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Author's note: these marks - stand for thoughts. for example, -Ilove that person-, that would be a thought.
Chapter 3: Confrontation
A look of determination ran across the leaf-nins faces as they ran to meet the Akutsuki members.
The Akutsuki glided through the last of the trees, disposed of the guards, and landed at the front gate. There was a moment of silence. Then a crackling sound filled the air as the gates started to freeze. One of the men in the Akutsuki cloaks reached up and stuck the icy door with an open hand. The doors shattered as if glass were to fall on concrete.
" Let's go!" Neji shouted over the overwhelming racket. The leaf shinobi leapt as one toward their opponents.
" The nine-tails, he is here…" Said a man with the red eyes.
" Itachi!" Naruto screeched as if he had just swallowed something like some of Sakura's cooking.
" That's him huh? You didn't tell me the other one was going to be here as well." Said a man who's eyes looked extremely familiar.
" I didn't know…this could be a problem…" Stated Itachi.
" You! You're the man we fought earlier in the plains!" Shouted Sakura. " You're an Akutsuki member?"
" Hmmm…Kijime Kosuko." Said the man with the blue eyes and red pupils.
" Enough talking let's get started." Itachi exclaimed.
Akutsuki and the team of 6 from Konoha all got into their fighting stance. Suddenly, in just a split second, the battle had started. Weapons clashed, fists were thrown, and in no time they all had separated into their own private duels.
Kouga's POV
" What are they doing? Why are they putting their lives on the line, it's the Akutsuki!"
" This makes no sense…" Ayame said pondering.
" Maybe we should help them." Iyou asked.
" No! It's just what they want. I bet you it's all so that we could be in debt to Konoha! It's a scam I tell you"
Ayame whispered something into Iyou's ear.
-How can they can possibly want to help, well die out there! We can't survive….What are they whispering about?-
Kakashi's POV
" So I see, you've gotten stronger since the last time we met Kakashi-san" Itachi said.
-Darn, I haven't even touched him and I already have a gash in my right shoulder…this isn't good…at least I've managed to avoid his Mangekyou Sharingan. At this rate I won't last much longer…I wonder if it's time to use that Jutsu…NO! I can't. It's too dangerous. I just got to think up a strategy fast….I hope everyone is ok-
Normal POV
The team of Konoha were having lots of trouble.
" So you think you can fight me do you little brat? You know you look a lot like a person I know, so I'm not going to be hesitant to kill you," Said a blue colored Akutsuki member.
" I'm not sure what it is, but I think that there's something fishy about you…" Lee said. " Oh now I know, you have scales….AND gills…hmmm….maybe I've eaten some of your relatives…"
" WHAT! HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT BRAT! I'LL KILL YOU RIGHT NOW AND RIGHT HERE!AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The fish-like man charged at Lee with a tremendous sword that was bandaged up. However, the Akutsuki had let it get to him, Lee was too quick for that. He dodged the attack easily, spun around, delivered a strong kick to his jaw, and forced him into the air.
" SHADOW LEAF DANCE!" Lee shouted.
Lee's POV
-This is an Akutsuki member, I'll have to get serious here. Now if I could only find an opening….-
Normal POV
The blue man's sword flew in an arc landing straight down into a tree stump 60 meters away. The Akutsuki member then finally began his decent back to the ground.
After he was six inches from the ground Lee thought -THERE!- He rushed toward his opponent and gave him a destructive sidekick to his ribs. Then using the contact to leap into the air twisting and kicking his side snapping his arm like a twig. Crack! The fish-man fell back to the ground and groaned…. Then turned into a puddle of water.
The man then leapt out of the ground along with the sword finishing a set of seals and shouting, " SUIROU NO JUTSU!"
Lee was caught by surprise and was then held in a sphere made of water.
"HA HA! You like how this is going now? You're in a water prison BRAT! The more you struggle the more harder it's going to be to move. It's over now. All I have to do is hold this until you're out of breathe! Good-bye BRAT!"
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" Kijime Kosuko, back down now, this is your final warning. It is your fate to lose. I must warn you, if you do not back down, then I will not stop until I eliminate your existence. What is your decision?" Neji informed.
" Fate? Fate? I'm about to teach you the meaning of fate. I will not back down. Come, let me show you how a true warrior fights." Stated Kosuko as he made a hand motion for Neji to come.
" Look kid, if you're not going to attack, then I will. Kage Bunnshin No Jutsu!" He shouted after waiting for quite some time.
Kosuko had made 16 other clones. As they all rushed at him, Neji prepared his stance and cut through each of them with chakra.
Poof! Poof, poof, poof !
The Akutsuki member then charged Neji shoulder-first straight into Neji's stomach which sent him flying thirty feet into the air. Neji landed on the ground harshly but quickly picked himself up.
" A nice move you have there I'll admit, but this is the end for you." Kosuko stated as he stared intensely at a boulder 70 meters away. Suddenly the boulder picked itself up and went straight in the direction of Neji. With every inch it gained it had gained in speed as well. 45 meters left. Neji had to think quick. 20 meters...
" Byakugan!" Neji shouted as he took a look at the enormous rock headed his way.
Neji's POV
-Impossible! How can it be? There is a tremendous amount of chakra inside that boulder. And there is a thick layer of Chakra surrounding it as well. Hmm…my opponent underestimates me. This should be simple.-
Normal POV
" Kaiten No Jutsu!" Neji shouted as a large barrier in the shape of half a sphere covered Neji. The diameter of the barrier was about twelve feet wide and six feet high. Neji's timing was correct, however, his Jutsu was not strong enough.
The collision caused the barrier to shatter even before the Boulder had hit it. The boulder then hit the earth creating a massive crater big enough to fit a big building into.
" HIME NO JUTSU!" Shouted Kosuko. The dirt on the smooth and curvy terrain rose and it swirled all over. He had created a sand storm.
" Kage Bunnshin No Jutsu!" Kosuko recited. He created 58 clones and they all surrounded the perimeter of the humongous crater.
Neji was trapped…
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" Give up little girl. Your weapons are useless here. It's over for you. I am Sasori of the red sands and no woman will ever beat me!"
Ten-Ten was out of weapons. She had no choice but to use her scroll…She had been saving her 4' foot-sized scroll for a moment when she desperately needed it. Now was the time. She unlatched it from her back and opened the scroll.
She bit her thumb and printed an encryption with her blood.
She put her hands together and shouted, " Kai!"
The scroll had then activated. " It's over now Sasori of the Red Sands. This scroll is a ninjutsu that takes the capacity of your worst fear and multiplies it by a thousand. You will soon be frozen in fear unable to move. This extremely powerful ninjutsu may also result in suicide."
Sasori fell down and all was quiet for a moment. Then Ten-Ten witnessed the sight of Sasori cracking.
" It can't be, That was…" Ten-Ten said hoping it to be untrue.
" Yes little girl, it was a puppet. I am the actual Sasori of the Red Sands." Said a young man standing over the pieces of rubble that was once his puppet. Your Jutsu had some weird effect on my puppet. That's pretty good for a girl your age. But now I will end it. I can see that your serious, and now I will be too. I'm going to have a bit of fun first though…" stated the Akutsuki member as he pulled out a tall puppet figure.
" I think it's time for you to meet a friend of mine, the third Kazekage." He said with a devious smile.
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Unusual silence had captured both Naruto and his opponent which made the moment more intense. Naruto grit his teeth in hate.
Suddenly Naruto's opponent broke the silence with these words, " Hello demon vessel. Don't be afraid of dying. I will not kill you yet." his voice sounded cold, as if he had been hurt long ago.
" I'M NOT AFRAID OF DYING, BUT WHY DON'T YOU SWALLOW YOUR OWN WORDS? I WILL KILL YOU!" Naruto rushed at the Akutsuki member creating a spinning ball of chakra the size of a grapefruit in just a split second.
Naruto's opponent refused to budge an inch. Naruto then forced his chakra sphere into the body as he shouted, " RASENGAN!"
Poof! The body disappeared and was then replaced by smoke.
" Over here demon vessel." said the Akutsuki member a few feet behind Naruto.
The Rasengan still hadn't disappeared from Naruto's hand. He twisted around in the air and threw the blue spinning ball at his enemy.
His enemy still didn't bother to budge. However, this time, he caught the Rasengan. He kept it spinning there in his hand as the color of it slowly turned from blue…to red. Smoke started to rise from this transformed technique.
Naruto gasped is disbelief as his opponent said, " Watch out, here I come…Demon vessel."
Just then, the Akutsuki member disappeared and reappeared behind naruto where he jammed the red Rasengan into Naruto's back which sent him skidding across the ground 20 meters.
" Hmm, I did not expect the Demon Vessel to be this weak."
Poof! Naruto's body turned into smoke.
" IT'S NARUTO! REMEMBER THIS NAME, BECAUSE I'LL BE THE LAST PERSON YOU EVER FIGHT!" Naruto shouted under the Akutsuki member.
" BELOW ME?" Shouted Naruto's enemy in surprise. Naruto's body then suddenly burst out of the ground with a Rasengan in his right hand. Naruto's enemy took a powerful blow to the chest and was sent flying.
Sakura's POV
-This man seems as if he is toying with me. I don't like it one bit. It looks like I'll have to just try harder.-
Normal POV
" So you think you can beat me hmmmmmm? I'll rip you to pieces, yeah.." Said Sakura's opponent in the Akutsuki robes. Suddenly the man looked serious. His hands had mouths in which he fed clay to and then a big bird was created. He hopped on the bird and flew off to the Southeast.
" Oh no! He's heading toward Konoha Village! I can't let him escape!" Said Sakura. But it was already too late. Her enemy was too far. " Well at least I can be of assistance to somebody.
Sakura looked to find a duel closest to her. She saw A crater off to the left and decided to inspect it.
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" It's over little girl, it's time for you to die." Sasori said with an evil chuckle.
Ten-Ten was huddled up bruised, bleeding, and scratched all over the place. She couldn't do anything to defend herself anymore. Just when the Kazekage was going to strike her with a sharp needle appearing out of its hand, a kunai came and snapped the needle.
This act caught Sasori's attention right away. He now had a new opponent…
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The fish man's jutsu was broken as soon as he was lifted high into the air by an earth golem.
Lee leapt back to see who had come to assist him…
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Kakashi was hurt, badly. His chest had an open gash wound about two inches deep. He panted and gasped for air and he stood kneeling at the feet of Itachi, who still hadn't got a scratch on the outside. Itachi however, was just as injured as Kakashi was but on the inside. He too was extremely exhausted.
" um…excuse me Mr. Redcloak, I'm going to punch you now. " said a voice behind Itachi…
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Team Earth had finally stepped in to hopefully improve the odds a bit. They decided to fight for their village and to protect it with all their might!
Author's note: I really hoped you like this one and I'll try to update soon and I'll need at least 10 reviews before I put out chapter four. Anyway plz help and R&R! BTW, thanx for the great reviews in chapter two.I hope You like this one just as much or more.