he interferes with his growth, I will have to kill him. But I don't want Sasuke to know that I decided to .. help .. him." Tipping the kasa up enough for his fiery red sharingan to be exposed once more, the light provided now shone on his face as well. His upper lip was curled up slightly, like a very light grimace. "That's where you come in, Naruto."
Now, Naruto was usually prepared with a witty come back or heroic saying.. but this wasn't the time, and besides, he was absolutely stunned. No loud remark or pose striking. Just a stunned shinobi.
"...Why do you need me? Why not someone like Shikamaru, or Neji? They're both a lot smarter than me.."
"They don't know Sasuke enough to bring him out of the darkness. Your teammate, she did it once.. But she's too weak to infiltrate the Hidden Village of Sound. Naruto, you're the only one I can use."
Naruto nodded, slowly, as it began making sense to him. "Anou sa.. how do I know this isn't just some plan to get me to go with you?! What took you so long to get here?! How do I know you won't kill Sasuke or me later?!"
"It is a temporary alliance.. Orochimaru is getting in the way of things, as I expected he would. You don't know that this isn't a plan to take you, it's a risk you may choose to take. But, if you do not join me, Sasuke will be lost to Orochimaru forever.. and you'll never get to prove yourself to him." By this time, Itachi had drawn the kasa back down over his face, his face once more clouded in that murky darkness.
"..." Naruto considered this for a moment, before he let out a small breath. He couldn't believe what he was about to say.. siding with an exiled Nin.. an S-Ranked criminal in ALL bingo books.. he himself could be exiled.. "I'll do it."
"...Hn." Naruto supposed that was Itachi's way of acknowledging him... just like Sasuke in so many ways. He blinked when he noticed Itachi sliding his cloak open, revealing his mesh shirt and a small, brown parcel. As he removed it, he slid it across the table and to Naruto. "This is why I took so long.. wear this tonight. We'll meet at the bridge you usually meet your team at." Just like he had appeared, Itachi's form was suddenly gone.
A sickening feeling was churning in Naruto's stomach. Something was up.. something really bad. Just as he stood up, a thought suddenly occured to him. '..He didn't answer my last question about him killing me or Sasuke..' But, Naruto decided at the moment it was unimportant.. he was more concerned with whether or not he should tell.
---
In the end, the fear of Itachi had won out. If he could be on par with Ero-Sennin, defeat Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke with just a glance, he really WAS a monster. Not to mention the incident that made him an S-Ranked criminal..
On to the point, Naruto was standing on the bridge under the light of the full moon, his arms folded across his chest. He now wore what was in the parcel- a small version of Itachi's Akatsuki cloak, a black band of cloth on his forehead in place of his hitaite, a shirt with red sewn over the stitchmarks in the fabric to cover it, and black pants with red sewn down the side. He still had his weapon pouches on, but other than that, it was an entirely new outfit. Naruto was generally displeased with the overall outfit, but the fear of Itachi kept him in check.
Growing really bored really fast, Naruto began to pace in circles. "Anou sa, anou sa.. Why did I agree to this?! It's not too late to turn back.. ne, ne, I should've let Ero Sennin know.. KUSO!!" His pacing grew more rapid, as he questioned himself out loud.
After afew moments of this nonsense, a strong hand suddenly rested on Naruto's shoulder, and Naruto's breath caught in his throat. "N-ne... Itachi.."
"Hn, Naruto.. Follow me, I'll go slowly. We're going to attack the Sound Village and reclaim my brother for his own. Orochimaru will pay." With that, Itachi took off, heading to the Western gate of Konoha.
"..." Speechless, all Naruto could do was find himself following Itachi, not in the least bit pleased with his current .. partner.
---
From the shadows, a certain white-haired Sennin raised a hand to a bold chin in wonder.
"Hmm.. I guess I'll have to take this into my own hands. I'm not sure what Itachi wants, but he's without Kisame.. It may not be Akatsuki." With that, Jiraiya's form disappeared quietly, as though no man had ever stood there.
All across the village of Konoha, however, a slight feeling of uneasiness had dropped upon the sleeping village.
Somewhere, somehow, something was coming, something was going to happen.
Warning: Spoilers for latest chapters, semi-OOC, partially AU, posted without beta reading, lazy author who doesn't like to update
Production Time: Approx. 3-4 days ( Not too sure about the time, I worked a little over a period of a little over a week and a half.. I think )
Summary: Naruto lost to Kimimaro. After regrouping with the others, they returned to Konoha. Skip a week into the present, and Naruto receives a visit from the other Uchiha, for a different reason than one would think. No pairings unless I find them necessary, fun idea on my part.
Note: I got reviews, that's good enough for me. I had the cool idea ( yeah, it should be totally obvious from the first chapter ) but I don't really know where to take it, so chill. Also, I want to make my chapters longer.. maybe I'll succeed.
This is pretty bad, it's been too long since I've even worked on this so I'm just going to upload it as is, so don't expect something great. However, I will make the next chapter a lot better, I swear.
Chapter 2: Us.. Join Forces?!
"Boooring..." Uzumaki Naruto said to himself, sliding his feet onto a table owned by a certain ramen stand everyone knew as Ichiraku. "Anou.. didn't he say he was gonna meet me here? I should report this to Tsunade- baba, or Ero-Sennin... or even Kakashi-sensei or Sakura-chan.. Ne, this was stupid!"
Shaking his head, Naruto began pushing his chair backwards by pressing his palms into the side of the table. The chair, however, was not as sturdy as he thought as it suddenly collapsed beneath him, letting the back of his hard head crack into the poor, poor pavement beneath him.
"ITAI!!" He pushed himself upwards, sliding his feet beneath him, the vague muttering of the word 'kuso' entirely audible.
As he raised his head, he saw across the table the form of a man clad in a black cloak with red clouds patterning it. The kasa the man wore shielded his face, but he didn't have to see it to know who the man was. It was him. That crazed sharingan user, Uchiha Itachi.
"Nani.. what do you want, huh?!" Naruto spoke aloud, pushing himself up weakly to glare at Itachi.
"Hn.. Uzumaki Naruto.. My duties as a member of the Akatsuki are meaningless right now. I need your power for a.. personal goal. I'll be straight and to the point... mokuza." Nodding to a chair behind Naruto, Itachi himself took a seat across from Naruto. After Naruto had cleared the broken chair from beneath him and pulled up a new chair, Itachi spoke again.
"I come here without the aid of my.. partner.. You know him, the big guy who was with me before. That alone should be enough proof that I'm not here to kidnap you.. I'm here because Orochimaru has my brother. If he interferes with his growth, I will have to kill him. But I don't want Sasuke to know that I decided to .. help .. him." Tipping the kasa up enough for his fiery red sharingan to be exposed once more, the light provided now shone on his face as well. His upper lip was curled up slightly, like a very light grimace. "That's where you come in, Naruto."
Now, Naruto was usually prepared with a witty come back or heroic saying.. but this wasn't the time, and besides, he was absolutely stunned. No loud remark or pose striking. Just a stunned shinobi.
"...Why do you need me? Why not someone like Shikamaru, or Neji? They're both a lot smarter than me.."
"They don't know Sasuke enough to bring him out of the darkness. Your teammate, she did it once.. But she's too weak to infiltrate the Hidden Village of Sound. Naruto, you're the only one I can use."
Naruto nodded, slowly, as it began making sense to him. "Anou sa.. how do I know this isn't just some plan to get me to go with you?! What took you so long to get here?! How do I know you won't kill Sasuke or me later?!"
"It is a temporary alliance.. Orochimaru is getting in the way of things, as I expected he would. You don't know that this isn't a plan to take you, it's a risk you may choose to take. But, if you do not join me, Sasuke will be lost to Orochimaru forever.. and you'll never get to prove yourself to him." By this time, Itachi had drawn the kasa back down over his face, his face once more clouded in that murky darkness.
"..." Naruto considered this for a moment, before he let out a small breath. He couldn't believe what he was about to say.. siding with an exiled Nin.. an S-Ranked criminal in ALL bingo books.. he himself could be exiled.. "I'll do it."
"...Hn." Naruto supposed that was Itachi's way of acknowledging him... just like Sasuke in so many ways. He blinked when he noticed Itachi sliding his cloak open, revealing his mesh shirt and a small, brown parcel. As he removed it, he slid it across the table and to Naruto. "This is why I took so long.. wear this tonight. We'll meet at the bridge you usually meet your team at." Just like he had appeared, Itachi's form was suddenly gone.
A sickening feeling was churning in Naruto's stomach. Something was up.. something really bad. Just as he stood up, a thought suddenly occured to him. '..He didn't answer my last question about him killing me or Sasuke..' But, Naruto decided at the moment it was unimportant.. he was more concerned with whether or not he should tell.
---
In the end, the fear of Itachi had won out. If he could be on par with Ero-Sennin, defeat Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke with just a glance, he really WAS a monster. Not to mention the incident that made him an S-Ranked criminal..
On to the point, Naruto was standing on the bridge under the light of the full moon, his arms folded across his chest. He now wore what was in the parcel- a small version of Itachi's Akatsuki cloak, a black band of cloth on his forehead in place of his hitaite, a shirt with red sewn over the stitchmarks in the fabric to cover it, and black pants with red sewn down the side. He still had his weapon pouches on, but other than that, it was an entirely new outfit. Naruto was generally displeased with the overall outfit, but the fear of Itachi kept him in check.
Growing really bored really fast, Naruto began to pace in circles. "Anou sa, anou sa.. Why did I agree to this?! It's not too late to turn back.. ne, ne, I should've let Ero Sennin know.. KUSO!!" His pacing grew more rapid, as he questioned himself out loud.
After afew moments of this nonsense, a strong hand suddenly rested on Naruto's shoulder, and Naruto's breath caught in his throat. "N-ne... Itachi.."
"Hn, Naruto.. Follow me, I'll go slowly. We're going to attack the Sound Village and reclaim my brother for his own. Orochimaru will pay." With that, Itachi took off, heading to the Western gate of Konoha.
"..." Speechless, all Naruto could do was find himself following Itachi, not in the least bit pleased with his current .. partner.
---
From the shadows, a certain white-haired Sennin raised a hand to a bold chin in wonder.
"Hmm.. I guess I'll have to take this into my own hands. I'm not sure what Itachi wants, but he's without Kisame.. It may not be Akatsuki." With that, Jiraiya's form disappeared quietly, as though no man had ever stood there.
All across the village of Konoha, however, a slight feeling of uneasiness had dropped upon the sleeping village.
Somewhere, somehow, something was coming, something was going to happen.
