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Chapter 6

The air suddenly felt so cold on her skin. The man took off his cape and threw it to the ground. His short wavy hair was bright silver and his skin was so pale. His eyes were bright yellow with slit-like pupils. His lips curved in a mocking smirk—but full of evil intention and desire, unlike Neji's. The man flicked his Kusanagi sword a little and then gazed at the woman in front of him.

"I'm touched, being recognized by The Weapon Mistress…"

Tenten still in a defensive stance, her eyebrow twitched. "So you joined Orochimaru."

The man smirked wider and replied, "That Uchiha Boy's departure gave me an opening. Do you think I'll ignore that?"

The man took another step forward. Tenten crouched deeper for a better defense. Her hands were starting to sweat. Her opponent's chakra was outstanding; she even felt the tension.

Damn! My body's shaking! Tenten cursed herself. She winced when Yuuki Adachi took a step closer. How huge exactly this darn guy's chakra! It's so unreal!

"I see that you've grown, lady," said Adachi mockingly. "You seemed more confidence and determined, not to mention 'self-control' as well." He stared coolly at Tenten. "You know, I've been hunting for you for years since my defeat. You're the only one that could win against me… The only one… who could destroyed my Zanbatou1… A woman…"

His voice suddenly became full of hatred. He raised his Kusanagi Sword to the air.

"Now, see this, Woman!" said Adachi slowly. "See THIS! This is the replacement! THIS is the replacement! The replacement… of… MY ZANBATOU THAT YOU DESTROYED!"

Swissh… BOOM! Tenten jumped to a nearby wall, used her chakra to crouch vertically on the wall. Adachi smiled in vengeful anger. He raised his Kusanagi and said sharply, "Running, Woman! I can't believe my defeater was a coward!"

"Well… I'm not," said Tenten confidently. She bitted her thumb until it bleeds. She touched the wall and shouted, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu2!"

Poof! A huge scroll appeared under her hand. Adachi smirked and said, "Finally, you began to get serious."

"So what are you waiting for?" Tenten replied. "Let's begin already!"

When Team 8 and Team Asuma met on their way to the Godaime, nobody asked anything. All of them had their eyes focused on one thing and that is their leader. But before they reached her, hundreds of mixed shinobi appeared before them, halting their step.

"Stop right there," said an ANBU among those ninjas. He folded his arms. "From here on, it's their battle! You're not allowed to inter…"

"HAH!" Kiba snorted. He grinned widely. "LIKE WE CARE! BUST THROUGH!"

Sakura was searching for Lee, actually for Team Guy in general. Believe it or not, they are the most reliable team ever. It was true that it consisted of Lee who love to shout 'springtime of youth!', Neji the archenemy of Sasuke who was so silent and serious that not even Shino wanted to have a chat with him, and Tenten whose passion and spirit far surpass that of 'normal' kunoichi. But they were powerful; the best taijutsu user, the Hyuuga genius, and the only weapon master in Konoha in one pack was just too damn good…

"Long time no see, Sakura."

Sakura quickly turned on her heel. When she fully turned back, she could see her opponent clearly. It was Kabuto The Medic.

"Tsunade-o-baa-chaaaannnn!"

BOOOM! Gamabunta leaped right beside Katsuya. The giant frog said, "Manda… we meet again."

"The frog that I'm going to eat," Manda replied, hissed aggressively. "It's so nice of you to come to your own grave…"

"Naruto…" Tsunade glanced at the boy. "You shouldn't…"

"Heh! Looks like you think I'm going to protect you, don't you!" Naruto grinned. He raised his fist at Orochimaru. "Wrong! I'm not going to protect you! I'm going to fight with you! For the sake… of Ero-sennin that he killed!"

Smack! Smack! Swish! Thud! Ching!

Tenten jumped backward, her hands created hand seals. Katon: Housenka no Jutsu3

Series of fireball stormed toward Adachi. The man snorted and shouted, "WEAK! You think I'll fallen… for that!"

He swished the Kusanagi, put off the flame, and then deflected every shuriken that was hidden inside the fire. Tenten gritted her teeth. When she was about to get her huge scroll behind her, Adachi was ready for his attack.

"SLOW!"

CRAAASSHHH! Pain shocked her left shoulder when Kusanagi embedded itself in her flesh. Tenten caught Adachi's right arm. She flung herself and kicked him hard on the side, sent him crashing to a nearby wall.

"Shit…" Tenten cursed herself under her breath, her blood dripped to the ground. She stared at Adachi who stood again rather easily. Dammit! What the hell is happening to him! He… He's too powerful to be HIM! Hell… my shoulder…

"It seems like you're puzzled, eh?" Adachi smirked. He took a step forward. "Why am I this strong?"

Tenten panted, watching him closely. She recalled her fight with him three years ago…

"Soushouryuu!"

He managed to deflect some of the weapon but the second phase of Soushouryuu got him. He stumbled with his last bit of power, tried to run away. Tenten caught him with one leap. She swung her Katana in full power. Adachi tried to stop her with his Zanbatou but with a loud cracking sound, the sword shattered. Tenten crouched for a split second in front of him; her Katana was ready to be swing…

"Too bad, but that was a good weapon indeed…"

CRASH!

That time… his chakra was not more than a regular Jounin's chakra… She said to herself. And now, his chakra is… Adachi put his Kusanagi Sword back to its sheath and prepared to make a hand seal. Suddenly, bluish aura emerged from his body and wrapped him—it was so huge that the chakra could be seen with naked eye. His chakra… is… insane… Orochimaru… what the hell have you done to him!

"Wanna see my new creation that will kill ya?" Adachi taunted Tenten. He formed his hand seals in slow motion as if teaching her the jutsu. Tenten tighten her grip on her huge scroll. Her brain reeled in high-speed, looking for a plan. "It was great, you know."—Adachi made a tiger seal, followed by pig, horse, snake…—"Nobody survived… Let see if you'll die too."—Tenten's eyebrow twitched—"It will be… amusing…"

Adachi smiled slyly.

"Shi no Mai4."

Sakura jumped right in time before Kabuto caught her feet. The latter flung himself to his opponent.

"Shosen no Jutsu5!"

Sakura dodged right in time. She flung her fist in full-force.

"Right… HERE!"

SMACK! Kabuto was thrown away but he managed to spin in the air and landed smoothly, detecting Sakura's next attack. He dodged to the side, hand stretched, quickly grabbed Sakura's left upper arm.

"Shosen no Jutsu!"

"ARGH!" Sakura winced when the pain shocked her left arm. "Damn….!"

Swish! Kabuto managed to get away in time before Sakura kicked. He watched as his enemy gritted her teeth, tried her hardest to heal her severed muscle fibers.

"It's useless, Sakura. You can't heal it so easily."

"Shut up!" barked Sakura, enraged. "You will pay for this!"

"Hooo… I would like to see that," a cunning smile appeared on Kabuto's face. "Well… whether you can or not… it doesn't matter because meanwhile, Orochimaru-sama already in the process of killing your Tsunade and other Jounins. Anyway… you know you can't beat me in your current level that fast."

"Can't I?" Sakura smirked. She clenched her fist. "You said you want to see it, right? Why don't you do it now?"

Kabuto smirked. Sakura 'tsk'ed to herself. Time to get serious… She jumped at Kabuto in high speed. Her hand made seals in lightning speed.

"Dokugiri6!"

Kabuto quickly jumped backward, but Sakura waited there.

"Chakra no Enjintou7!"

Poof! It was a bunshin. Sakura suddenly felt a cold wind behind him. No way! He…

"Chakra no Enjintou!"

"Dynamic Entry!"

SMACK! Kabuto thrown far away. He stumbled to the ground, his blood dripping from his face. Sakura's eyes widen in awe. In front of her was the person she was looking for. Rock Lee made his stance and shouted, "The Beautiful Green Wild Beast, appear!"

Sasuke groaned when his cursed seal ached again. He stumbled a little, but he didn't have anytime to relax because two Rain-nins appeared in front of him.

"You guys… are really annoying, you know?" said Sasuke, panting. He tried to steady himself. The Rain-nins jumped at him… the hand seals were made… and…

"Katon: Karyuu Endan8!"

Screams and shrieks were heard almost immediately. Sasuke winced when his cursed seal began to react. It was not like he wanted it to happen… It reacted to the creator, to Orochimaru… Sasuke groaned, forced himself to jump further. He couldn't help but to ran away now; ran away before his seal overwhelmed the old him again as it did years ago. He didn't want to see his friends dying anymore, especially not with his own power. Just… no more additional casualties because of him. No more…

Two Rock-nins encountered him from behind. He could feel them perfectly—too perfect. His body began to burn. He knew the sensation, but he had no time to fight back. His hand made a loud chirping sound when Chidori9 was formed. The two-nins had no chance at all. The jutsu pierced through their body in a blink of eye. Sasuke stumbled to the ground, panting. The cursed seal reached its Level One.

"GUH!" Sasuke curled in pain. He fought the seal back but the pain was unimaginable. When he was about to break down in pain, a Mist-nin found him. Sasuke gritted his teeth. He couldn't fight now… not in this state! When it seems like it was about his time, a cold voice rose up…

"Jyuuken."

THUD! The Mist-nin stopped so suddenly. He was dead…

"H-Hyuuga…" muttered Sasuke under his breath. His Sharingan suddenly disappeared. "N-Neji…"

Neji gazed at him. His colorless eyes showed no emotion as usual. Sasuke sighed. Now Neji will smirked and mocking him for being such a loser. That's for sure…

"You have no need to worry about invaders now," Neji said in his emotionless voice. "I'll guard here."

Sasuke blinked. "Yeah?"

"You…" Neji glanced slightly at the Uchiha. "Hurry and conquer that seal. I don't want you to be a nuisance."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's lips curved into a smile.

1 A huge sword, as big as a grown man. Very heavy but has destructive power.

2 Summoning Technique!

3 Fire Release: Mythical Fire Flower Technique

4 Dance of Death

5 Mythical Palm Technique

6 Poison Mist

7 Chakra Scalpel

8 Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Missile

9 Thousand Bird

Author's Note: How was it? I rushed to the internet cafe just to update it! Bwehehehe... pleasee... Review is needed! - More to come later on! (oh yeah... How to give some space between scenes? I used that often so I need it sop bad... will anyone tell me? THANKS!)