Next Chapter of Blood is Thicker Than Bone. After healing from his wounds, Naruto discovers to his total lack of surprise that Sasuke is defecting and leaving (who didn't see that coming?) Also…Fuck Canon

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Naruto looked on at his hand as he had taken the cast off it. Staring at it and nodding as it was fully healed and had recovered at last after his fight with Orochimaru. He wiggled his fingers and clutched them into a fist and nodded as he felt them fully cooperative and able to use it once more.

He threw a quick punch and a smirk grew across his face as he felt as strong as he had been before. "Good, now I can train fully since this is now healed." He said and threw a series of punches going into a combo and did a spin kick on top of the roof of the building he was on. It was all coming back to him naturally since he had been put on the shelf for the past couple of weeks when it got broken.

"I see you are well." A voice said behind him and Naruto turned and saw a pony tailed haired ninja with a scar on his nose.

"Iruka." Naruto said looking on at The Instructor at The Academy.

"It's good that you're better now. A broken wrist isn't something you can just walk off." Iruka Umino said smiling to him as he walked forward to the blonde.

"I'm sorry I haven't been able to see you much anymore." Naruto said to the Instructor.

"I understand, we're all busy anymore with me training the next batch of Ninjas and you with your team." Iruka replied with an understanding smile to him. "You've gotten strong Naruto."

"I wouldn't have made it if it weren't for your teachings at the academy Iruka-san." Naruto said with a smile to him.

"Nonsense, I just gave you a little shove in the right direction." Iruka told him. "It was you who made yourself into a fine ninja, no one else." The Chunin told him.

"So what do you wanna do? Go train and spar?" He asked him and Iruka smiled.

"Nothing, let's just sit here and relax." He said to the blonde and sat down on the rooftop and leaned his head back looking up at the clouds. "A ninja needs to let loose and wind down remember? There's more to life than missions for a ninja." He said as Naruto joined him on the roof. "You're a good kid Naruto, Konoha is starting to realize it as well as you're earned peoples' respect." Iruka told him who looked on at him. "You're not the loud mouthed hyper active twit most people dismissed you as anymore. They are seeing the real you." He told Naruto who smiled back at him.

"Iruka-san, no matter what happens, even when I become Hokage and outrank you." Naruto told him good naturedly and Iruka grinned at him. "You'll always be my teacher." He said to him.

Meanwhile…

Anko Mitarashi found herself being lowered down in a small cage. She looked on as she found herself in a dank watery structure. There were a few stepping stones but most of the area was comprised of thick water that let off a pale glow. She looked around as the cage reached the bottom of it and the door opened automatically

Above her watching on a Balcony seated on a chair was a man who looked on eagerly.

"I am a fair man, I am civilized as well and don't resort to such barbaric methods as flaying. I believe in Trial by Combat as well. Let The Heavens decide who is just." He informed her. "If you win, you are free to go. If you lose you die. Simple as that really." He said explaining the stipulation to her. Anko had been on a mission and had been captured while sneaking through his mission putting her in the predicament she was in.

"Yeah sure, and I guess none of your friends are willing to fight for me?" Anko said dryly looking on.

"Not unless you got a stash of gold hidden in your bosom." The man said smirking at her and Anko rolled her eyes and focusing her chakra stepped onto the water walking on it. "This will be a fair fight, you'll have your weapons and gear."

"Fine then, who the hell are you going to have me fight?" She asked him wanting to get this over with.

"This is my Champion." The Man informed her and something begin to raise out of the water. Anko looked and saw a large green skinned Crocodile start to emerge from the water its eyes on her. Licking its lips at the prospect of a meal it swam towards her at a fast pace and lunged at her. Anko dodged it as it turned and snapped its jaws at her.

"Beat it!" Anko shouted at the beast. "Go bother Captain Hook!" She said to The Crocodile. The Crocodile snapped its jaws at her just missing her as she avoided it. One snap from its powerful jaws would tear her in two. Snarling the reptile lunged at her and she moved out of the way. She saw it dive under the water and knew it was going to try and ambush her as it swam below.

Anko was ready for it and leapt out of the way as it came through the water from below. She knew kunai would be useless against its hard hide, she had to wait for an opening if she wanted to survive this.

The man on the balcony looked on eagerly watching her fight for her life.

The Crocodile swam at Anko who did hand symbols and disappeared right as it bit her replacing it with a log surprising the reptile as it spat the log out, it turned looking for Anko and saw her running on the water and it gave pursuit towards her. Anko looked on seeing it coming after her as it was in its natural habitat in the water but she allowed a smirk to appear on her face as it leapt out of the water looking to ensnare and drag her under.

"Eat this!" She shouted and leapt and threw an explosive tag right into its mouth just avoiding its jaws.

The Crocodile landed in the water and suddenly exploded its head being blown straight off it from the blast as meaty chunks flew up into the sky and fall and sank into the water and so did its corpse.

Anko smirked and looked up at the man who scowled at her as she had killed his pet.

A hand clamped over his mouth and a kunai was driven into his back, he fell over dead as his killer was revealed.

"Its about time you got here." She grumbled looking on at Tayuya.

"Yeah, Yeah, got your ass up here." The redhead grumbled and tossed a rope ladder down and Anko scaled up it as Anko had gotten caught on purpose for the mission, that way Tayuya could sneak in and infiltrate and kill him. The two having worked together for it and having dealt with him.

"C'mon let's get out of this place." Anko said and they went on leaving the place exiting it.

Elsewhere…

Orochimaru sat stewing in fury over what has happened, his arms once again useless. For a brief moment he had regained them and was invincible. But he had lost them again he had been in a murderous rage over what had happened. So close, so close to being unstoppable! But now he had lost it thanks to that accursed Samurai who had taken The Mask of Honda, perhaps it was the same man back from the dead to reclaim it.

His jaw trembling he stood up from his throne cold murder in his golden eyes. No, no more failures, no more backtracking.

"SAKON! JIROBO! KIDOMARU! RAIGA!" He shouted his voice echoing all throughout the compound of his mansion. "I SUMMON YOU NOW!" He shouted his voice full of rage and fury.

The group of four immediately made their way and entered and kneeled before him. Even Raiga had the sense to know that doing so would be foolish and result in an agonizing death.

"I should have you all mutilated and fed to the worms for your failures!" Orochimaru said snarling at them his killing intent filling the entire room. Not in years had Orochimaru unleashed the full power of his killing intent and it took all their nerve not to shock. Raiga was finding it greater than that of The Mizukage of The Bloody Mist and felt rare fear for the first time. "Failure after Failure, defeat after defeat, but no more! I am giving you all one final chance." He told the group. "You had best not disappoint me again." He told them.

"You will go to Konoha," He ordered them. "And you will bring Sasuke Uchiha to me within 48 hours!"

"Forty-Eight hours, but that is-" Sakon started to protest but Orochimaru spat out a snake from his mouth that appeared right in front of him and Ukon fangs right at their throats.

"I don't want to hear any damn excuses! Go now!" He ordered them. "If you fail and return empty handed once more, I will flay the very flesh from your bones. Kill anyone who sees you and kill The Uzumaki brat as well if you get the chance." He told them all giving them a dire warning. "Now go, go! GO!" He shouted and the group turned and exited the room as fast as they could departing.

Orochimaru sat back down on his throne his eyes filled with piercing death. If they valued their lives at all they will return to him within the time limit with Sasuke. He needed his body now, he could not wait any longer.

The next day…

Kimimaro was by himself a dozen miles away from Konoha he sat calmly on a rock listening to the waterfall nearby in a meditative pose.

The Kaguya sat there images of his family appearing in his mind.

He saw his mother and his father the two arguing over what he was doing since he took control of the clan and was being a terrible leader. Kimura lifted his hand as it to strike her but Ayako stopped him with a cold glare that made him hold his hand at bay.

He saw his young self seated in his mother's lap the Uzumaki calmly stroking his hair singing a soft song to her. The young Kimimaro looked up at his mother with love in his eyes towards her.

He then saw himself in a cell having been thrust in there by his father and looking out peering past it at the emptiness of the room, leaving only him inside of it. His father having put him there to control him. So he wouldn't suffer the same fate of his father who he had secretly when Kimimaro was only three, slain in order to obtain control of The Kaguya.

Kimimaro then saw a great battlefield with many men dying. The Kaguya clan despite their ferocity was losing the battle against The Mizukage's forces as he had ordered the extermination of The Clan in his war against Kekkai Genkai that he sought to eliminate from Kirigakure. The young boy could only look on in horror at what he saw as dead piled the ground.

"Run Kimimaro, don't look back! I'll join you soon." His mother told him yelling at him to flee. "RUN!"

And so he did, he had fled the battle not stopping until nightfall. That was the last time he saw either his clan or his mother ever again. After that, he was the last of The Kaguyas that remained. He walked throughout the land, scavenging whatever food he could find. The few people he saw instantly recognized the dots on his forehead and ran in terror or chased him out of the village calling him a monster.

He then saw himself after a year of wandering alone meeting Orochimaru, the man telling Kimimaro to come with him and to find his purpose in life. Kimimaro had joined him swearing loyalty to him and his cause from that day forth, vowing to fight for him and die for him if it came to it. Kimimaro saw himself for several years growing and he fought as his bodyguard and finest warrior. None dared come near him with Kimimaro's bone swords piercing through their heart. He had done well and had accomplished every task his master gave him.

But despite it, he felt a hole in his heart that he couldn't fill. An emptiness knowing he was the last and having contacted the accursed disease.

But then he saw himself meeting Naruto Uzumaki, the last of The Uzumaki clan, his Kin, his Cousin and Son of his Aunt. He saw the rocky first meeting and him teaching him everything he knew that he could teach Naruto about Shikotsumyaku having recently activated it for the first time.

He saw the two training and working, Naruto learning how to use his bones as his own weapons as he taught him all that he knew. Naruto going from a buffoon with no clue to what he was doing, to a warrior and ninja.

He saw the attack on Konoha and being dragged and ordered to kill him. Kimimaro made his decision that day to renounce his loyalties to Orochimaru instead showing Loyalty to his family and they had fought and battled their way cutting down any who they faced. He saw the battle with Gaara and Naruto activating The Kyuubi's power and besting The One Tailed Tanuki.

He then saw his eyes opening again as he felt stronger than he had been in over a year as Tsunade her hands on his chest had cured the disease eliminating it from his body.

Those and other images appeared in Kimimaro's mind, showcasing the people he had met, the things he had done, the people he had slain in battle and up to the present date with having to work with Tayuya and Anko.

Suddenly a blur of different images appeared in his mind to his surprise just now. He saw four outlines of people one of them carrying a box that he recognized very well. He then saw other outlines of people in pursuit after them. He saw Naruto sprouting bone swords dodging lightning fired at him just avoiding it.

Kimimaro saw the box shattering open and a figure clad in dark chakra and markings over his body emerging from it and started to transform into a different form.

He then heard the familiar cackling laughter of The Snake as he saw several outlines of bodies not moving on the ground.

Kimimaro opened his eyes and stood up on the rock. "Something has happened," He said quietly. "A premonition of things to come? Or what has already happened?" He mused to himself but knew that it wasn't a pleasant feeling concerning his cousin.

"I must go, and change and stop what I have witnessed before its too late." He said and took off in a dash making his way towards The Leaf.

At Konoha…

"Sasuke has left, Tsunade-sama." Sakura told The Hokage. "I knew something was wrong but I never really thought he'd do something so drastic." She murmured in disbelief at what had happened.

"Damn fool." Tsunade cursed in anger. "He's willingly walking right into a Snakes' Den."

"He told me he saw no other choice, going on about that it was the only option he had left for him to do that he couldn't accomplish his goal here. I tried to talk to him but he wouldn't listen." Sakura said shaking her head. "I think, I think he's really gone."

"It's not your fault Sakura, don't blame yourself." Kakashi told the apprentice. Sakura had been knocked out by him and made to look like she had fallen asleep on a bench. It had been over an hour before she woke up and told Kakashi and them what had happened.

"We can't let this happen," Tsunade said as she stood up. "We have to get Sasuke back before Orochimaru gets his hands on him. You know why he wants him Kakashi." Tsunade said to him and he nodded his head in response knowing full well. "That's one thing we can't allow to happen."

"I understand Godaime. We won't let him go like this." Kakashi responded to her. "Four figures who match the description of Orochimaru's top men have been spotted from one of our ninjas in a town not far from here. I fear Sasuke has gone with them. We must not let them take him."

"Why not?" A voice said to their surprise and they all whipped around and saw Naruto standing in the doorway a bored look on his face as if finding what had happened unimportant. "He's turned his coat, I say let him leave." Naruto said folding his arms across his chest.

"Naruto," Sakura said in surprise. She knew the two had been at odds for some time but never expected Naruto to react in such a manner

"Let him leave, for too long he's been a pain in all our asses, maybe it'd be a blessing in disguise to us if he goes there and be's a hassle towards him for a change. Sasuke's made his decision, I say let him leave. He doesn't care about any of us anymore. Face it, can anyone actually say anything positive about The Uchiha?" Naruto asked them. "I've got more important things to do like continue mastering my Kekkai Genkai than drag his carcass back here." He said and turned and left the room.

They watched him go but didn't try to stop him. "I'm going to form a team to get him back here," Tsunade said to them. "Kakashi I want you to send your Ninja Dogs to both Kimimaro and Tayuya and Anko with any luck there are nearby here and will be able to intercept him." She told him.

"I understand." Kakashi said to them. "Excuse me Hokage," He said and put a comforting hand on Sakura's shoulder.

Kakashi made his way throughout Konoha looking for Naruto, he knew the blonde was here somewhere. Those who had been sent to go after him: Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka, Neji Hyuga, and Chouji Akimichi had already gone to find Sasuke and bring him back. Kakashi looked and wasn't surprised at all when he spotted Naruto at where else, Ichiraku's of course.

He entered the building and took a seat beside Naruto who was eating at a solemn pace. He waved Teuchi away who came over and the man realized this was private between them.

"Kakashi I already told you, I'm not going." Naruto told him as he continued eating.

"Naruto, you can't hide from what's happening in a bowl of ramen."

"Watch me." He mumbled and Kakashi looked on at him amused.

"Listen I know things are rough but you have to go after him."

"Don't see any reason for me." Naruto replied not looking up.

"Naruto…" Kakashi said in annoyance. Naruto looked at him as he finished his bowl and got up and walked out of the room and Kakashi followed him not letting him out of his sight.

Releasing he wasn't going to get rid of his second shadow Naruto turned to face his sensei.

"Shikamaru, Kiba, Neji, Chouji, that's plenty to haul his ass back here, I see no reason for me to go." Naruto plainly said as he walked away. Kakashi teleported in front of him in a poof and Naruto frowned and went to go a different way but he appeared stopping him.

"Naruto you need to find Sasuke and bring him back," Kakashi said to him.

"No, I'm not going." Naruto said plainly. "What do you expect me to do huh? Drag his carcass back here and expect everything to be fine? That'll he be forgiven automatically for being a Grade A Cunt like he's been? If he mutters 'Sorry' that he won't try something like it again? Screw it! Let him go to that bastard! You think I care?" Naruto frowned at him but Kakashi continued to look at him. Naruto gritted his teeth and let out a low growl of frustration.

"D'ohhh! See what you're doing!" Naruto shouted as he stomped his foot in anger. "You're making me stomp grass!" He exclaimed irritated. "What'd you want me to do? What can I do? I need a hammer the size of the Hokage Monument to get through his thick inbred skull about what he's doing."

"Naruto I know you and Sasuke don't like one another but you have to go. If the positions were reversed and you each had gone down the opposite paths, would you expect Sasuke to just let you leave? What about Sarutobi? Or The Yondaime? Would they have let you or him leave?"

"No he wouldn't have." Naruto said after a long moment.

"Listen you have to go and find him, the others are good, but they need you in order for this to be successful." Kakashi said to him. "Being a Ninja means you have to do things at times that you hate doing, and I know you are against going after him, even hating it. That's what being a Ninja means."

Naruto stared at him for a long moment before turning around facing the way the others were going.

"I better be made Jonin for all the crap I have to put up with!" Naruto shouted as he leapt onto the rooftops and broke into a run going reluctantly but without breaking his stride to join the others.

A/N: That's the end of this chapter hope you review. Next chapter Naruto battles against Raiga Kurosuki and The others fighting against The former swordsmen of Mist. And again…Fuck Canon