Sum of our Parts

Crimson Tapestry

***I do not make any $$$ on Naruto. ***

"Le gasp!" normal talking

'das fuken?' normal thinking

"set-you-on-fire-no-jutsu" Jutsu and other techniques

"I will murder you!" Tailed beast talking

***SooP***

Tobi allowed himself to smirk as he watched his trump card move towards the allied forces.

It wouldn't matter how many traps they had set, or how well they had prepared. Nothing could stop an army of immortal soldiers.

The fact that there were probably those among the Shinobi who would recognize their enemy made his victory that much sweeter. To be destroyed by one's own friends and loved ones… truly this was what he had dreamed about for so long.

He had been too dependent on the mindless soldiers, that fact was obvious now. But these were far from mindless. They wielded techniques and weapons of incredible power but still followed orders to the extreme. They would slaughter the opposing forces, allow him to extract the remaining Biju, and then activate his final plan.

"I beg your pardon Tobi-Sama."

The masked man grunted slightly before turning to acknowledge the remaining member of the Akatsuki.

"With all due respect, perhaps it is time to revive Madara-Sama. Surely he should be allowed to watch this event just as much as I?"

The Uchiha pondered this thought. It would be fair after all to do this, and he had an extra Rinnegan lying around so it wasn't as if he couldn't spare the tools for complete revival.

Nodding the man prepared to revive his former master.

***SooP***

"Kage-Samas!" a messenger shouted out as he ran up to the group of Ninja

"Report"

"It seems as though the newest enemy attack is not composed of the White Zetsu like the previous waves. It almost looks as if…" The man hesitated, knowing what he would say next would seem crazy to the leaders before him.

"Get on with it boy!" 'A' growled in annoyance. He hated to be kept waiting, especially when the information could help them in combat.

"It appears as though the enemy force is composed of former Ninja. I recognize some of them as previously fallen Kages"

The various Ninjas around them gaped in shock, all except for Tsunade Senju.

"Thank you for the report, go get some rest."

The man looked around a bit confused before nodding and jogging off.

"What is going on Hokage-Sama? Do you know what is happening?" Mei questioned after seeing the woman's own expression.

"I do, and don't worry it is something we planned for." With that the woman glanced over, and met the gaze of the two Uzumaki sisters, who nodded before making their way towards a secluded area. "Pull our forces back as far as we can, do not engage the enemy unless it is absolutely a necessity. They cannot be killed by any normal means."

The various commanders stared at her for a second, before calling for messengers to relay the orders.

Meanwhile Kakashi stared in the direction that the two Kunoichi had headed off in, curious about what their role would be.

***SooP***

The Uzumaki Kunoichi stood in a small clearing surrounded by several tents, away from prying eyes.

"Looks like a good enough place as any, are you ready Natsuko?"

"Ready onee-chan!" the blonde happily replied, earning a nod from her sister.

The redhead promptly unraveled several large sealing scrolls onto the ground, before activating them. The Fuinjutsu immediately began to glow in a pale blue light as the other girl present began to weave through hand signs.

Just as the scrolls finished a handful of small twisters appeared, sucking whatever had just been released into the sky.

***SooP***

The allied forced gathered into formation, standing across the small clearing from the advancing enemy army.

An army of indestructible revived Ninja, most of which were Jonin level or higher.

"DO NOT FRET, DO NOT COWER, DO NOT RETREAT! IT IS BETTER TO DIE FACING THE ENEMY THAN WITH YOUR BACK TO HIM!" 'A' proclaimed, rallying the army together.

They began to chant their battle cries just as a light rain began to fall.

All was silent, the calm before the storm that is until…

"Sweet Kami teme what the hell did you eat!?"

Sasuke fought the urge to bash his teammates face in, before turning to him, "What are you whining about now kibbles?"

"Seriously can you not freaking smell that, that was disgusting even for you…"

"SASUKE-KUN DOES NOT FART!"

"Everyone farts Sakura it's a fact of nature" Choji chimed in from nearby.

"Not Sasuke-kun, he is far too dreamy to… OH GOD WHAT IS THIS!?"

The others immediately looked over, bringing the girl under more attention then what even she was used to, before noticing that she appeared to have red splotches forming on her outfit.

"It's… blood… IT'S RAINING BLOOD!?" Immediately Kiba began to panic, earning sweat drops from those around him at his overreaction.

"Calm yourself Kiba it's not blood, at least not entirely. It appears to be a mixture of that and… ink?"

"Kakashi-Sensei why would it be raining blood and ink?" The pinkette inquired curiously.

"It's not normal ink," Itachi began as he strode towards his brother and their unit. "It is too thick for that, it appears to be… sealing ink." Immediately, all of the Jonin went wide eyed at his analysis.

"Not exactly Itachi-kun, it is my sister's special recipe."

The Konoha Ninja turned towards the young blonde, who had just joined them, while the other Uzumaki continued walking forward in front of the united army.

"What do you mean Natsuko-chan?" Hinata inquired, she hadn't been told about anything of this nature.

"Back when we visited the island ruins of Uzushiogakure Akane-chan began working on creating her own sealing ink using her blood and Chakra. She figured that it would come in handy once she perfected the technique."

"What technique was that Natsuko?" By this point most of the Konoha Ninja, and quite a large portion of the other allied Ninja, were listening in.

"She calls it 'Blood Sealing'. Due to her unique Chakra density and life force Akane-chan perfected the ability to manipulate the ink at will even at a long distance."

The younger generation looked on in confusion, not quite understanding the significance of what had been done.

The older ones merely gaped in horror.

"Then that means…" Itachi muttered out, shock obvious on his face.

"Yes… Akane-chan has turned the battlefield into her own personal tapestry."

***SooP***

Zabuza was not happy, not in the least bit.

The last thing he remembered was something tearing through his chest on that damned bridge when he was trying to kill that red haired bitch.

Now the two missing Ninja had been brought back to life with the control over their bodies removed.

He swore that once he figured out what the hell was going on someone was getting scalped.

Up ahead he noticed a very large military force, appearing to be composed of Ninja from the major villages. Even as the rain began to fall he knew that they would be triumphant, he would be forced to slaughter former allies and enemies alike alongside of this horrific revived army.

The redhead from before stepped forward, standing alone against their might.

At least he would have his revenge; that had to count for something… right?

As his body was forced to charge forward, and he neared his unwilling, even if acceptable, target a horrific snapping rang out.

The man fell forward, crying out in pain he had never experienced before. It felt like his body had just broken in countless places, as though he had been made of glass.

Nearby he saw Haku doubled over, screaming in pain.

Slowly he noticed the rest of the army joining them, in various states of agony.

What in Kami's name was going on?

***SooP***

"Wh-what the hell is happening to them?" Ino muttered out in horror as the approaching army had fallen to the ground, screaming in agony.

Well almost the entire army, there was quite a few staggered individuals that had just frozen in place.

"She is 'experimenting'." The girl's sister answered, her face looking on dispassionately at the scene before her.

"What the hell does that mean? What did she do to them?" Kiba immediately shouted, though he had no love for the enemy there was no reason to torture them.

"She is using Fuinjutsu. Normally trying new seals on human beings is forbidden since there is no way to necessarily tell what will happen but… the enemy is immortal. No matter what she does to them they cannot die. This is probably the only opportunity she will ever have to try out new seals in such a way." Kakashi muttered out in awe at what the Kunoichi was capable of.

Within a matter of moments she had brought an entire invincible army to its knees, and all without a single Ninjutsu.

"But… why, Why is she doing this to them?" Sasuke muttered out in shock.

Itachi glanced to the side, before a small smirk formed on his face.

"Look who is watching."

The younger Uchiha did as he was told, and realized exactly what the girl had done.

The entire allied army, the other Kages included, was staring in horror at what a single Konoha Kunoichi was capable of.

"She is stopping the next war against Konoha." Kurenai responded, more to herself than anyone else.

"Exactly, no one will ever be able to muster an army to march against us when they know what fate awaits them. Power can be countered, traps can be disarmed, Ninjutsu can be defended against. But this? Even the greatest general would never be able to convince an army to follow him into a fate worse than death." The elder Sharingan wielder replied, watching on with a newfound respect for the girl.

"That is definitely her mother's trait." Asuma noted.

"Mostly, but not entirely." The silver haired Jonin called out, earning quite a few shocked stares which prompted the man to continue his explanation. "You don't really think that Iwa called the Fourth Hokage 'The Butcher' because he was a nice guy do you? Minato Namikaze was just as cut throat in battle as anyone. The difference is that he could hide this side behind a warm smile and an innocent laugh. But you are right Asuma; Kushina-Sama was definitely the better of the two at psychological warfare."

"What do you mean Kakashi-Sensei?" the Inuzuka inquired, now realizing that his fear of the sisters was very justified.

"You don't really think that a sword master had to come back from battle covered in blood do you? Kushina-Sama chose to earn the moniker 'Of the Bloody Smile'. Because once you take on a nickname given to you by your enemies you become something more than just a soldier. You become a symbol. Even today, over a decade since her passing, there are still rumors of her stalking battlefields and preying on those who defy her will. There are whispers even now that she was the Shinigami himself taken mortal form."

"And this war will cement their legacies as well." Kurenai muttered, watching her two students surpass anything she would ever be capable of.

***SooP***

A few minutes had passed before Tsunade called out to the Kunoichi, "Akane, that's enough."

"As you command"

With a slight gesture the seals that had formed on the various enemy soldiers all morphed at the same time, forcing their bodies to crumble into dust.

"Wha-what was that?" Mei inquired, still a bit shocked at what one Ninja from Konoha was capable of.

"I asked her to research the Edo Tensei in preparations for the war. I knew that my former teammate had used it during his failed invasion of Konoha and I figured that if there was even the slightest chance of him being in league with the Akatsuki then it would be something we would need to counter."

Gaara glanced over towards the blonde leader.

"How exactly do you counter an invulnerable army?"

"They are only invulnerable because of the Jutsu; it constantly regenerates their bodies and prevents their souls from moving on. All I had to do was sever the connection which released their souls back to the afterlife." The redhead spoke up as she approached her Kage with a bow.

To the soldiers around them the message was clear. Though she may be able to utterly decimate enemy forces she still did so under orders of the Hokage.

***SooP***

"I found them"

Tsunade stared at her former teammate for a moment, before letting out a deep sigh and a reluctant nod.

She knew this day was coming, after all she was the one who had ordered the mission be undertaken, but still there was reluctance in her mind and soul. The man had once been a third member of their team, a trusted comrade, and a good friend.

Now she struggled with a description for the man-turned-monster.

"You can't go after him alone you are far too valuable to lose."

The Sage nodded, he had been reminded of his mortality enough lately.

"Who do you want on your team? We can't afford to send too many obviously but if we can spare them we will."

"Anko for sure, not only is she immune to most of his poisons but she knows him better than any of us. Plus your student Hinata, if someone is poisoned she would be the best combat medic I could ask for that isn't a Hokage." The man joked, before his face began to show signs of hesitation, as if trying to come up with a different choice rather than the one he was lingering on.

"Who else?"

"You know I don't want to include them in this hime…"

"Jiraiya…." the Senju growled out, she knew exactly who he was talking about.

"Between Akane's work with Fuinjutsu and Natsuko's raw power… I don't know what to expect from Orochimaru. This is the only way we might have a chance of dealing with whatever he can throw at us."

"And if they get hurt?"

"You know I won't let that happen."

The Hokage shook her head, before letting out a deep sigh.

"They will follow you either way I suppose… fine but they had better come back without a scratch you old perv."

The toad summoner nodded before leaping off to assemble his team.

Meanwhile Tsunade was trying to ease the discomfort she was feeling in her gut.

***SooP***

"Interesting… so the two Uzumaki sisters are heading off with a few others to take out Orochimaru, I wonder what would happen if something… unfortunate were to befall them…" the creature known as 'Black Zetsu' muttered to itself, a sickening grin appearing on its face.

"I would imagine that the allied army would be quite devastated… yes quite devastated indeed, perhaps I should…"

"What you should have done was hide away in a cave somewhere until this war was over. Instead you made the worst mistake possible… by going after my granddaughters."

The mutated creature chuckled, not needing to turn around to identify the owner of the voice.

"I was curious about what became of you Kamikaze."

"I went on quite the 'soul finding' journey, and there I found a reason to continue fighting only on a slightly different side."

"You have betrayed us then? Quite cowardly of you I would say."

"Coming from you that's quite the statement. But I figure if I tear you limb from limb and remove another member of the Akatsuki then maybe, just maybe, my granddaughters will forgive me someday."

"You can certainly try."

The blonde man leapt back immediately, dodging the roots that tore through the ground in an effort to impale him.

"So you somehow have Mokuton as well eh? Well I suppose this isn't the first time I have witnessed such a thing so I shouldn't be too terribly surprised."

"Interesting, for you to keep calm in the face of your own death is something to be admired."

The blonde waved off Zetsu's comment as if it was no big deal, "I have faced 'my own death' plenty of times and I am still standing. I have fought a heck of a lot scarier people than some painted freak so I am not terribly concerned."

Once more the man was forced to dodge, as roots tore their way through the ground in an attempt to surround him.

"Well someone is getting a bit angry, guess I should be finishing this up huh?"

With a slight gesture the man sliced through the wood attack, and the man creating it.

As his body fell to the ground Zetsu laughed out in a mocking tone.

"Do you really believe you can kill me so easily?"

The blonde watched on as the creature reattached the two halves of its torso, and stood back up as if nothing had occurred.

"Well that sure makes things complicated huh?"

"Normally yes, but do not be too concerned I have far more pressing matters to attend to than playing with you." With that the creature began sinking into the ground, intending on making its report back to its two 'masters'.

What it had not been expecting was for the earth below it to be ripped up into the air, preventing his escape.

"Oh I don't think so. You see I wasn't idle during my little trip and I figured the remaining members of the Akatsuki would be coming after me eventually. Since that was true I developed a few countermeasures to your more well known abilities."

The pigmented creature glanced about, noticing a sphere of condensed air currents now completely surrounding the area, including below the surface. Scowling the Akatsuki member knew that it would be forced to kill the man and waste precious time before it could report back.

***SooP***

"So gakis I have a question for you two."

"Yes Anko-nee-chan?"

"Have either of you thought about what is going to happen after the war is over?" The purple haired woman inquired as the small team continued towards their destination.

"What do you mean?"

"Well it's pretty darn obvious one of you two will become Hokage. So I was just curious as to…"

"Both of us!" the blonde happily exclaimed as she leapt between branches of the forest.

"Uh Natsuko I hate to be the bearer of bad news but… it doesn't work like that." Jiraiya muttered out.

"Why not?" The girl actually appeared a bit upset by the reply, tugging on the other Ninja's heart strings.

"Well because the Hokage is the supreme military ruler of the village. You need to have one overriding authority so that there is no miscommunication or delay in war."

"Yeah but…"

"Natsuko will be the Hokage." The, thus far silent, redhead replied with certainty.

"But onee-chan…"

"You are the best candidate for the position. Besides I gave up that dream a long time ago, I don't think I could be Hokage anymore with everything that happened. I would be far more suited to ANBU."

"B-b-but then I wouldn't see you every day!" the blonde practically cried out in dismay.

"You could always be the clan representative of the Uzumaki and Namikaze Akane-chan." Hinata chimed in, hoping to cheer the young girl up.

"Do you really think that I would be a good candidate for a politician? I would probably behead someone if I had to sit through those awful meetings."

"Exactly gaki and that is why you are perfect for the position! Think of how much easier life would be for your sister if all the clan heads were terrified of you."

"Well if the clan heads are our graduating class… then they are already terrified of me."

Jiraiya laughed out, happy that one of the 'dilemmas' Tsunade had spoken to him about was resolved so easily.

***SooP***

This wasn't going exactly as the legendary Ninja had planned it. Sure he had finally managed to locate the creepy plant guy, figuring he would be spying on the remaining Jinchuriki at some point, and had even trapped the creature to prevent its escape.

But now the second part of his 'grand master plan' was having some difficulty; that being the actual killing of said plant-like thing.

Every time he cut the creature in half, in any way he could imagine, both of the parts would simply regrow… into two additional enemies. Now the Namikaze was facing off against no less than six opponents.

The only advantage to this situation was that they appeared to be weakening each time they split, not only using Chakra to do so but also splitting their total Chakra.

Essentially they were annoyingly hard to kill Kage Bunshin. Of course they were also clones that did not dissipate in a single blow and they could transform their bodies into various weapons using Mokuton… but that was beside the point.

The next 'irritation' came from the fact that he also couldn't quite come up with a way to kill these creatures.

He had tried bashing their heads in, which merely regenerated; tearing their throats out with a kunai, which again regenerated; and even cutting open their torso to find some sort of vital organ, there weren't any.

The Namikaze was beginning to wish he had picked up a couple of powerful fire Jutsu in his travels. Surely the psychotic man burned… right?

His inner musings were interrupted when he was forced to dodge another flanking maneuver. This time they seemed ready for him as a spike fired from the ground behind him, exploding at the last minute and impacting several projectiles into his back.

Hissing in pain the man leapt even further backwards, ensuring that all of his opponents were within eyesight at all times.

Thus far that had been the largest amount of damage he had taken during the battle, but his Chakra reserves were beginning to deplete. At this rate he wouldn't be able to keep the barrier up and find a way to finish these monsters off before running out of time.

Then he was struck with a realization. If they were able to merely regenerate all damage then they would have been able to make it past his barrier. Perhaps they were only able to 'split' when there was enough to reconstitute.

With his plan in mind Arashi shot backwards, reaching the wall of the barrier he had set up.

Realizing that the man was intending to flee the Zetsu leapt forward, trying to close the distance. But it would be all for naught as the wind user created a small opening and escaped before resealing it.

Then the dome began to compress.

Slowly the area in which the Zetsu were confined shrunk down, tearing through the ground and air. In a slight panic one of the clones fortified its arm with Mokuton, creating a large spike to try and punch through. The 'weapon' was torn apart instantly when it made contact.

"That isn't going to work I am actually compressing the barrier instead of merely shrinking it. The walls are twice as deadly as they were to begin with. Soon that dome will smash you all together and then blend you into salad."

"DO YOU THINK THIS WILL KILL ME!? I AM BEYOND YOU FOOLISH HUMANS. MY WILL HAS EXISTED FOR A THOUSAND YEARS AND IT SHALL EXIST FOR A THOUSAND BEYOND YOUR DEATH!" Black Zetsu screamed out, losing its composure for the first time.

"Oh I highly doubt that."

Reaching out the Namikaze closed his fist, rapidly forcing the barrier into a small sphere and tearing apart the abominations that lay within.

'Ironic, it actually resembles the technique that my son created.' The man mused, before making sure that his enemy was complete destroyed.

Then he called upon one of the few fire Jutsu he knew, and ignited the orb. After a few brief, but intense, moments it fizzled out, leaving the only remaining parts of the ancient manipulator as soot and ash.

***SooP***

"Well well well look who we have here? I would have thought that you would be off fighting in the war Jiraiya." Orochimaru's voice rang out in the underground cave that the Ninja found themselves in. As the man stepped into the light his face twisted into annoyance at the sight of the two Uzumaki sisters.

"You… are proving to be very difficult to kill you bitch."

"So I have been told." The Kunoichi replied, a slight smirk hidden beneath her mask.

"After we realized that the remaining allied forces would have no problem exterminating the enemy we decided to take a short break and tie up some loose ends." The white haired man interrupted, focusing attention away from his goddaughters and onto himself.

"Ku ku ku ku, you should not be so confident. Your enemy has a trump card that you will never be able to deal with. An invincible army that…"

"Onee-chan beat them already."

The silence that followed was slightly unnerving, even for the Sanin.

Kabuto glanced over at his master, whose face was a mixture of rage, confusion, and disbelief.

"Indeed… well I suppose this is an interesting situation we now find ourselves in isn't it? You are obviously here to kill me and yet I have never wanted to kill anyone else more than you five. But this also provides me with the perfect opportunity to test out my newest creations."

The man began slowly retreating into the darkness, which immediately pushed the others to charge in order to intercept him.

They were interrupted by another door to their flank opening, and two figures stepping into the light.

"I do so hope you can appreciate the irony of this Jiraiya. I felt it was past time for a 'family reunion'." The snake-like man chuckled.

"Oh God…." The older man gasped out as the two warriors revealed themselves completely.

The man had bright blonde spikey hair, and wore a white overcoat. The woman was dressed in a red and black combat suite, which only accentuated her red hair.

"Minato and Kushina…"

***Omake***

Jiraiya watched on as his granddaughter manipulated the battlefield on a scale that no one could imagine.

He watched as she changed the bone density of Zabuza, forcing his skeleton to shatter under his own body weight. The Sanin observed the seals on the boy named 'Haku' signifying that his blood chemistry had changed, forcing it to rapidly evaporate from inside his body. Even previous Kages were not immune from the girl's abilities, as a former Kazekage began to rapidly decay as his body underwent decomposition at an astounding rate.

Truly this show of force would terrify even the most war hardened commander.

One interesting thing he did note was that some of the returned soldiers were not in pain. Some of them he even recognized.

The former Konoha Ninja were simply frozen in place, along with his former students Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.

Apparently the girl had developed just as he had prayed she would, lethal when needed but with a kind and forgiving side that could emerge when it was called for.

The only thing that worried the Sanin now was which of the two sisters would be nominated as Hokage after his teammate passed on the hat. Either one would be a good choice but… well he had seen firsthand the effects of one student being passed over for such an honor over another.

He would not sit by and watch one sister grow to envy and hate the other because of politics.

***Alternate Scene***

The two sisters had safely arrived back in Konoha and Hinata was able to breathe a sigh of relief for the first time in days.

As she returned to the Hyuga compound, and the Branch clan section in particular, she noticed the light in her room was still on. This meant one of two things: Hanabi was still up, or she had a late night visitor.

The Kunoichi instincts within her kicked in as she crept into the room, but immediately relaxed when she saw that it had been the former of the two options.

"Hanabi-chan what are you still doing up? It's getting late and you have chores in the morning."

"I wanted to make sure that Akane and Natsuko were okay."

Hinata smiled, the two Uzumaki sisters had indeed welcomed Hanabi as part of their 'extended family' almost as soon as they had met her.

"Thankfully yes they are both okay, I am going to sleep though so don't stay up too much longer."

Quite frankly the older of the two sisters was surprised that she was even still standing at this point, having been up and stressed beyond belief for the last several days.

As she dressed down and practically fell into her bed the younger girl looked on in curiosity.

"What's wrong Hanabi-chan?" Hinata muttered out through her pillow.

"You said they are back safely in Konoha right?"

"Yes"

"So why are you here?"

The Kunoichi sat up, confused as to what her sister was implying.

"What do you…"

"I mean why aren't you with them, or at least Natsuko? I have a feeling that the Uchiha will want to speak with Akane but… well that still leaves you with one blonde to spend the night with right?" the younger girl gave a slight smirk and a wink, before Hinata's eyes shot open in realization.

She was halfway across Konoha before Hanabi's laughter died down.

***SooP***

Natsuko was busy going through some Jutsu scrolls when a soft tapping at her window alerted her.

Only a handful of individuals were able to get leave the normal path leading to the front door, due to the seals her sister had setup. This meant that it was someone she knew.

Curious the blonde opened the glass barrier and noticed her other teammate out of breath on the other side.

"Hinata-chan is everything okay?"

"Y-yes I just…"

The pale eyed girl seemed to hesitate, not sure where to go in the situation at this point.

"You want to come in?" The blonde happily replied.

The Hyuga nodded, before slipping in and noticing that the Uzumaki had another one of her more revealing sleep outfits on.

A small trickle of blood dropped from her nose as she discreetly eyed her comrade.

"You know Hinata-chan if you are going to stare…"

The pale eyed girl began stuttering out an apology before being interrupted.

"I wasn't finished, if you are going to stare you should have just asked; that way you don't have to be so secretive about it."

The blonde happily spun around, stretching a bit as if to give the girl a 'show'.

"So what did you really come here for Hinata-chan?"

The Kunoichi seemed to gather her nerves, and recalled some 'advice' that Anko had given her a while back.

"I want to see more of you Natsuko-chan."

The Mokuton wielder tilted her head in confusion slightly.

"I want to see all of you."

"Oh, well all you had to do was ask." Although it was said in her normal giggly tone Hinata picked up something beneath the surface of her statement. A hint of lust that was normally not present for the young blonde.

The girl promptly began pulling her shirt over her head, revealing her bra, but somehow became tangled up in it.

'She is able to tear apart S-Ranked Ninja like it is nothing… but can't get her own clothes off.' The Hyuga mentally laughed before a thought crossed her mind.

With the young blonde squirming in her clothes the other girl walked forward, and began placing kisses across the top of her chest.

Natsuko immediately gasped out, "H-Hinata-chan wh-what."

"Now whose stuttering Natsuko-chan? You might be catching a cold, let's get you into bed…"

The Hyuga practically carried the girl over, before laying her down.

"Now let me show you exactly what you mean to me…" The pale eyed beauty whispered out, this time her own voice dripping with lust.

It was Natsuko's turn to rapidly nod her head.

***A/N***

Ultimate Cliffhanger no Jutsu!

Holy crap I am excited for this next coming chapter. I have been planning this upcoming battle for like… most of this story.

I hope the Zetsu battle was sufficient for everyone. Quite frankly he didn't seem all that powerful to me, once you took away his body melding technique. I wonder what will happen now that he is no longer a threat though….

This alternate scene would have been my response to Akane ending up with Itachi. I still like the 'Hinata x Uzumaki pairing so I probably would have just shifted it to this instead.

Hope everyone has enjoyed the story thus far!