Welcome to chapter 9! Due to events in the Naruto Manga, something will change… By the way, please try to give reviews like you did in Chapter 7, WE were very disappointed in Chapter 8! WE do not own Inuyasha or Naruto.

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After a brief discussion of their plans, the two antagonists went into separate quarters. After about an hour of searching the room and checking out the door, Orochimaru looked to the window.

"Suigetsu, is it safe?" He inquired.

"Hai, Sasuke." Said a figure at the window, "You may undo that repulsive Genjutsu now."

"Orochimaru's" eyes suddenly glowed red with the Sharingan, and then in his place stood Uchiha Sasuke, Orochimaru's "killer".

"So, why are you really making deals with this guy?" Suigetsu, a blue shinobi carrying the late Zabuza's sword, asked with a smirk.

"Obvious, isn't it? I need any source of power I can get to fulfill my goal." Sasuke replied coldly.

"A long way to go to kill one man, isn't it?" Was what Suigetsu almost said, before remembering how fatal that would be. Instead, he asked, "Aren't you supposed to kill that Uzumaki kid yourself?"

"Who says I won't? I just need to get rid of that fox."

"Oh, I see. Little rascal, aren't you?"

"Shut up and tell me what you're here for!"

"Just to tell you that while we don't know where these 'Jewel Shards' are, Juugo managed to find out who has them!"

"Oh…Do tell."

Unknown to them, Naraku had a poison insect spying on the conversation. None of this was news to him, however, he could see right through the Genjutsu. He didn't care however. As far as he was concerned, who it was didn't matter, only the Jewel Shards did.

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Naruto lay on the bed, silently cursing at himself. He couldn't believe he let the Kyuubi take over so easily.

"Don't be so hard on yourself." Sango consoled, "The Shikon Jewel is every demon's desire. The Kyuubi must have wanted it bad!"

"Yeah…" Naruto replied quietly, more from exhaustion than from shame.

"Where are your friends?" Sai asked.

"Out." Sango replied, "Sightseeing, info-gathering or otherwise. We can't leave until we find the jewel shards. I think I should be exploring, myself." With that, she left, leaving only the members of Cell 7 in the room.

"When can we leave?" Naruto whined.

"After you rest up, so go to sleep!" Sakura ordered.

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Miroku walked around the village, having split up from the rest of the group to do his own "sightseeing". He stopped at the bathhouse, seeing a strange old man with big white hair staring through a peephole. (OMG! That means...)

"What are you doing?"

"EEP!" The man quickly turned around to face him. "N-n-NOTHING! Just research!"

"Research that involves watching young women bath?" Miroku inquired, staring through the hole.

"QUIET!"

"WHAT?" A shrill voice came from the other side. "PERVERTS!"

"RUN!" the man ordered, to which Miroku complied.

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"You idiot! You interrupted my research!"

"Please tell me what you were researching." Miroku asked, "And who you are…"

The man's eyes twinkled.

"Who am I? WHO AM I? I am the wandering auther of the Icha Icha series! One of the legendary Sannin! Ladies swoon before the handsome might of the one, the only Toad Sage… JA-RAI-YAAAA!" He announced in a long winded, toad summoned in the middle, kabuki-style way.

"Uhhhh-huh" Miroku said, unimpressed, "A ninja… and an author…"

"Don't believe me? Read my first book, Icha Icha Paradise!"

Miroku nonchalantly accepted, but was hooked on the first sentence of the perverted book.

This man is a genius! He thought…

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In the Hokage's office…

"Say that again?" Tsunade yelled.

"I said a giant rat-like thing is headed this way!" A young Chunin repeated.

"Is it a bijuu?"

"No, I think it has to do with those outsiders! Your orders?"

"Bring in the Dog-eared one! Ask him about it!"

That's it so far! SORRY FOR THE WAIT! WE had a lot to do, especially over spring break! Please review! R&R! If you read it, Review it! And forgive US for the wait!