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Chapter 5: Loyalty

It was now 5 o'clock in the morning, and Itachi Uchiha was at the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village. He has to take care of some business before going back the the Akatsuki.

Using his crows, he disappeared and then reappeared on the other side of the huge wall that surrounded the Leaf. He had to be very quiet for no one should see him.

He walked down a few narrow alleyways and stopped at a dead end, closed off by a metal gate. A figure was walking towards him.

"Itachi, it's me." A female voice whispered. They could not be overheard by anyone.

"Ah, Tsunade." Itachi replied.

"I got your message. The Akatsuki is going to strike soon apparently?" Tsunade questioned. Her eyes locked with Itachi's bold, black eyes.

"Yes, I told them to. I said to cause no harm to the village, and only to capture Naruto and get out. It will be during the night time. Make sure Naruto is out of the village by that time." Itachi calmly stated.

"I see." Tsunade said. "And don't worry, that's been taken care of already. He's off on a mission to the Hidden Rain Village."

"There would be no need for Naruto to go on such a dangerous mission. I could provide you with the information you need." Itachi replied.

"No, no. Don't jeopardize your position. This will be useful information and training for Naruto and his team. You know what to do if he gets caught." Tsunade implied.

"Yes, I'll take care of that. I'll get going now, Tsunade-sama." Itachi replied back.

Itachi turned around and started walking silently down the alleyway.

"Itachi, what you are doing is an honour to the Leaf. Everyone would be proud of you." Tsunade whispered back to Itachi. Itachi just nodded and silently left the Hidden Leaf.

...

It was several years back, Itachi had been in the Anbu Black Ops for a while now. He had been called to the Hokage's office as Sarutobi needed to speak with him.

Itachi knocked as he entered. "Hokage-sama you needed to speak with me?" Itachi asked.

"Yes Itachi, take a seat." Sarutobi replied.

"I'm sure you know what this is about." Sarutobi continued. "It's regarding the Uchiha Clan. They are becoming a bigger threat to the village than ever now, and I know that you are the only person that can solve this."

"If you need me to, I'll go on with the plan." Itachi stated.

"That won't be necessary Itachi. I want peace amongst the Leaf more than anything." Sarutobi said.

"I have something else in mind. Now if you excuse me Sarutobi-sama I'll be getting back." Itachi stood up and motioned towards the door.

"You're dismissed Itachi." Itachi then walked out of the Hokage's office and down the steps of the building, back to the Foundation.

Itachi walked down a hallway to a dark room, and entered.

"Itachi, what did the Hokage have to say?" An older voice said.

"It was about the Uchiha Clan again, Lord Danzo." Itachi bent down on one knee.

"Hmm.. " was all Danzo said in return

"I already know what to do." Itachi replied calmly.

"For the sake of the village you must." Danzo said. "They are a threat and must be dealt with."

"Yes, Lord Danzo. Tonight it will be done." Itachi bowed and walked out of the room, back to the Uchiha compound.

That night, all of the Uchiha clan was slain by no one else but Itachi Uchiha himself. He did it to protect the village, leaving his only brother to survive.

Ever since then, Itachi has joined the Akatsuki, as many looked down upon him as a criminal and a rogue ninja. He has kept a tight relationship with the Leaf, and has been feeding the Leaf Village information about Akatsuki plans and attacks.

And that's exactly what he had to take care of tonight. He met the Hokage, told her their plans, and left without a trace.

...

"Wake up Hinata-chan we need to get going soon!" Naruto yelled from the kitchen.

Hinata opened her eyes to see it was 7:30. She had to meet her tea at 8:00 at the front gate. She quickly sprung out of bed and got dressed, packed her ninja tools and a spare set of clothes, and met

Naruto in the kitchen.

"I cooked us a couple omelettes for a quick breakfast. Although it's not as delicious as ramen it'll do!" Naruto chuckled at his own remark.

"Thank you Naruto-kun." Hinata yawned as he served her a plate.

They quickly ate their breakfast and got packed up to leave.

"All right Hinata-chan lets go meet our team at the front gates! They'll be there soon." Naruto said enthusiastically.

They started walking out of the apartment and down the streets of the village.

"N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata shyly asked.

"Yeah Hinata?"

"You didn't tell me what the mission is about or where we're going. What exactly are we doing?" Hinata questioned.

"We're going to the Hidden Rain village and doing some research on the Akatsuki." Naruto replied. He could help but notice how empty the streets were at so early in the morning. Well, that's according to him waking up at 11 everyday.

Hinata felt her heart drop. She remembered what had happened last time with Neji. Would it be different this time? Surely it would. Naruto was here, and so was Kakashi along with his partner. She definitely didn't want a repeat of last time, especially in front of Naruto.

They reached the front gates of the Leaf Village at 8:00 sharp.

"Where's Kakash sensei? He should be here by now." Naruto question out loud.

Just as he said that he saw two clouds of dust coming towards him from quiet s long distance away.

Hinata used her Byakugan. "It looks like one of them is Kakashi sensei, and the other is Guy sensei." Hinata said to Naruto.

"Ugh, them two and their competitions." Naruto grumbled.

Both Kakashi and Guy zoomed past Naruto and Hinata at lightning speed as stopped just past the village gates.

"Who...won.." Guy said panting heavily.

"Umm..I couldn't tell." Hinata mumbled.

"Yeah, me neither." Naruto replied.

After they caught their breath Guy spoke again. "Well it looks like you got off easy this time Kakashi!"

"Yeah yeah." Was all Kakashi replied. "We should get going now. I told the Hokage we'd leave by 8. Everyone just follow behind me, I'll lead the way."

They walked out the gates of the Leaf Village, and leapt from branch to branch on their way to the Hidden Rain village.

"It will take a few days to reach the Hidden Rain, so we'll set up camp when it gets dark and I'll keep watch." Kakashi continued. "You guys can sleep, and Guy and I will switch between resting and look out."

"Kakashi, how about another challenge? Let's see who can go the longest without rest tonight!" Guy spoke enthusiastically as usual.

"We're on a top secret mission Guy." Kakashi sighed at his old rivals suggestion. "How about when we get back to the Leaf we can do as many as you want."

"Alright Kakashi, your just too chicken because you know you'll lose against me." Guy teased.

"Kakashi sensei, Guy sensei stop for a second." Naruto spoke.

They both stopped arguing and moving, staying perched on top of the tree branch.

"I sense some powerful and really nasty chakra up ahead." Naruto spoke quietly. He was in Sage mode.

"We'll just go around, there's no rush." Kakashi replied.

They started to take a detour going around the initial direction Naruto had said.

"Kakashi sensei, I think we're in the clear now." Naruto spoke.

"Well well, what do we have here?" A male voice spoke.

A long, blond haired guy stepped out from behind a clearing, wearing a long Akatsuki robe.

"Do you want to have some fun, Deidara?" A very deep, gravelly voice spoke from behind them.

"What do you think, Sasori? I could use a bit of exercise.." They both had wicked smiles on their faces.

The four Leaf Ninja took a fighting stance, facing their backs to each other.

This was not good...