Gravity

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Blue Moon201 – eventually :p

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This chapter is RAW, I think my Beta went on vacation or didn't get my email… ;; and I feel bad for having this in my files for a week.

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Naruto sighed heavily as the 'busty and blond' Rin tended once again to their injured comrade. It was strange, really, how oddly comforting it was to think of them as such. When Naruto had first started out on this wild crazy ride into the past (two times, might he add) he thought it would be awkward.

Instead, it felt right. As if… it was meant to happen. Naruto viciously shook his head. –I don't believe in fate, the bitch.- he mentally grumbled, hearing nothing but a murmured agreement from his tenant.

A sharp hiss brought Naruto from his thoughts as Kakashi fidgeted in pain. Rin was attentively cleaning his eye-wound with some anti-bacterial alcohol. The blond gaki sympathized with the one eyed ninja, really he did.

"Kakashi-kun, whatever happens, you absolutely must pay attention to your left side. Your ninja skills have been completely rendered useless, and at best… you're at half of your usual talents. Therefore, you must be diligent in protecting your left, got it?" Kakashi nodded solemnly. Secretly, Naruto could tell that his future sensei was royally pissed. Angry at Naruto for not saving him, however, said blond looked over to their black haired goof-ball member and smiled. Obito already looked to be in deep thought.

-Perhaps this will be easier than originally anticipated. Now… if only what's-his-face would show up at the opportune moment…- Naruto grinned evilly, not bothering to notice the traumatized look on Rin's face as she edged away from him. Naruto was indefinably plotting something.

"Get some sleep, kay guys? And lady… we leave tomorrow, preferably before first light. Kakashi, you above all need rest, got it?" Kakashi flinched at Naruto, but nodded none the less as the others started packing their things for easy movement in the morning.

Naruto lost the fight with Rin over one of the beds, so he opted to sleep against the wall, by the door incase of an attack. He settled into a comfortable position and was ready to sleep when a certain oversized plushi interrupted him.

' 'yo!'

-W-T-F, no really, what the hell? I'm trying to sleep, mole-rat.- Kyuubi growled at the insult while contemplating not telling his human host…. Screw his pride this time.

'Listen, I've been thinking a lot of about our pursuer.'

-Sigh…. What now? Going to tell me there's a way to defeat him?-

'Yep!'

-………………-

'Hehehe… you know…. That thingy? Do you remember, after the Uchiha had rescued you from the crater left after Takako had you?'

-What are you getting at? Plushi-sama?- Kyuubi growled, his mental eye twitched violently.

'Grrr… are you stupid! Do you remember how you experimented with the 10 fingered rasengan attack? You actually got him, right? Well… something seemed off, he didn't have any injuries, and yet Akira STILL looked as thought he'd been severely drained, as if he had been injured. Do you even recall was he was wearing?'

-No, so tell me.-

'The STONE! The f-ing god damned necklace! MY GOD! My brain… it just imploded because your stupidity! Why! WHY COULDN'T I BE IN A SMART-'

-What about this necklace, and why is it important?- Kyuubi calmed down with a grumpy sigh and eyed his container through the mental bars of his cage.

'The necklace itself isn't what is important, nor the jewel, but actually, what's incased in the jewel.'

-Incased? As in, whatever is in it, keeps him alive?-

'Well... Sort of… it's actually hard to explain, I've been giving it some real thought, don't laugh flesh-monkey, I meant it. You know how your body can get injured and all that, right? And how the process works in terms of healing? Well….. hn.. This is actually more difficult to explain than I thought. Okay, think of it like this; all physical wounds appear on the physical body-'

-How does that help me? I'm not a demon, I don't have a higher understanding on some of the things that you do, BiBi-chan.-

'I know, let me try. All physical wounds appear on the physical body, unless… the physical body isn't there.'

-Buh?-

'Think about it a bit more. Do you remember how some of your attacks seemed to just go through him?'

-Aa… now that I think about it… but how could he do Jutsu, if he has no body? Chakra is composed of physical and spiritual energy…-

'Here's another clue, have you ever seen him do hand-seals?'

-No…..- Naruto replied slowly, as the cogs in his brain started moving faster, catching up to Kyuubi's train of thought.

'Rock Lee using only Taijutsu, therefore, only uses Physical energy…'

-Consequently, it is also a possibility for someone to use only spiritual energy as an attack…-

'You're almost there, Gaki… keep thinking about it.'

-Spiritual energy… no hand-seals…and.. a pendant… spirit… soul…. Soul..Pendant… His soul is in the pendant….? Then.. how does he move? Function? If his body isn't there…-

'It's not so much as his body isn't there, and it probably didn't belong to him in the first place, but the body is probably so decomposed, that it's only the spiritual energy the pendant emits, keeps what remains there. He probably is nothing but dust, hence why every attack seems to go through him. The body cannot live without the soul.'

-Wait, if he's nothing but a soul, hanging onto a bunch of dust… how did my 10 fingered rasengan attack, harm him?-

'That attack is pure chakra, it harmed the necklace, since at least once of those tiny Rasengan's was near the necklace; which leads me to believe that the only reason that Akira fights as if he really was in a physical body-'

-Is to draw away from the necklace, and make it look like a normal piece of jewelry. Is that why he was after me and Sasuke? For a body?-

'Bingo, at least… I think so. His soul forces out the host body's soul, although it would be double the work if he took over your body, I think he has a personal grudge against you. If anything, he's after the Uchiha.' Naruto started after that, pondering silently the way Kyuubi had said that last part. After the Uchiha-…?

-… Holy fuck! Akira is Orochimaru!- instead of getting a response, Kyuubi roared with laughter while Naruto sulked at his stupidity.

-How... could I not see that before? It makes perfect sense. Let me guess, the body decomposes faster, but its far more convenient for him than the Furou Fushi no jutsu, which consumes too much chakra, where as this method uses drastically less… right?-

'And bingo was his name-o! Actually, from what I can gather, it doesn't matter how fast the body decomposes, because he can still use it efficiently even if it's dust, so long as the necklace is still attached. However, there is a draw back, he can force out the soul, but not erase memories or personality, so 'Akira' is more than likely controlled by Orochimaru.'

-Somehow, this doesn't seem right. Orochimaru wouldn't put his entire soul into an experiment without a 100 percent success rate that was far more preferable than his other method.-

'Hrm… I didn't think about that. Maybe the pendant is only a shard of his original soul?'

-Divide and conquer method, he desires the entire world's jutsu's, therefore, he splits himself up. The shard then must have someway to transmit everything that the host sees…shit! He knows my techniques!-

'We don't need to worry about that, most of your techniques are unique to you and you alone, at best he could learn Rasengan, but I doubt it. Don't feel bad about not figuring this out either, it took me forever to get it, and I've been puzzling over it for the entire time since you left Konoha and had your 'first' run in with him.'

-Well! Don't I feel.. huh… wait.. How long have you known this?- Naruto mentally demanded, glaring fiercely at the now sweating-bullets demon fox.

'Oh… about since you first traveled back in time.'

-…. Fox meat.- this was followed by a giant popping noise in the recesses of Naruto's mind. When the mental smoke lifted, behind Kyuubi's bars there was an open spit fire with a Chibi-fox tied up wearing a florescent pink tutu, rotating slowly over the fire. Naruto left him then, falling further back into unconsciousness to catch some shut-eye. He was purposely ignoring all the insults the fox was spewing out, although... some of them were so crafty he'd bet even a hardened sailor would blush.

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"Up, everyone up I say!" Naruto kicked Obito in the shins, earning a painful yelp from the Uchiha. Kakashi groaned from his bed, and Rin sat bold upright.

"I 'uld 'ike 'ake with mm' shrimp…." She muttered, before realizing where she was and how early it was. She whimpered.

"don't wannnaaa!" she whined, Naruto on the other hand, was visibly annoyed and amused.

"Oooh?" he cracked his knuckles menacingly. "Perhaps… You need incentive?" he grinned cruelly, earning wide and frightened eyes from everyone as he reached into his weapons pouch to pull out his method of torture…..a… red… lacy… bra?

"Oi! Kakashi, you want Rin's bra? She only has one pair… and it's red… and laaaacy." He waved it in front of the soon-to-be perverted boy. Already one could see the heavy blush and nosebleed behind the mask the boy always wore. Rin, meanwhile was fuming. She jumped out of bed and made to attack Naruto, who gracefully danced away.

"Give that back! God damnit! How DARE you!" she screeched at him, attempting to tackle him to the ground and did so successfully. She had him pinned beneath her while all Naruto did was grin that foxy smile of his.

"Oh wow, Rin-chan… I never knew you thought of me this way." Rin went scarlet and bolted off of him and into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind her. Naruto chuckled evilly before producing…. A… red… lacy… panty.

"Ooooh Ooooooobitooo! Want Rin's undies?" Naruto had to duck and roll as a kunai imbedded itself against the wall where his head had been, he looked over to see a fully enraged kunoichi with a triple death glare aimed his way. Naruto smiled cheekily.

"Heh…" and popped into smoke. Rin's eyes widened.

"NARUTO!"

Meanwhile, Naruto was downstairs sipping some coffee that the hotel staff had made for the early birds who had to leave before dawn. He smiled as his name reverberated throughout the entire hotel, rudely awakening the inhabitants. He shook his head with a chuckle.

"Temper, temper, Rin-nee-chan." He said softly, taking another sip. He sighed, going over the information he had received yesterday night. Akira was… a part of Orochimaru. According to Kyuubi's theory, he used Spiritual attacks, therefore did not rely on hand-seals, and had an abundance of Spiritual energy, as the spirit replenishes faster than the physical body. Further more, there was no telling how powerful the pendant was if Naruto got his hands on it.

There was a 50/50 chance of being taken over once he ripped it from Akira's neck. He had to devise a way to prevent that from happening before he destroyed the thing. Naruto sighed, he'd worry about it when it came, and right now he had to stick to his first plan; Operation: Fool-yard. What? It's a crafty name!

"You…. Are a menace to society." Came a grumbling voice behind Naruto before said voice took a seat beside him at the empty table.

"Oh?" Naruto eyed Obito, he had a nasty bruise on his right cheek, curtsey of Rin, most likely.

"Rin wouldn't dare hurt Kakashi, you weren't there to vent on.. soo.." Naruto snickered into his mug.

"Closet pervert." He taunted. Obito went red and glowered at him.

"I am not!" he vehemently whispered, shivering and looking around to see if Rin was there or not.

"Are too, why else would you have looked like Christmas had come early when I waved those red panties in front of you?" If possibly, Obito went any redder.

"Shhhhhh! Don't… don't tell anyone…!"

"Tell anyone… what, Obito-kun…" Came a menacing voice behind Naruto. Both boy's went as pale as the ghost as the ever-still-enraged kunoichi stood behind them, cracking her knuckles in a highly intimidating manor.

"This is going hurt.." Naruto mumbled. Obito merely whimpered.

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