Dear Readers,
It's already Chapter 16! WOW! So, Last Time: The Itachi team were fighting their team-mates when Shikamaru called retreat!
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The Meeting (Unknown Area)
"Shikamaru! Why did you call Retreat! I was doing GREAT!"
"Calm down baldy." Shino said to the crazy sound ninja.
"I DO HAVE HAIR!" Dosu said as he began to fume.
"Don't you guys get it yet?" Shikamaru stared at them. They immediately stopped and looked at him.
"Get what?" Naruto said as he sat down away from Shino and Dosu who just stopped fighting.
"Itachi's using us." He continued. "We think he's letting us have revenge, but really, we're doing his dirty work."
"So?" Naruto asked getting a punch in the head from Kankuro.
"So he just wants us to do things for him." Shikamaru said.
"Which means that were doing all of this for him." Neji added.
They stared at Neji.
"Where did you come from?" Naruto asked.
"I was here the whole time."
Shikamaru stared in disbelief. "You were?"
"Why didn't you go to beat someone up?" Kankuro asked.
"Because I knew right after we left Itachi's cave that he was using us."
"So Shikamaru isn't that smart." Dosu glared at Shikamaru.
"I WAS IN A DAMN FANTASY!" Shikamaru shot back.
"What are we supposed to do about Itachi?" Shino asked, trying to get things straight.
"We need to get him back." Shikamaru said.
"And how do we do that?" Dosu asked.
"We fight him." Neji said.
Naruto gulped. "But we can't defeat him."
"He gave us power. Of course we can." Kankuro showed his muscles. "We are strong."
Shikamaru sweat dropped. "Don't flatter yourself."
"LET'S GO!" Naruto jumped up.
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Itachi and Kisame
"Itachi." Kisame looked at his partner. "Someone climbing the mountain."
"Get ready." Itachi looked down the mountain side. "They're back."
"Already?"
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Mountain
Shikamaru pulled himself onto one of the ledges and stared down at his new team-mates.
"Ow! That's my nose Dosu!" Shino yelled.
"HA! THAT'S FOR CALLING ME BALD!" Dosu laughed evilly.
"Keep it down. They might hear you." Shikamaru warned.
"Anyone could hear them." Neji said with a grunt.
"I LIKE THIS MOUNTAIN!" Naruto screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Shut up. I mean it." Shikamaru warned again.
Neji looked down at the blonde-haired boy. "Why aren't you climbing?" Neji asked.
"Don't have to!" Naruto gave him a goofy smile and pointed at his rope. It was tied around Neji's leg.
"I was pulling you the whole time?" Neji glared at the idiot.
"You guys are so troublesome. We're almost there so calm down." Shikamaru grabbed a rock nearby and pulled himself up.
"How the hell did we get up here in the first place?" Shikamaru asked.
"Who cares!" Kankuro yelled as he was pulled up the mountain.
"Why aren't you climbing?" Neji asked.
He smiles and points to his rope. It was to Neji's other leg.
"I'm pulling you around too?" Neji glares at The sand sibling.
Shikamaru smiles at Neji.
"What are you smiling about? Look at your legs." Neji smirks at Shikamaru.
Shikamaru looked down. Shino rope was on his right foot and Dosu's rope was on his left foot.
"THAT'S CHEAP YOU FOUR!"
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Finally
The 6 of them made it up to the cave and found Itachi and Kisame waiting there for them.
"Did you finish the job?" Kisame asked.
"Did we?" Naruto asked idiotically to Neji. Kankuro hit Naruto in the back of the head.
"We're here to fight!" Dosu yelled.
"You blew our cover." Shino told him and gave him the 'You're an idiot' look.
Neji ran over and poked Itachi in the arm.
"NARUTO! SHINO! DOSU! TAKE KISAME! WE'LL GET ITACHI 'TIL YOU'RE DONE!" Shikamaru commanded as he ran to help Neji.
"That sucks!" Naruto said staring at Kisame.
"GET OUT OF MY WAY SHINO!" Dosu yelled trying to push Shino away.
"Just let me do this!" Shino yelled back.
Dosu punched Kisame. Kisame swung his sword. (That still has the wrapping on it.) It hit a panicking Naruto in the back of the head, knocking him out.
"SO MUCH FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER!" Shino and Dosu yelled at Naruto at the same time.
They started to kick Naruto, but he never woke up.
"Dosu…." Shino turned to Dosu.
"What?"
"We can't fight like this."
"You're right." They stood back to back as fish mummies rose from the ground. (Kisame got new freaky powers.)
"I have to tell you sound ninja…."
"What bug tamer?"
"I will never work with you again."
"Same here." They span around hitting the mummies.
An ear splitting sound came from Dosu's thing on his wrist. The mummies stopped and were attacked by an army of bugs.
Neji never stopped, even to take a breath. Shikamaru did a hand signal and used his Shadow Possession Jutsu on Itachi. Itachi stood there and Neji ran over to Itachi and started hitting him again.
Kankuro suddenly yelled help and was punched in the face. He flew into the ground and noticed a body beside him.
"Naruto…." He punched Naruto in the back of the head. "Wake up you loser!"
Sasuke? That was like Sasuke. I'm getting up Sasuke. Naruto stood up. (His eyes sparkling.)
"What's with you?" Kankuro asked the idiot, then Kisame cut his neck. Kankuro fell over.
"Kisame! You should never of done that!" Naruto yelled at the fish man. "Here comes The Number One Hyperactive Knuckle Headed Ninja that will on day be Hokage! I am Naruto Uzamaki! NEVER FORGET IT! Because I will be the on to defeat you, BELIEVE IT!"
Naruto ran into the air and began to run on the mummies heads. As soon as he got to Kisame he punched him in the gut and span around, which tripped Kisame. (Their chakra is full again.)
"NARUTO UZAMAKI BARRAGE!" Naruto used his special technique on Kisame.
Dosu ran on top of the mummies heads and Shino followed. Dosu punched in front of Kisame and missed on purpose. Kisame fell to the ground puking. Shino sent out his bugs which started to bite Kisame.
"How are you over there!" Shikamaru turned to the Itachi that was behind him. The Itachi under his Jutsu did the same as Shikamaru. (Like a puppet being controlled by it's owner or something!)
"Easy." The Itachi not under Shikamaru's Jutsu said. (Ok. This is getting confusing. So I'll call the one under the Jutsu Itachi 1 and the one that punched Kankuro Itachi 2.)
"What do you mean easy?" Neji turned around to face his best friend and Itachi 2.
"It's a clone Jutsu." Itachi 1 said.
Neji ran after Itachi 2 and Itachi 1 remained under Shikamaru's Shadow Possession Jutsu.
Then Itachi 1 multiplied. Two more Itachis appeared. They weren't like Itachi 1 because they weren't under Shikamaru's control.
One Itachi ran in circles around Shikamaru, (That's Itachi 3) making him very dizzy. The other (That's Itachi 4. Still confusing. Am I right?) pulled out a kunai and stabbed it into Shikamaru's stomach. Suddenly, the sun disappeared and Shikamaru's Jutsu broke off of Itachi 1. Itachi 1 multiplied again. 10 more appeared. (Ok. Now It's just Itachi, who Neji is fighting, and clones, which Shikamaru is fighting.)
Neji ran at the real Itachi (Itachi 2 was him.) and used his own technique.
"Gentle Fist… Eight Trigrams, 64 Palms!" Neji said as he began to poke Itachi so fast that human eyes could barely see him.
"NEJI!" A yell was heard after Neji had finished his 64 pokes.
Neji turned his head quickly. "Shikamaru?"
"Don't get distracted by him." Itachi said calmly as he stabbed Neji in the back with a kunai and shurigen. (No idea how to spell that.J )
"NEJI!" He heard his best friend again. The funny thing was that Neji had caught all of the kunai and shurigen, so he wasn't hurt.
"I'm coming…. Shikamaru…." Neji ran into the scene and couldn't see his best friend. (Oh yah. Forgot, but this battle is on it's 3rd day. Yes, they've been fighting for three days now. I'm just showing you this in at least and hours work so you don't get bored.)
"Neji." said someone behind him.
Neji turned and saw Itachi.
"What do you want?" Neji asked while getting into one of his fighting positions.
"Your friend…."
"Huh?" Neji was confused for a split second then went back to his straight face, which meant 'I am not confused, just interested.'
"….he's…." Itachi said almost like he was caring.
"He's what…?" Neji said annoyed.
Itachi smiled. "…..GONE!"
"Not me!" Shikamaru yelled from behind Neji.
Shikamaru was being tackled and pulled by Itachi's clone. More clones appeared from the real Itachi and they stood in a straight line facing Shikamaru. Some clones got in Neji's way so he wouldn't interfere.
"You'll be gone soon!" Itachi stood there for a second and then ran towards Shikamaru.
He was holding a shurigen, which grew into a…. well…. Giant shurigen. He filled it with chakra and sent it at Shikamaru.
"Shikamaru…." Neji said.
"NEJI!"
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That's the end of chapter 16. One chapter to go! SYS!
