Jutsu

Time or separate place

"Conversation"

"Thoughts"

Chapter 2: Team 7 RECONSTITUTED!

"Oh man! It seems like forever since we've been together as a team!" The now seventeen year old blond-haired, whiskered face Naruto Uzumaki cheerfully and extremely loudly shouted to the heavens. He jumped off a branch and did a spin in midair. Then, he grabbed another branch and threw himself high up into the sky. Not much has changed about him though, still sporting his black-orange suit and Konoha headband on his forehead.

"Naruto! You still haven't matured yet! Listen to that voice of yours. It's still as loud and high pitched as long as I can remember!" The returning member of the three-man cell, Sasuke Uchiha shouted, with an actual half-smile. After being saved from the darkness of Orochimaru, he still wears however the sound shirt and black pants. A purple rope belt wrapped around his waist held a kusanagi sword. On the back was the insignia of the Uchiha clan, a fan. Sasuke continued leaping through the dense forest right behind his closest friend.

"Hey! Sasuke-kun! Naruto! Wait!" The kunoichi and medic ninja of the group, Sakura Haruno, quickly caught up to her two teammates. "Naruto! Sasuke-kun and I know that you are very excited, but we've only been away from Konoha on this training mission for one year! A few more hours won't hurt!"

"But still…what has Naruto been doing during that year…" Sakura contemplated. She remembered that mission. It was given to them by Tsunade-sama to help them reestablish their teamwork, but their sensei Kakashi was away on another mission at the time. Naruto wasn't exactly being a part of the team during that time either.

However, her thoughts were interrupted when Naruto shouted a request. Sakura looked down and saw Naruto and Sasuke close to a person who was lying on the group. Sakura came down and examined her. The woman was wearing a white shirt, a green skirt, brown shoes, and long white socks. Sakura immediately healed her wounds. The young woman quickly woke up.

"Where am I?" She muttered as she lifted her head. As she looked up, she show the three ninjas, who were about her age, but the one with the black hair and handsome face seemed to cause her attention to focus on him. "Who are you?"

"Oh, I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" The blond one stated with a big smile. "Who are you?"

"My name is Kagome Higurashi. Do you guys help me?"

"That would be her!" Naruto pointed at his pink-haired comrade.

"Hi! My name is Sakura Haruno. It's nice to meet you Kagome." Sakura smiled. However, she noticed Kagome's eyes were focused on something else. Sakura looked in the same direction and saw Sasuke in her sight. Sakura became very furious, but yet at the same time confused. She then looked at Naruto, but was even more confused why her head shifted to that direction. She immediately turned her attention back to Kagome.

"What were you doing alone in a forest like this?" Sasuke emotionlessly asked her, while he was constantly shifting his head. Kagome looked at him perplexed. "Why is he so mysterious?"

"Don't worry about him. He's Sasuke Uchiha. He may seem tough, but he has a nice side." Naruto informed Kagome. Sasuke glared at Naruto. Naruto gave a big smile back, and Sasuke smirked. Suddenly, Sasuke's eyes noticed a slight movement in the leaves and quickly stepped in front of the group. He pulled out a kunai and knocked away some incoming shurikens. Sasuke threw his kunai at a bush and a body jumped out of it.

"He he he…I have to admit. You're eyes are just as good as your brother." The ominous entity arose.

"Aw! SHARK-FACE!" Kagome shouted in fright.

"My name isn't SHARK-FACE! It's Kisame Hoshigaki! You bitch!" Kisame shouted back. "Tch. I knew you would make good bait, but who knew that you would reel in such big fish." Kisame glared at Sasuke and Naruto. They're rage increased and their charka exploded around them. White lightning sparked and circulated around Sasuke's body. A gigantic blue flame of chakra blazed around Naruto.

"What power!" Kagome thought astonished. "Are they human?"

"Where…where…WHERE IS MY BROTHER!" Sasuke demanded. His kekki genkai (bloodline) sharingan activated. His eyes became red with three tomoes circling around his pupil. Kagome looked at him in terror.

"You…you have the same eyes." Kagome stuttered. Team 7 looked back at her in surprise. "The one with the same eyes and shark-face over there attack my friends and me in the forest."

"Itachi…" Sasuke muttered. "Sakura!" Sasuke ordered and she responded. "You think you can handle this bastard here?" Sakura smirked and pulled off her gloves. She then cracked her knuckles and nodded. "Alright. Naruto! Let's go!"

The two shinobi vanished. Sakura walked in front of Kagome. Kisame only laughed and pulled out Samehada. "You shall be the second Akatsuki member that I've killed."

Somewhere deeper in the forest…

Inuyasha was panting and had his Tetsaiga on the ground. His friends, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara were also by his side, exhausted "Damn you…" Inuyasha muttered. He looked up at his opponent. He was slightly exhausted. Inuyasha managed to land a few hits on Itachi Uchiha, but the damage Itachi did to Inuyasha's friends were much more devastating.

"I hope Kagome is doing better."

Flashback…

Inuyasha was leaping through the trees with the Tetsaiga in his hands, trying to follow Itachi movements. Inuyasha struck many times, but each hit either landed on a shadow clone or were easily evaded thanks to Itachi's sharingan. "Darn it. Where are you? Coward!" Inuyasha shouted upwards. However, he didn't like what he saw. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Fire Element: Grand Fireball Jutsu)!" A giant fireball rained down upon him.

"Backlash Wave!" Inuyasha used the Tetsaiga and slammed it into the fire ball. The force of the fireball was great, but Inuyasha managed to reflect it back to Itachi. Even though it wasn't a direct hit, it still did considerable damage. Inuyasha huffed and saw Itachi's simmering body lying on the forest floor. Inuyasha landed to perform the finishing attack. When he got close enough to strike it, the body puffed and turned into a log. Inuyasha looked on in shock and felt something sharp against his neck. He looked back and saw the menacing sharingan.

"Hiraikotsu!" Sango threw her giant boomerang at Itachi. Inuyasha quickly freed himself and jumped out of its path. The boomerang hit Itachi, but revealing it's another shadow clone. The Hiraikotsu returned to her. She looked around her for any trace of the Uchiha. Then, a giant shadow cast over her. Sango looked up and saw another giant fireball coming down. Miroku quickly jumped in front of her. "Wind Tunnel!" Miroku removed the cover over his right hand and the vortex engulfed the enormous fireball.

"Damn it! That coward! Where's the real one?" Inuyasha looked around and saw Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara lying on the ground unconscious. However, when Inuyasha went to check up on them, they turned into crows. The crows then reformed to make three Itachi's all surrounding him. "What the hell is going on?" Inuyasha then slashed one Itachi with the Tetsaiga, but his body turned into crows.

"You can't hurt me..." Itachi taunted. Inuyasha slashed that one, but it turned into more crows. "You are a weakling..." Inuyasha's rage exploded and destroyed the last Itachi with a Wind Scar. However, this one proved to be crows as well. The crows reformed to form the real Itachi. "You are dead..." Itachi's body dispersed into crows and reformed into Inuyasha's truest nightmare.

"Ki...Kikyo!" Inuyasha looked at her in sheer terror.

"Inuyasha...I can never forgive you." A bow and arrow shaped before her. She took her arsenal and aimed the arrow straight for Inuyasha. Inuyasha tried to move but found himself wrapped by familiar green tentacles. Inuyasha gasped at the sight he saw behind him. "Naraku!"

"Inuyasha...the jewel shards are all mine." Naraku opened his hand to show a complete Shikon Jewel. "Your friends' lives belong to me." Inuyasha looked behind Naraku and saw his friends' shredded body. Naraku held up his other hand. It was drenched with human blood.

Kikyo took aim at Inuyasha. "Die..." She released the arrow. It sliced through the air like a knife going through butter. Inuyasha shut his eyes and braced his body. However, instead of an impaling pain, he felt a gigantic bonk on his head.

"What the?" Inuyasha looked around to see his friends standing next to him. He looked at them. Sango had many slashes on her arms and legs. Miroku's right arm had a large laceration in it. Kirara looked pretty beaten up. Shippo was covered with dirt, but had a large grin across his face. "You hit me on the head."

"Duh! You were all spaced out and that was the only way to wake you up." Shippo explained.

"It appeared that the enemy put you in an illusion, Inuyasha." Miroku clarified. "While, the enemy attacked up while you were under his spell."

"Damn you..."

End Flashback...

"This guy…he's way too strong to be human. What is he?" Inuyasha said. Itachi was standing there, letting the wind blow by, waiting for Inuyasha to make the next move. "Damn it! My body is too exhausted. I can't move…"

Itachi's eyes narrowed and his eyebrows furrowed. "You are not putting up much of a challenge." Itachi pulled out a kunai from his long robe. "I expected more from a demon. You're worthless. This time, you're dead." Itachi rushed towards them at high speed. Inuyasha braced himself, but his body was too tired. He was helpless. His friends were too exhausted as well.

Then, a kunai shoot from the trees and halted Itachi's progression. Itachi stopped and examined the kunai. It looked different from regular kunai. It was trident-shaped at the top instead of the usual diamond, and there was a strange seal on the handle. A vortex in the air suddenly opened and a yellow streak slashed Itachi. Itachi was thrown down onto the ground. Itachi opened his eyes and saw a stream of fire flaming down on him. Itachi was hit by the powerful fire attack. Inuyasha and his friends stared in amazement. Out of the smoke stood two figures, one with striking blond hair, and another with dark black hair.

"Hey, are you friends of Kagome's?"

Chapter 2 is done. You like this chapter. Naruto's new technique, obvious, but guess what it is. Sasuke and Naruto, the ultimate duo. Wait for chapter three. Sasuke and Naruto vs. Itachi, and Sakura vs. Kisame. You reviewers can also give me thoughts or ideas of what to come as well.