Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, if I did however, there would be more cowbell
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Kiba gripped the reigns of the horse's extremely tight in his grip. Hinata leaned against the back of the cart, and Shino just stared forward in the distance as they finally got to the base of the mountain.
"Finally we're here!" Naruto exclaimed as he jumped out of the cart. He tripped over a small stone, which arose a few laughs from the three other ninja as they stepped out of the cart. Naruto stood up and wiped the dust from his coat. He looked over to Kiba,
"So, how we getting up there?"
"By walking." Shino said as he started up the path. Naruto shrugged and looked around.
"Where's Hinata?" Kiba looked around then pointed to a mall group of trees.
"She walked over there, she said she'd be right back."
"You're late," Anko said as Hinata walked over to her.
"But at least we got here, twice I had to keep Kiba form killing Naruto in his sleep." Anko chuckled,
"Still as loud and annoying as ever?"
"It didn't get any better if that's what you mean, we're heading up the mountain now, go tell Sasuke that we'll be there in about four hours, if Kiba doesn't kill himself, or anyone else for that matter." Anko laughed and nodded, and walked away.
"Hey Hinata, get over here, we're going up!" Kiba called from the path up the mountain. Hinata walked over to join the three ninjas as they began the long climb up the mountain.
Sasuke looked out of the window of the large spacious room that the impending meeting with his old friend and rival would take place. He sighed as the snowflakes fell outside on the trees and buildings of the village. He turned to face Sakura and Neji. Neji, stood facing the window, byakugan scanning the outside for anybody who'd get to close to the building. Sakura sat sleeping in a small chair. Sasuke walked to the door of the room and opened it as Anko went to do the same on the opposite side.
"They are making their way up the mountain path, it should be about three hours until they get here. Sasuke nodded. There was a small growl over to his left, and he saw Akamaru walking towards hi. The dog sat down and stared at Sasuke.
"Soon, Kiba will be back and you too will be united. It's not my fault anyway, it was the only way I could convince Kiba to go get Naruto and Hinata. But, I have kept a watchful eye over him, to make sure he didn't die without you. That is an experience you should both share." He said those last words with a bit of a sinister tone. Akamaru coward at the words. Anko chuckled,
"It's amazing, all these things you're doing to help those of us that time has left behind, but you can still be evil and sinister when the time calls for it." Sasuke shrugged and looked back outside the window.
"This better go on without a hitch, I really don't want to have to kill Naruto so that I succeed. He is an old friend, but I can't let anything get in our way." He looked through the snow, and watched as it piled on to the ground outside.
"We've been walking for three and a half hours, how high can this damned mountain be?"
"Relax Naruto, that building up there houses a cable lift system that'll take us straight to the top."
"Why don't they just put it at the base of the damn mountain?" Kiba asked as he trudged through the snow toward the building. When they arrived, the building was empty. Kiba looked around the small building, and clenched his fists,
"We walked for three hours, up hill, in the snow, against the wind, and around the big ass rocks in our way, just to get to an empty building, with machines we cant use. Naruto, I'm going to hurt you. " Kiba turned toward Naruto and jumped at him, Shino and Hinata both jumped to grab him before he got to Naruto, but they where too late. Kiba delivered a strong punch to Naruto's face, causing his nose to bleed. Shino grabbed Kiba from behind and pulled him away.
"You where told to refrain from harming Naruto, Kiba." Said an undeterminable voice. Kiba froze as a person stepped through the door. Kiba turned to ace the person,
"I know, but I couldn't stop myself, I'm just pissed off, due to the circumstances of my duties." The figure nodded and moved forward,
"Neji, at least we got him here alive, I don't think a broken nose really matters." Shino said as he let go of Kiba. Neji shrugged,
"The bleeding will stop before we get to the top anyway." He walked over to a small panel of buttons and pressed a couple, a nearby lift lurched into motion,
"Better get on before it gets past the platform." The four ninjas quickly filed onto the moving lift. Naruto stood next to Hinata, with a confused look on his face. Within the last few days, he had been reunited with a majority of his old friends, most of which apprehensive rather then glad to know, contrary to popular believe, he was alive. He sighed and mulled it over in his head, and got a headache for his efforts. The lift slowed to a stop as they reached the top of the mountain. When the lift stopped, Anko was standing there to great them, Akamaru in her arms. Kiba pushed past the other three ninjas hurriedly to get out of the lift. As soon as he stepped out, Akamaru jumped from Anko's arms into Kiba's.
"Tell your lover that if he ever does this again, I'll kill him myself." Kiba said as he walked stood to the side as the rest of the group stepped out of the lift. Naruto was the last one out, and saw Anko staring directly at him. He smiled and waved. She laughed a bit at him and then said,
"Come follow me, he's waiting for all of you."
"Damn it, why can't you guys just tell me who his guy is?" Anko shrugged,
"It's a surprise." Naruto sighed and shrugged,
"Whatever, lets just go, I'm getting tired anyway the faster this gets done, the closer I get to sleeping somewhere." Anko nodded and walked out of the building and into the never ending snowstorm, followed closely by the others. They came up to a two-story building, with a large window on the second story. Naruto looked up, and saw a shadowy figure in the top window.
"Finally, they're here." Sasuke said as he watched the group of five ninjas walk towards the building. He walked over and tapped Sakura twice on the shoulder. She awoke, and saw Sasuke looking down on her. She stood p and yawned,
"So, he's here then?"
"Yes, they should arrive any second." As he said that there was a knock at the door. He walked over and opened the door to the room, Anko stood there with the four others behind her. She throws her arms around Sasuke and the two of them stumble out of the way of the other four in their embrace. Everyone, except Naruto just shrugged off the unusual entrance. Naruto stared at Sasuke, as if he was the last person on Earth, at least the last person he would have expected to see here.
"Sasuke, what are you doing here, they told me you where in Kusaga."
"That's because I told them to tell you that."
"Alright, whatever, where's you're leader guy anyway, the one who wanted m here" Hinata pointed to Sasuke.
"I'm their leader Naruto, I'm the one whose leading the ninja back to glory." Naruto nodded,
"Who else do you have working for you?" Sasuke scratched his head a bit in thought,
"Well, a majority of our old friends are following me. As well as a large number of other ninja, and new recruits. Just about every ninja in the world is with. That is, except the Anbu, they still fight to protect the lands, but as the direct bodyguards of the Kage's not the glorious armies once made of the ninja who proudly fought for them." Naruto nodded,
"So you're telling me that you are planning to star a war, so that the ninja rule?"
"No, it's not that simple. We are trying to show the world that they still need the ninja, and that the ninja are the true power for each country." Naruto nodded as Sasuke talked, "It has been thought that you died a while ago, only because no one has heard from you until Hinata found you in Konoha. Now, I have one question, will you join us? Or do I have to kill you to keep us out of our way?" Naruto thought for a few seconds,
"I'll join you, but I don't think its right. I just mostly don't want to be killed by my old friends." Sasuke chuckled and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder,
"Naruto, you are the only other ninja that can equal me, I was hoping you would join us, so that I could place you second in command." Anko looked at Sasuke with a slightly confused face. "Someone who can command a large number of people, make themselves known as leader. And you can make yourself known, really quickly and really loudly." That rose a few laughs from the group of ninja.
"But, you need to fulfill one mission, a kind of initiation. It is dangerous, very dangerous." He put emphasis on the word dangerous. "You have one week to find two other ninja to go with you, they can be whoever you want. But, be careful of who you pick, no everyone is helpful in every mission." Naruto nodded,
"What's the mission?" Sasuke smiled,
"I'll tell you in a week." With that he left with Anko at his side.