Lucky-sama: Yo! I'm back with another chappie!
Tensai-san: This is a pretty darn long chapter for us
Lucky-sama: Yep yep!
Tensai-san: Anyways, we have a little surprise in this chapter!
Lucky-sama: Yes, it's something you would have never ever expected! The idea just popped into my head!
Tensai-san: Lucky-sama and I, Tensai-san do not own Naruto...well you get the point so yeah! On with the story!
"I" Naruto staggered to his feet.
"Accept," the killing intent returned to Gaara.
"Your," Reiten took Deidara's out stretched hand.
"Offer," Koga grinned at Tobi. (They're all saying it at the same time)
"Go Kisame, I'll take him out of here," Itachi hefted Naruto onto his back and waved his partner off.
Kisame nodded and shunshined out of the alleyway. Itachi cautiously stepped out of the alleyway, he was unsure if Kakashi would see through his genjutsu. But still he had to act like Kakashi could see him just to be safe. He merged into the crowd of merchants headed for the village gates; each merchant was stopped at the booth so the guards could check their papers. Itachi smirked, you can't stop what you can't see, there was already a loophole in their system.
"Shit!" Itachi cursed under his breath as he noticed the two Jounin closing in on them. Swiftly he leapt over the guard and into the forest beyond, hoping to lose the two there.
"Back," Kisame grunted as he landed next to them. "Their security is pretty tight,"
On his back, Kisame had Samehada and a large scroll tied securely. He had just got it recently from breaking and entering the Hokage tower to retrieve it. The scroll was the only thing Naruto's father left him and no way were they leaving it for the stupid village to use.
"Let's speed it up, we're going to the base," Itachi sped up, leaving Kisame to catch up.
"Go to…" Sasori trailed off as he scanned the horizon for his obnoxious partner, "Those plateaus, on top of one of them should be a blonde-haired guy, he's my partner and he'll take you out of this village. I'll meet up with you guys later, I have to go get a few things," Sasori explained tentatively.
"Hai," Gaara turned on his heel and vanished around the corner.
"Now for my job," Sasori jumped onto a broken rooftop and headed for the Kazekage tower.
"We'll wait here for somebody to arrive-" Deidara was cut off when Gaara showed up adbruptly.
"Nii-san!" Gaara greeted.
"Yo otouto," Reiten waved, "You coming with us?"
"Of course!" Gaara's sand formed a gourd on his back.
"Hate to cut the reunion short but we have to go," Deidara jerked his thumb at the clay bird behind him, We have company so get on!" A bunch of ANBU and Jounin had come to investigate the two unfamiliar chakra signatures in their village.
The two scrambled to their feet and ran for the bird, their feet kicking up clouds of sand as they went. Reiten boosted Gaara onto the back of the bird and desperately scrabbled to get a grip on the soft material. Silently Gaara's sand picked up Reiten effortlessly and dropped him swiftly onto to their ride.
"Next stop: Headquarters!" Deidara whooped as the bird lifted off and swerved around in the other direction.
"We're going Tobi, there's something I have to pick up and Tobi take Koga back to the base," Zetsu melted into the ground as he spoke. A few minutes of silence followed Zetsu's exit as Koga stared Tobi down.
"Let's go! Tobi's a good boy! He'll follow orders!" Tobi grabbed Koga and happily bounced out to the village wall where he leapt over it, all the while dragging a grumbling Koga through the minimal foilage.
"Are they here?" Pein growled while pacing back and forth.
"Any minute now," Kakuzu lounged in his chair.
"We're back un!" Deidara yelled loudly.
"Shut up Deidara," Sasori intoned, he had met up with them halfway and had jacked a ride on the bird with them. Now he had a bundle slung over his shoulder.
"My ear hurts sempai," Reiten winced and covered his ear as he walked in with Gaara trailing behind him.
"I'm inclined to agree," Gaara spoke emotionlessly.
"Could you let go of me?" an irritated voice reached their ears.
"No! Tobi's a good boy! He'll do the mission!" Tobi sang out as he entered the room, still dragging Koga after him. Koga finally pried Tobi's iron grip off of him and massaged his sore arm.
"Yo!" Kisame grinned his sharkish grin as he entered with Itachi and Naruto who was still asleep on Itachi's back.
"Konan, could you take a look at Naruto? He's wounded pretty badly," Itachi turned to the blue-haired woman on the side of the room.
"Fine, Kakuzu take him to the medi-room," Konan sighed and walked out the door with Naruto in Kakuzu's hands.
"He'll be fine, just a broken rib and a deep cut on his leg, but Kyuubi is already working on it so we don't have to worry about it," Konan informed the group outside.
"Hidan, where's Shika?" Konan turned to look at the Jashin worshipper.
"How the fu-" Hidan started
"Yo," a lazy voice drawled from the shadows and cut Hidan off.
"Get out here Shika, you'll be training with these four Jinchuuriki from now on," Konan glared at the shadows.
"Got it," a young Shikamaru Nara stepped out yawning, his hair was in its pineapple style and he wore a simple mesh t-shirt and shorts.
"Care to explain why the younger Nara sibling is here?" Gaara had always paid attention to politcs and missing stuff. One day a report had come in about a year ago that the Shikamaru Nara had dissapeared but details were not enclosed.
"No I don't mind. The Nara family also had a Doujutsu, but it seldom appeared in the family so it was barely mentioned, Shika-kun here got it, the Kumorigen and it generally caused an uproar in the village so we rescued him from being assassinated by other jealous clans," Konan sat down in her chair and fiddled idly with some paper.
"Jealous clans?" Koga asked confused.
"If a clan has a Doujutsu or a Kekkai Genkai, it would bring them up a level on the 'status quo', the Nara's didn't have the Kumorigen before so they were on the same levels as the Aburame, Inuzuka, Yamanaka, Akamichi and such. But since Shikamaru unlocked it, they rose to the same level as the Hyuuga, Uchiha and Hoshi," Itachi cast a meaningful glance at Koga when he said this.
"Screw the Hoshi," Koga cursed darkly.
"?" Reiten raised his eyebrows.
"He's a Hoshi, but his twin sister was born mere seconds before him and was declared the heir, at around the age of four, both unlocked their Kekkai Genkai, his sister unlocked Tsuchigen, him the Hachigen. The heir is supposed to have the Hachigen, the council had both of them knocked out and their eyes switched, therefore the heir has the Hachigen now and he has the Tsuchigan. Because of this, he left the village and lived in Kiri for some time," Shikamaru shrugged, "Don't look me like that! I pay attention you know," everyone stared at him for several moments before letting the information sink in.
"Sorry," Reiten murmured apologetically.
"I don't need your pity!" Koga snarled.
"Did I offer you it?" Reiten snapped.
"Why you!" Koga brought his fist back and prepared to slammed it in Reiten's face when it was stopped by an invisible shield of air.
"Don't try it," the air pushed him back and onto the wall, threatening to squeeze the life out of him.
"Break it up guys," Zetsu broke off the stream of air and let Koga collapse onto the stone floor.
"Stick with me Koga, and I'll get your eyes back for you," Reiten extended his hand in an offer of friendship.
There was a silent moment as Koga thought it over, "I accept, but know this much, respect is all I'm giving you, not friendship or any of that crap, you're just stronger than me and I respect you for that, for now anyways, if I am stronger the next time we fight, then prepare to die" Koga warned.
"I won't sit around doing nothing while you train you know," Reiten retorted.
"Already making alliances?" Naruto staggered into the room with Kakuzu following him helplessly.
"You let him out?" Konan screeched at him.
Kakuzu shrugged," He paid me,"
"How much?" Konan tapped her foot impatiently.
"Uh Fifty ryou," Kakuzu replied sheepishly
"You baka!" Konan ranted, "He gives you fifty ryou and you let him out?"
"I'm going to ignore this scene here," Reiten turned away from both of them and towards the main group.
"Indeed," Gaara averted his eyes.
"Itachi, take them to Sangaku, they'll train there, we'll work on the contract with them," Pein ordered.
"Hai, we're going," Itachi took the scroll from Kisame, the bundle from Sasori and the bundle from Zetsu.
"We've set up a horse drawn carriage for you so suspicion is not aroused," Pein gestured to the six magnigicent horses all attached to a carriage.
"We'll be back in a few years maybe," Itachi got up and headed for the carriage, where he put the stuff down.
"Go," Reiten directed and the five of them moved almost in unison, Reiten floating into the back on a disk of air. Gaara's sand picked him up and placed him gently on the floor of the carriage. Naruto was helped on by Shikamaru and Koga merely grasped the edge and heaved himself on.
"What a odd bunch, I wonder how they'll turn out?" Itachi shook his head as he took the reins and took off down a fairly used into the setting sun.
Lucky-sama: There's chapter three! Things are going to get a hell lot more exciting from here on!
Tensai-san: You weren't expecting Shika to appear so early in the story were you?
Lucky-sama: To all those Shika fans out there: You'll see alot more of him I promise! I'm a Shika fan too!
Tensai-san! R&R! Thx for the reviews by the way!