DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN NARUTO.Although I really wish I did, I don't.
Just for the record, I'm going to put the meaning of the skills and techniques that the characters use, at the end of the story. Also In this chapter, I'm using the direct info from the anime episode where you see Sasuke stab Naruto through his chest with Chidori, and from then on the story is going to take a different turn of events from the anime.
"BLAH" talking
"THINKING"
Kyuubi talking
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SHORTLY AFTER THE FIGHT WITH SASUKE AND NARUTO
A sound nin had appeared telling Kabuto of the events that had occured.
"What are we going to do about Sasuke, Orochimaru-sama? I mean that he had never reached our hide-out, what if he gets into trouble?" asked Kabuto in a concerned voice.
"We will not worry about our Sasuke-kun, he will come to me, he has realized the growing need for power, for revenge. Then, he will come crawling to me," said Orochimaru.
"But what of the sound five? They have not returned either..." said Kabuto.
"We do not need them anymore, they have served their purpose, to give a small sample of my power, to raise the power of the curse seal," said Orochimaru.
"Besides, they were rotting roadkill, compared to what I have in store," said Orochimaru.
Orochimaru lughed loudly and sinisterly later joined by Kabuto's laugh.
SASUKE:
"What is the point of this? Should I really go over to Orochimaru, just for the sheer purpose of revenge? asked Sasuke to himself
"Of course, you are an avenger, you must avenge your clan's death, you must kill your brother for his deeds," said a voice in his head.
"I mean I almost killed Naruto... but then... that monsterous chakra, what was it? How far have you gone, Naruto? I'm just not so sure anymore..."
Then, a realization ha hit him.
"I am different from my brother, I will achieve power by a different way. I will not let a little bump in the road stop me from my ultimate mission..." said Sasuke aloud.
"Alright a big bump," thought Sasuke as he stumbled on a tree root.
"I will surpass Naruto as well, to become strong enough to defeat my brother," said Sasuke, " even if it means to sell my soul over to the devil, I will gain ultimate power..."
Sasuke had slumped down by the base of a tree, exhausted from the fight with Naruto, his body covered in chakra burns everywhere, a broken wrist and a lot of bruises. He then slowly drifted to sleep, not caring of the events that would occur from that time on.
A nudging sensation had occured in Naruto's head like a really strong head rush, while he was sleeping in his tent. He woke up at the middle of the night (judging by how dark it was), to find that Jiraya was wide awake, kunai ready in hand about to wake him up. Although it was the middle of the night and very dark, he found that he qould see objects quite clearly.
"Maybe it's the fox," thought Naruto.
"Good, you're already awake, Naruto, we aresurrounded by cloud nins at least at the level of jounin or higher," whispered Jiraya.
"What about Akira-chan?" asked Naruto in a whisper.
"I
sent a small frog to tell her. She had prepared herself in case of
worst case scenerio, apperently, ans she's hiding," whispered
Jiraya, "Naruto, I have a plan, but you need to co-operate. I
need you to..."
"NANI!"
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"We have them surrounded sir, what should we do?"
"Ready your men, most likely the older one of the companions, is ready and able to retaliate. We must be precautious."
"Yes sir."
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"KAGE
BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
Suddenly, in a cloud of smoke, hundreds of Naruto shadow clones leaped out and started to throw random projectiles in their kunai pouch out into the surrounding forrest. At that moment, cloud nins started to jump out of the trees only a few actually getting hit by the projectiles.
"I think there are only about twenty or so...jeez, this is going to be a long night," thought Naruto.
Then out of the smoke Naruto jumped out to call out a jutsu.
"DOUTEN:YUUEN BAKUHA NO JUTSU!"
At the shout of Naruto's jutsu, about one of two got hit and fell while some dodged while others yelled another jutsu to parry or block it. Then Naruto appeared behind the crowed and grabbed two of the nins with huge chakra shaped claws that crushed the bones of the two nins with a sickening crunch, determening that he only knocked the two nins unconcious, and shouted, "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
In a cloud of smoke, Naruto shadow clones appeared and separated to circle around the nins. All of this occured fairly quickly and by the time that Naruto had done all this, the cloud nins were prepared to retaliate, but were swallowed by a a huge frog, only leaving a few nins left, who were to terrified that their whole group was demolished, to block a monsterous claws made of blue chakra, crush the rest into the ground.
"Well done Naruto, you really have grown," said Jiraya.
"Thanks," said Naruto with his thumbs up, smile on his face.
"Have the hunters reached the traitor yet?"
"No sir they haven't, I believe they will tomorrow or so, sir."
"I hope you've enjoyed the days you've had since your betrayal, because this will be your last! MWAHAHAHAH!"
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The first half of the story was about Sasuke and Orochimau after the fight with Naruto, and if you haven't noticed, Sasuke, hasn't reached sound yet and will be like that until half the year is over. Currently, about three or four months have passed since the fight with Sasuke and Naruto.
The next half of the story, is currently durring Naruto's trvel to Lightning country, and is just about halfway there. They are resting from the day's events.
