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Orochimaru took his "guest" to his current lair to discuss their plans. Orochimaru had no idea what the baboon-clad demon wanted, but he did not care. With the promise of power, all fear of had evaporated, and Orochimaru was back to his old self. In no time, they were at his lair.

"Is he that 'Naraku' we've heard about, Orochimaru-sama?" Kabuto inquired upon seeing him.

"Of course. Now, please, go somewhere else, we have important matters to discuss."

Once Kabuto was gone, the two antagonists went right to business. After a little explanation of the separate lands, they began their deal.

"I can see why you would want this jewel so bad…" Orochimaru said, "But what do you need from the Kyuubi?"

"I obtain power by absorbing other demons…" Naraku replied, "If I absorb the Kyuubi, with or without the Jinchuuriki, I will gain its Ultimate Chakra, a more powerful shield, a faster healing rate, and add its power to my own. As is very clear now, it would be a valuable asset."

Orochimaru mulled over this. If he went through with the deal, he would gain a very capable army, outside resources, and one less enemy. And now, there was a bonus. If Naraku absorbed the Kyuubi, Akatsuki could never get it, eliminating any chance of their success.

'Truly a win-win situation' he thought deviously, "We have a deal…"

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After a long explanation, all disasters had been averted. Grudgingly, both sides mentally shook hands.

"So we came all this way for nothing?" Miroku started.

"I guess we should leave, then." Sango replied.

"Not quite yet," Tsunade stated as she entered the room.

"Who the hell is that?" Said the easily-annoyed Hanyou.

"This is the 5th Hokage, Tsunade." Miroku answered, "Don't let her looks deceive you. Though she may look young, she is 53 years old!" He said it with a look that told Kagome that he learned that fact after asking her to bear his children.

"Anyway," Tsunade continued, "We cannot allow you to leave until you tell us about the two ninja who hired you. They went beyond our laws and hired an assassin on a fellow ninja."

"Don't call me an assassin!" Inuyasha blurted defensively, "If you must know, it was two redheads, brother and sister, named Feto and Mora Tasuda!"

"I see… Shizune!"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama?"

"Find these two; see if they are still in the village. Attempting harm on another Leaf Ninja is treason!"

"Hai."

Tsunade returned her gaze to Inuyasha and co.

"Until these two are apprehended, we cannot allow you to leave, I'm sorry."

"That's okay," Kagome replied, "They have something we need. They used it to persuade us to come here." She proceeded to explain the Shikon Jewel. "This is all we've collected so far…"

She took out the half-completed jewel, when something unexpected happened…

Inside the seal, the Kyuubi lifted its head and sniffed, then roared in shock.

"The Jewel! She has it! I must obtain it! With it, I can break this accursed seal!"

He gave a mighty roar, and in an instant, Naruto was in his four-tailed transformation.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?" Inuyasha shouted as the Four-Tailed Naruto lunged at Kagome, who dodged.

"Naruto, what are you doing!?" Shippo exclaimed as the (thankfully 1st floor) Hospital room began to literally heat up.

Give me that Jewel, NOW! Naruto/Kyuubi demanded.

"Emergency! Sai, get Yamato!" Tsunade ordered, "Why the hell did he leave!?"

"W-w-w-what's going on?" Shippo stuttered as Naruto/Kyuubi made another lunge for the jewel.

"It's Naruto's 4-tailed form!" Sakura shouted, "Now the Kyuubi has control!"

"It must have sensed the jewel!" Miroku explained, "No Demon can resist its power!"

Inuyasha drew his sword and got between Naruto/Kyuubi and Kagome.

"I'll keep him busy until that Yamato guy gets here! Run, Kagome, don't let him get the jewel!" He ordered.

As if to add irony to the thing, Naruto/Kyuubi ran past Inuyasha and chased Kagome out the window. Inuyasha, in turn, chased Naruto/Kyuubi. More ironic, Yamato arrived 2 seconds later and also gave chase, with Sakura close behind.

5 minutes later, a deafening roar was heard from the forest, meaning that Yamato was successful in resealing the Kyuubi. It was once again safe to breathe.

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