Chapter 73: Orochimaru's Scheme P2

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Air Bender or Naruto, I do own Kasumi and her deck which is based off of Fire Emblem female characters.

I gotta admit this while I safely could, Aang and I were certainly in a bind. With no one to come to our aide, Aang and I had to face off against Princess Azula and Sasuke. Honestly I could on Princess Azula that wasn't the problem, the real issue was facing off against Sasuke. Sure I beat him twice in the past, the first took every inch of my abilities and I won by just a tiny margin, the second time I beat him, I summoned Zeus to deal with him. My mind was racing, thinking that I should certainly summon Zeus on him but Sasuke most likely would catch wind of me doing so and would most likely speed blitz me before I had a chance to do so. Not saying I was slow of course, but I was certain Sasuke was a bit faster than I was, plus he knew the dangers of dealing with Zeus so he was better off stopping me before I could do so. With that option out of the way I had to fight Sasuke on normal grounds. Right now I was watching the place where Snowflake and Takara had nailed Sasuke with ether a Flamethrower or an Ice Beam. I knew this wouldn't take him down and I was right, upon the moment of impact of the two attacks, I heard a puff then saw the smoke as he most likely used Substitution Jutsu. Aang dodged a Fire Bended attack from Azula as I activated my Psychic Powers in Prime State mode, no way was he going to catch me off guard. Against Sasuke even I knew that the moment he caught me off guard the easier it was for him to actually defeat me as I knew he wouldn't let up once he got close to me. Luckily I caught him coming at my back with a sharp diving kick from the sky from the back of me. I thought of my next move, and decided it was best for me to block his kick with an arm. Just as he was about to land the blow on me I lifted up my arm and blocked his kick.

"Impressive!" Sasuke admitted to me once I not only blocked his kick with my arm but I ended up grabbing onto his leg and throwing him towards the ground.

He easily flipped and landed smoothly on his two feet "Just what I want in my future bride. A woman that knows how to defend herself."

I made a disgusted face leave it to him to creep me out on the subject of a forced marriage to him "Listen up Sasuke! I'm not that type of girl to enjoy such things!"

I Earth Bended two boulders then shattered them with my psychic powers, shooting them out like bullets at him. If this was Naruto, he'd probably not react quickly in time to avoid such a lethal attack coming at him but this was Sasuke I was facing and nothing was that easy when it came to landing a blow on him at least not a lethal one. Instead of the attack connecting Sasuke easily and effortlessly avoided the attacks weaving in and out of them expertly. Even Princess Azula was stunned on how effortlessly he managed to do that "NO WAY! HOW WAS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!"

Sasuke ignored her question and managed to dodge two Quick-Attacks one from Takara and one from Snowflake as they came at both of his sides. He timed it right, leaped into the air then spun kicked my two pets "VULPIX! The two Vulpixes cry as they are flung towards me landing at my feet.

"Are you two okay?!" I asked them rushing towards them.

Takara was fine and she brushed off the kick standing upright nodding "Vulpix!"

From her eyes I could see it would take more than a kick like that to shake her confidence to not aide me in battle. Snowflake was fine too but took a little bit longer to get back onto her feet, but like Takara she too wasn't going to have her confidence shaken as she nodded towards me "Vulpix!"

Sasuke turned towards me calmly "Playing tough to win is how I'm going to enjoy you in the end." he then revealed his Sharrigan "Enough games, time to be serious! Kasumi like it or not you are going to be my wife even if I have to claim you by force!"

I now knew things would get harder now frowning but I never let my confidence waver "Fair warning! I'm not yours to claim! I'm no buddies girl not in that way!"

"We shall see won't we?" Sasuke said as he seemingly vanished.

Thanks to my Psychic Powers in their Prime state I saw him coming at my back and this time Earth Bended a wall to protect myself from the kick, but this is what he wanted as he faked me out! With incredible speed he bypassed my defensive wall and came at my unarmed backside once more then kicked me hard right in the spine! The force of his kick sent me towards the ground almost slamming into it face first, but I spun around catching a tree branch with a leg and somehow regained my balance to circle the tree branch and then stand on it looking at my opponent while secretly using one hand to rub my injured spine, that really hurt! Snowflake and Takara were at ether side of my legs readying themselves to help fight. My eyes met Sasuke's as we both plotted our next move on the other, against Sasuke, a battle against him needed to be fought smartly and calmly otherwise it may end in failure.

Princess Azula tried to Fire Bend at Aang whom dodged and Air Bended her backwards but not very far. Aang kept one eye on me trying to figure out what to do to help me. I looked at him with one eyes briefly "Focus on surviving against Princess Azula, Aang. Don't focus on my battle with Sasuke, if you do it may cost you against Azula."

Aang understood where I was getting at but wanted to let me know he had my back "But."

"Sasuke is much more dangerous than Azula is Aang" I warned him "You maybe able to beat Azula but you won't be able to defeat Sasuke...Heck with his Sharrigon activated, I'm going to have to think smarter and act quicker."

"Too right" Sasuke admitted he then focused in his Chakra making hand seals "Your capture Lady Kasumi is imminent! Fire Style, Giant Fire Ball Jutsu!"

I watched as Sasuke unleashed a gigantic Fire Ball and unleashed it at me. Snowflake whimpered a bit intimidated by the huge fireball but Takara nudged her to calm her down as it shot out towards the three of us. I had a plan as I gave my pets the command "Scatter!"

Any normal Pokemon would've been confused on the meaning but not my two pets. Snowflake due to being new was a bit slow to catch on but the moment she caught sight of Takara beginning to build up her speed, Snowflake caught on doing it too. Then all three of us jumped. I leaped high into the air avoiding the giant fireball by mere inches, in fact I could feel the hot flames underneath my skirt warming my neither regions a bit. Takara went speedily to the right of Sasuke while Snowflake done the same to him but on his left. I was still on the air as Sasuke's eyes caught sight of me as I built up my energies and unleashed "BLACK ROSE GALE TWISTER!"

I summoned up Black Rose Dragon's attack and unleashed it in form of a tornado. Sasuke saw the attack coming and it strikes him cutting him with leaves and fire. I watched as he spun around drawing a kunai knife and despite him tanking the attack he sliced the twister down just as I landed on the ground and charged him. Sure he was cut and burned but he still had fight in him as he saw me lash out a Gentle Fist hoping to catch him in the chest. I wouldn't get there as he blocked the Gentle Fist with one hand, then I unleashed my second hand but he caught it in his own and grabbed my wrists so hard that I was unable to free them "Gotcha Lady Kasumi!"

I struggled to break free from his grip which was stronger than mine. I looked at him a small smile on my face as honestly I expected him to do this, Sasuke was smart enough to know how my Taijutsu worked and certainly knew how to stop it from working unlike Azula. Despite him grabbing onto my hands, I quickly formed a hand seal as I warned him "And I got you!"

"WHAT?!" Sasuke demanded then found that he couldn't move "What trickery is this?!"

I smiled at him "Look down...Oh wait you can't...I'll make you do it!"

I cast a look down at the ground which forced him to look down too and he cursed his luck "DARN IT! That's…"

I smirked "Shadow Possession Jutsu!"

Azula pauses seeing this "Sasuke!"

She is forced to dodge an Air Bended attack from Aang. Sasuke assured her "I'll be fine!" he then looks at me "How clever...You wanted me to catch your fists knowing I knew about how your Taijutsu worked. So you used that as a distraction so your real move Shadow Possession Jutsu would be unleashed at point blank range…"

He then surprised me a bit by somehow putting his arms on my shoulders "But I too have something to show you."

He then built up electricity as he unleashed "Take a new move Lord Orochimaru was teaching me, I'm still in the process of learning it but here, let me introduce you to this...Chidori Current!"

His whole body erupted into electricity as an electrical forcefield surrounded him, in this situation it dawned on me that he put his hands on my shoulders for this reason! With him stuck in my Shadow Possession Jutsu, and his hands on my wrists we were at an impass! Sure he was stuck but at this close his Chidori Current was shocking me causing me to scream, I could feel my body going stiff from this constant shocking. This forced me to think of something fast, and that was to strangle him and quickly, I focused more chakra and spoke "Then see if you can fight threw this...Shadow Strangle Jutsu!"

My shadow which binded him now stretched it's arm to his neck and started to strangle him. Despite this we were at an impase! Both of us didn't stop our attacks but I knew that if my body were to go stiff on me that wouldn't end well for me. Fortunately Snowflake and Takara gathered in their energies and unleashed their Ice Beam or Flamethrower at him "VVVUUULLLPPPIIIXXX!"

Since Sasuke was still bond to my shadow, he had no choice but to tank their attacks while being strangled. It was then I saw dark energy erupt from Sasuke's neck then he changed into his curse mark form which broke threw my Shadow Possession Jutsu. Then with his Chidori Current still on he punched me right in the chest sending me right onto my back gasping for breathe. I fought to get back on my feet but Sasuke was too fast and with one mighty stomp onto my chest he pinned me onto the ground but this time his Chidori Current was deactivated "I gotta hand it to you Lady Kasumi...Even with my Sharrigan, you nearly had me, if it weren't for this!"

I looked at him calmly as I could in this situation, Naruto had a big problem with this form which was why I needed to kill him with Zeus last time. He raised a fist "Time to go to sleep for a while!"

He attempted to punch me in the face for an instant knock out but then Takara leaps onto his right arm and BITES down on it hard, Snowflake does the same on Sasuke's left arm. I heard him shout in pain "STUPID FOXES!"

He created another Chidori Current shocking both of my pets causing them to let go whimpering in pain.

"Take a breather you two" I ordered them as I Earth Bended a wall that blocked Sasuke from getting a kick or punch in.

His blows did destroy the wall but I was hoping that this time I was ready for his Curse Mark form. The moment he destroyed the rock wall, he sighted me and started to attack me. This was all I needed as I needed my two pets to take a breather to recover. Things weren't going to be easy for me to win this now.

Kakashi's POV

Wish I could say this was a sight, I hoped to see, but alas it wasn't. Zabuza had returned from the dead, most likely a combination of a deal Orochimaru made with Hades. Not only that but Orochimaru was facing off against Lord Jirayia. Haku was at my side ready to help me face off against Zabuza. Hanabi's Byucugan was out and ready to help but Haku gave her an order "Hanabi...You never faced off against Zabuza. Let me and Kakashi-Sensei handle him and help Sokka, Toph, Katara, and Lance face off against the Fire Nation Soldiers."

Hanabi frowned but understood, Haku was right she had never faced off against Zabuza before, which meant he might try to kill her if given the chance. I decided to give her some advice "Do watch your back though Hanabi! Zabuza is a master of the silent arts. So watch yourself as you help everyone else against the Fire Nation Soldiers and Sound Ninja. Haku, and I should be enough to handle Zabuza."

Zabuza's errie response was "Even with Haku's help, you two won't possibly be enough to defeat me!"

Haku was strangely calm ready to help even as I stood ready. Against Zabuza we needed to be ready. Hanabi, Iruka, and Naruto were guarding everyone else. Sokka was a bit confused "Why are you three defending us?"

Naruto answered and his answer was a smart one for once "You all have never encounter Zabuza before. Out of this group, I have! Zabuza is not an easy foe. In the first encounter, he was a match for Kakashi-Sensei even trapping him even. It took the teamwork skills of me, and Sasuke just to break Kakashi-Sensei free!"

Iruka warned the others "Zabuza isn't an enemy one can take likely. Trust Haku and Kakashi, we'll watch your backs while also dealing with the ninja and Fire Nation soldiers."

Zabuza's mist was still covering the whole battlefield. It seemed like ages but eventually Zabuza would make his move. Like before he didn't just target me, he went straight for Sokka, and Katara swiftly tripping Hanabi and Naruto but Iruka's had avoided Zabuza's surprise attack but not Iruka whom used his giant shuriken on his back to block Zabuza's sword. Haku was quick and came at Zabuza from his right while I came at him from his left. With his huge sword Zabuza managed to block all three of our weapons. He manages to shake the three of us off, but Haku got close to him forcing Zabuza to lift his hand to catch Haku's wrists. I saw an opening hoping Haku would try to get Zabuza to use his other hand to block another punch. He did and both Haku and I saw the opening we needed. Quickly Haku stomped on the ground "Secret Move, Thousand Needles of Death!"

Thousand of Ice needles erupted from underneath Haku and Zabuza's feet then shot at him on all angles. Zabuza broke his grip on Haku's hands then used his sword to counter the needles, every single one of them "Not bad Haku, but you're gonna have to do better than that!"

Haku looked at him "I know that!"

While Zabuza was focusing in on Haku, I managed to come at his back and stab him.

"I see you two are thinking together" Zabuza admitted but it turned out that he was a Water Clone this whole time!

"Drat!" Haku muttered seeing the water.

"Indeed" I muttered.

It was then Haku and I both heard the next cry "Not bad you two but here we go, Water Style Twin Water Dragon Jutsu!"

Roaring water sounded and two huge water Dragons erupted from the closet lake. This caused Katara to gasp never seeing water bending like that...Then again she recalled Haku could do the same but only with one. Iruka, Hanabi, and Naruto grabbed onto Lance, Toph, Katara and Sokka, leaping away from the attack while Haku and I let the attack seemingly hit us. Only for the two of us to reveal that we were both Water Clones and the real us were facing the real Zabuza "You two are quite good together."

"I know how you think Zabuza" Haku told him "And despite how it is, I truly did care for you!"

"Oh? And after all these years you betray me!"

Haku looked at Zabuza "My loyalty was to you but also I made a promise to Lady Kasumi's mother to protect her too!"

Zabuza wasn't going to listen to reason. Haku and I faced him needing to work together to take him out.

While this was going on, Lord Jirayia was fighting against Orochimaru. The two Sannin clash with Orochimaru sneering at Jirayia "Why must you always get in our way Jirayia? If it weren't for you, we'd have captured the Lady Signer and the Avatar."

Jirayia was calm but protective of Kasumi "The Lady Signer should be treated like any other person Orochimaru! Not as a human weapon as you want to do with her!"

"That raw power she has is going to waste!" Orochimaru explained "Why waste such power when you can use it against another being! That's what I'm after her powers would serve me far better than it will when she's using it to protect the Leaf Village!"

Jirayia wasn't budging on the issue "If all you think is power then it's you that's already failed. That girl you want so bad knows when to use them and when to not to and that's how it should be for anyone! Not under orders from someone that just wants power and to use that power for his own selfish reasons! That's why this scheme of yours will fail!"

Orochimaru chuckled dryly "So you say Lord Jirayia! Even as we fight to delay you from reinforcing her, I'm certain that the combination of Sasuke and Princess Azula will succeed."

This made Haku and me frown, trust Orochimaru to strongly believe his evil scheme would succeed, but oddly it would be Jirayia that would get the last word that pumped not only me up, but all members of our group to overpower these two foes "So you say Orochimaru...But...You are underestimating her. And boy once she shows you what she can truly do...It will be you that will look like a fool! I hope you enjoy explaining to the Fire Lord how his Princess lost her life in your scheme to divide Lady Kasumi and Aang from us!"

Orochimaru growls readying himself "We shall see now!"

Both Jirayia and Orochimaru slammed their fists into the ground shouting "Summoning Jutsu!"

Gamabunta and Lord Manda once more appeared in a huge puff of smoke with their partners standing on top of them.

"Jirayia! Why have you summoned me?!" the giant toad asked.

Jirayia answered "Lady Kasumi is in danger, Orochimaru divided us so that he and his forces can delay us while Lady Kasumi and Aang are fighting for their lives against Azula and Sasuke."

"Quite clever Orochimaru" Lord Manda complimented "But even this is barely worth my time…" He then sighted Gamabunta "Then again...It just maybe worth my time. What do you say I go for Toad Sandwich?"

"Then come and try it" Gamabunta said drawing his sword "I've always wanted a snakeskin wallet! Besides you won't ever endanger the Lady Signer or the Avatar ever again!"

The two summoned creatures along with the Sannin prepared to do battle against each other while I turned to Haku "Can you Water Bend Zabuzua's techniques sense they are water based?"
Haku frowned as he understood where I was getting at "I've never thought of doing that. I suppose it wouldn't hurt for me to try."

There was only one option to take down Zabuza and that was by using his water style techniques against him, sure I could do that with the Sharrigan, but with Haku there might have been another way "Sounds good, you've gotta redirect his Water Style attacks back at him."
Haku understood the idea nodding understandingly "Gotcha, just hope it works the way we envision!"

The plan was set as Haku and I prepared to deal with Zabuza once more. Zabuza turned watching the two of us "Whatever you two have planned, it won't work on me the way you envision it will! I'll crush you two before you get a chance to do so!"

With this he drew his mighty huge sword and lunged at the two of us!

Kasumi's POV

Things weren't looking so good for me at the moment! The curse marked form of Sasuke was incredibly fast. Too fast for me to see for my own eyes! Luckily thanks to them being in Prime State I was able to see where he was, but at the same time, even they were barely enough. All I could do to protect myself was summon rock walls or barely dodge his attacks. Oh I was fast but not as fast as this cursed mark form of Sasuke. He seemed to be everywhere at once smashing through my rock stone walls. Finally it had happened I was too slow to react in time and he finally got me right in the chest sending me plowing into the rock cliff. Rock and debris fell all over me. Sasuke paused watching me "Had enough Lady Kasumi?!"

I used this time to let the rock and debris cover my whole body gaining Rock Armor once more covering every part of my body "Hardly Sasuke! Until I can no longer stand I'm not giving up!"

I could tell this angered him "Then I'll beat you to a pulp until you are broken!"

He seemed to go invisible as he came at my back. Now due to Earth Armor blocking my eyes, I was unable to see him with my Psychic Powers in their Prime State mode, I sensed him out in a similar method Toph would threw the vibrations of his feet. As he gets closer to me I shot my arm upright, and a huge rock spear shot out of the ground just inches from me and him. This stopped him briefly "She sees me?!"

I whirled about sending a huge rock boulder at him smacking him in the head with it. Only for me to hear the puff sound as he used Substitution Jutsu on it to avoid the attack. Instead he appeared from right behind me and I was able to see him once more through the vibrations of his feet and this time I heard the SMACK as he smashes into a thick wall destroying it "How is it that she sees me?! Last time she used Earth Armor, she couldn't see me!"

Azula frowned ducking Aang's Air Bended attack "She must be using the same technique as Toph Bi Fong does!"

Sasuke frowned "THAT MEANS SHE CAN READ MY THE VIBRATIONS FROM MY FEET?!"

"You bet she can!" Aang answered as he dodged a Fire Bended attack from Princess Azula.

Sasuke frowned then rested on a tree building up his Chakra forming it in his hand "Then it's time for me to penetrated that armor!"

I knew what was coming a Chidori! He came at me with blinding speed almost twice as much as he had used it before on me. Sure I sensed where he was getting at but I had to try to stop him! So I launched multiple row after row of stalagmites at him. I could hear him destroying them as he finally gets close to be and delivers the blow penetrating my Earth Armor once more nailing me right in the chest "Chidori!"

"Lady Kasumi!" Aang shouts seeing the blow as I seemed to kneel on the ground as my blood flowed threw the wound.

He then focused more Chakra "Fire Style, Giant Fire Ball Jutsu!"

With this he unleashed his attack and it washed over me destroying my earth armor as his Chidori not only penetrated through like it was supposed to but it also weakened it to that point. The force of the fireball sent me onto the ground completely back to normal laying on the ground. For a while I just laid there badly injured mostly from Chidori and slightly burned from the Giant Fire Ball. Sasuke saw me laying there walking towards me "That should've beaten you! Now to take you while you are down!"

As he was getting towards me, I fought the urge not to lay down, to let him capture me. No way, not today! He saw me getting onto my feet but two sharp Quick-Attacks from both of my pets knocked the wind out of him. He growls and kicked them towards me sending them crashing into me taking me down once again. I refused to summon Zeus on Sasuke as that would've been a win, but there left one other option...Vixen Mode, but I needed time to set that up! I then came up with a solution as Sasuke charged me "This ends Lady Kasumi! I've finally won!"

"Not yet" I whispered making a hand seal "Shadow-Clone Jutsu!"

Yes, I decided to use Shadow Clone Jutsu, the real Shadow Clone version, Naruto actually taught me this one, the one where the clones were flesh and blood. Sure I couldn't deliver one hundred or thousands like Naruto could, but I could still summon up to five clones as well as make five Shadow Clones of my pets!"

Just as Sasuke closed in on me there was a puff of smoke as five Shadow Clones of me and my pets appeared surrounding him. He pauses "Shadow Clones?! Sense when did she learn the real Shadow Clone Jutsu?!"

"Must you ask that?" I had all Shadow Clones of me ask him.

Sasuke growls as he understood "DARN IT! THAT'S TWO I OWE NARUTO FOR!"

He then proceeds to speed blitz all fifteen Shadow Clones one by one. As he was doing this I was building up my Chakra nodding to my two pets as they positioned themselves from ether of his sides. Aang watches almost knowing what I had in mind "Lady Kasumi!"

Azula then nailed him with a jolt of lightnining from her fingertips. Her Lightnining struck Aang in his should sending his onto the ground with her coming at him "You should be more worried for yourself!"

She closed in as Sasuke destroyed the last three Shadow Clones one of them was of me, the other two were ether Shadow Clones of Snowflake or Takara "Easy as always."

Just as he got done destroying the last three Shadow Clones, Snowflake, Takara and I made our move "Take my newest technique Sasuke, Triple Element Fang Over Fang!"

Cursed Mark form of Sasuke gasps seeing the three elemental Fang over Fang attacks close in on him and he formed a "Chidori Current!" to shield himself with. The three attacks hit him on all sides crushing him with the weight of the rocks that covered me, froze him with the ice form of it, and then fried him with the Volcanic Fang over Fang version. Still it was without any pain the moment the three attacks strike him did all three of us run into the electrical Chidori Current. Despite this, Snowflake, Takara, and I collided in the middle, but just as we were about to collide, Sasuke managed to somehow leap away, but that was fine with us! The three of us collided with so much great force that once more a white flash of energy erupted causing Princess Azula and Sasuke to watch with horror on their faces. Aang had recovered and somehow had been at my side as he smirked at Sasuke and Azula "Sucks to be you two!"

The light oddly felt magical. When it ended I might've been ten years of age, but I oddly felt older and when I looked down my breasts became bigger and more adult like. I saw one red fox ear and one white fox ear. My body had indeed grown into looking like a full adult woman around eighteen years of age, I also had six tails, three red fox tails and three white fox tails and my eyes were blue, like my fathers, I also wore a red and white bra like over my chest, as well as a red mini-skirt. Once in transformation I let loose a mighty vixen roar.

"What is this?!" Azula and Sasuke asked alarmed although Sasuke was staring at me in both awe due to most likely finding me hotter in this form and shock that I had this power.

Aang answered "We call this Vixen Mode!"

Princess Azula was puzzled almost too scared to move as she never seen this form of me before and I could've sworn I could've seen her wet herself which made me chuckle silently at least she was unsure of her own abilities when confronting me as Vixen Mode. Sasuke on the other hand wasn't that intimidated "All she's done is grow into a sexier eighteen year old girl Fox girl with six fox tails!"

Before Princess Azula could urge Sasuke to be catious when dealing with me he appeared to vanish "After all she can't hit what she can't see!"

He attempted to speed blitz me but it was I that seemed to have vanished "WHAT?!"

I was now right behind him, aimed both my hands and unleashed their elements. Out of one I sent out a steady stream of Fire at him frying him then out of the other I unleashed a cold blast of Ice at point blank range "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The force to the blows sent him plowing into the ground.

"She has Fire Bending powers? And Ice Bending?!" Azula demanded.

Aang was at my side as I allowed him to answer her "You can say she does, but it's not really element bending. While in Vixen Mode she has complete control of Fire, Ice, Earth Bending, and her Psychic Powers!"

"And that's only the beginning!" I announced.

Sasuke tried to attack me once again but I swatted him away like a fly. I lifted up both of my hands and hurled meteors at them. Both huge meterorites slam into both opponents one was on fire and the other was pure ice both explode in their elements.

I then decided to end it as I gathered in the elements, one of Fire, one of Ice, one of Earth Bending and one of pure Psychic Powers glaring at the two and Sasuke had a bad feeling about this "Nuts..."

I then unleashed Psychic Wazas but these weren't normal Psychic Wazas as you could've guessed, they were filled of elemental energies and came down like a barrage. Both Princess Azula and Sasuke were absoutely powerless to stop the onslaught and eventually they were struck by the attack. Fire, Ice, Earth, and Psychic energies were unleashed onto them creating what honestly even to me felt like I was delivering the apololipse from them. When it was over both Azula and Sasuke were beaten! I turned to Aang "Let's see if we can regroup with the others."

"Or if they can find us" Aang pointed out as we walked a bit further away from where Princess Azula and Sasuke. No sense in fighting them once more without backup. That much was clear. To beat Sasuke I needed Vixen Mode to end it. I knew next time Sasuke would be prepared as he could be to fight against it.

Kakashi's POV

I clashed my kunai against Zabuza's huge sword. My Sharrigan eye was watching my opponent expertly. Haku prepared to use his water bending abilities to counter Zabuza's sword. Lord Jirayia, and Orochimaru were about to engage in battle when there was a massive roar coming from the far end. This ceased alli fighting from all sides even Zabuza ceased fighting me and Haku as all eyes were now drawn to see what was making the massive roar. From the distance we saw Kasumi but not as her usual self, she was now in Vixen Mode.

"What is that?!" Zabuza asked.

"Lady Kasumi in Vixen Mode" Haku answered

"The Lady Signer has that form?!" Zabuza asked.

"Yes" I answered him "She just received it."

Zabuza now saw why Haku was loyal to Lady Kasumi "Someone with that power does need to be protected."

Orochimaru frowned seeing that "What trickery is this? I wasn't aware she had that form!"

Jirayia smiled "This is why I told you Orochimaru that your belief for Sasuke and Princess Azula would be your downfall. Kasumi's Vixen Mode is just as powerful as a Kage ranked shinboi, but yet, she needs more experience in that form to really know it's potential."

Orochimaru didn't like what he saw "Looks like we have no choice but to retreat."

Zabuza looked at me and Haku but mostly at Haku "Very well Orochimaru, we'll withdraw for now...But Haku this isn't over. I will return and we'll settle the score in another way if you catch my drift."

Haku did know "You want to Duel me."

Zabuza nodded "Yes, only once you've Dueled me will I see what you truly meant. For now we'll withdraw, but one day you and I will meet once again."

With this Orochimaru and his forces withdrew. Once they were withdrawn we met up with Aang and Lady Kasumi

Kasumi's POV

We didn't have to wait long for Kakashi-Papa with the others arrived with me still in Vixen Mode. Once at the scene Sokka whistled seeing a knocked out Sasuke and Princess Azula "Kasumi beat both of them?"

"She did" Aang said "But she had to use her Vixen Mode to do it."

I decided to now change back to normal and everyone saw me bleeding still from the chest with Katara rushing towards me "Are you okay?"

"I will be" I answered her "Once we get out of here..." I looked at the knocked out form of Sasuke and Azula "But these two shouldn't be seperated from their group any more so...What happened on your end?"

Hanabi answered "Zabuza returned."

I frowned "So that mist..."

Kakashi-Papa confirmed it "Yes, it was his doing. He's still alive, Orochimaru retreated once your Vixen Mode was revealed."

"Goes to see how much he didn't want to face off against Vixen Mode!" Sokka bragged.

Jirayia turned towards Sokka "Orochimaru could be a problem for Vixen Mode."

"But how?" Sokka asked.

Jirayia answered "Orochimaru is a skilled Shinobi. Besides sure Kasumi has Vixen Mode and it can easily beat Kage ranked Shinboi or at least be on par with them, but at the same time I sense that we need to know more about Vixen Mode. So far it got her out of two jams, but that's only because the foe was unaware of it. Orochimaru is a schemer and therefor he may figure out her weakness in Vixen Mode."

"There's a weakness?!" Naruto demanded.

"Everything has a weakness brother" I admitted.

"What is that weakness?" Sokka asked the Toad Sage.

Kakashi-papa answered checking my chakra levels out "That form consumes loads of Chakra for one thing." he checked out Takara and Snowflake seeing their energy levels were a bit deputed too "Plus Takara, and Snowflake's energies for using their fire or ice attacks are low too."

Naruto got it "Are you saying that form drains sis of her energies?!"

Kakashi-Papa nodded "Yes. So it would be best for Kasumi to use such a form as a last resort as she's been using it as it has a time limit. If she goes over that limit it may put her in a strain like my Sharrigan does to me."

Everyone was silent as I understood, but the question was how long did I have till that happened? Like Kakashi-Papa and even Aang said we needed more answers. Those answers would be found the more I used Vixen Mode.

End of chapter

I know this was a two long week long chapter, but it's up now! Last week I got too distracted with Warhammer 2 and Coromon, and the week before...Well was chaotic week in general. Kasumi has beaten Sasuke and Azula but she needed Vixen Mode to do it. Next chapter, Chapter 74H aku vs. Zabuza: Zabuza tracks downs Kasumi kidnapping her to lure Haku to him so that they can have their Duel. What will be their conclusion of the Duel between two water based Duelists?