Chapter 12

Alright guys I cant say how sorry I am about how late this is but I have been distracted with my Nintendo Wii and coursework obligations so I haven't had much time. I can only say enjoy the chapter even if it is a bit shorter than normal and please don't flame me too badly. (It's my birthday on the 5th so please don't)

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Naruto was standing facing the two opponents that had ambushed the camp and was preparing to get deadly serious.

"So little man, who the hell are you?" asked Hidan looking at Naruto curiously

"I am Naruto Kazama, Sannin of Konoha and I will protect my team and my

village," said Naruto proudly

"So you are S-Rank as well, this should be a very interesting fight" said Kakuzu as he signalled to Hidan to draw his weapon.

(Start Well Adjusted by MXPX)

Naruto released his gravity seals and ran at Hidan with his special kunai drawn. The Akatsuki member simply put up his scythe with unbelievable speed and blocked it.

"You are weak, I see that Konoha really has let its standards fall!" said Hidan as he threw his scythe after them at speed that even Naruto couldn't dodge without injury.

The scythe was about 2 feet away from hitting Naruto whose eyes had opened to unparalleled size, when it stopped.

"What the fuck! Hey Kakuzu, have you released those things yet?!" yelled Hidan

"HEY BLONDIE! WERE YOU GOING TO HAVE FUN WITHOUT US!" came a yell from up a tree

"Naruto-kun! There's a lot of energy coming from over that hill" called Hinata who had finally put some clothes on.

The group looked over and just saw a figure appear with a beam of light coming from their arms.

"What's up with this guy?" asked Kakuzu

"Hey shut up before I go all 'proton pack' on you and your little buddies" called a different voice from where the light was coming

"Are you mocking me, I have taken on stronger shinobi than you can comprehend"

"I'm not a Shinobi!" yelled the figure as them and their friend came charging towards the two Akatsuki members.

"Wait a sec….. SEI! KUSHIN!" yelled Naruto

"So you've got friends then!" muttered Hidan "No matter, we'll just kill these people as well"

Hidan was cut off as Sei came charging with his large broadsword, which collided with the dark metal of Hidan's scythe.

Kushin, on the other hand was handling Kakuzu in a very peculiar way. He had one of his arms dealing with the four spirits that Kakuzu summoned from his body and the other arm was dealing with Kakuzu's physical body by drawing his circles into the ground and having a great deal of lightning come from the sky to strike where Kakuzu was.

"So, you guys are the pair of bounty hunters that Zetsu found near Konoha, I'm surprised that he let you live" said Hidan as a yell came from Kakuzu as one of his ghosts disappeared.

"Oh Kakuzu! Are you really getting so careless that you let the Fuuton elemental be killed"

"Don't be so arrogant, this guy is moving with speed only the Shodai has matched before. Don't worry, I'll restock on hearts after these guys go down. I could do with the powers that this guy has got." Said Kakuzu narrowly dodging a blast of what looked like corporeal darkness. After dodging this, he moved to the side only to be punched in the side of the head by another metal fist.

"You shall die now" said Naruto as he opened his palm up and started charging up a Piercing Rasengan Hurricane and slammed it into the chest of Kakuzu.

Kakuzu coughed up blood (If that's possible for Kakuzu) but still stood upright.

"That's 3 times you've killed me but I still have two lives left." Said Kakuzu as he let his 'tentacles' go forward and strike Kushin in the shoulder blade making him fall to his knees in pain.

"KUSHIN!" yelled Sei as he swung his giant sword at Hidan who got hit in the torso and then he let a grin come to his face.

"I'M STARTING TO LIKE THIS FIGHT!" yelled Hidan as he spun around with his scythe outright and ready to maim.

The scythe narrowly missed Sei but was then blasted backwards as well as its owner

"What the hell!" yelled Hidan as he looked up to where the blast had come from.

There stood the six Genin who had dropped into their fighting stances while one of them had their arms thrust outwards towards Hidan. Atama.

"No Way!" muttered Naruto

"Makura Kyuutai!" said Atama as the darkness started forming around his palm while taking the darkness away from him. He literally glowed because of the thin layer of darkness that had been absorbed by him. The darkness was then blasted at Hidan, which engulfed him and forced him into a tree and then through it.

"You will pay for that!" yelled Hidan

Naruto looked at Atama who was now wobbling slightly on his feet.

"Are you ok Atama?" asked Aijou

"Yeah, fine" said Atama "I had to do that or that guy would have been killed"

"Less talk, more blood" said Kunou pointing at Hidan who was now standing up.

"Hey Kid!" came a yell from near Kakuzu "Want a combo?"

Atama looked around and spotted Kushin running full pelt at him, followed narrowly by Kakuzu

"Get out of the way 'Orihime'! This fight is mine!" yelled Hidan at Kakuzu as the older Akatsuki member slowed down to fight with Sei.

"Ready for that combo kid, you aim at him and I'll do the same. This should be awesome" said Kushin standing next to Atama.

"Ready, Aim, Makura Kyuutai!" yelled Atama at the same time that Kushin yelled "Fukyuu Baika"

Atama let out a large stream of concentrated anti-matter (The Darkness) as Kushin let out a burst of what looked like Kunai that hit the anti-matter as it hit Hidan. This made an explosion that destroyed the tents and several trees around them.

"What the hell!" yelled all three of Hinata's genin group

"I expanded his power exponentially so that it basically became a very large and precisely controlled exploding tag. That guy wont be getting up any time soon" said Kushin from under his large hood.

"IKAZUCHI STYLE: THUNDER TAMER!" came a yell from across the clearing as a bright glow filled the area and Naruto released his weapon spirit.

"Now this evens the odds something awesome" said Aijou watching as the other genin threw the odd weapon and jutsu into the fray as Atama was now sitting on Kushin's shoulders and they were combining several attacks and holds to make the fight fairer.

A roar of pain came from direction of Kakuzu as one of his ghosts went down after being cracked by Sei's sword.

"We've nearly got this guy! One more time in his body!" yelled Naruto dodging a particularly vicious scythe attack before engaging Hidan in a taijutsu fight.

"Sweet Jesus" said Sei looking at the amount of blood on his sword "How much killing do these people take.

"Unfortunately for you, it ends now" said Hidan as his skin suddenly turned into a grim reaper like appearance but with black skin and white highlights. "Now for the blood"

Hidan took his scythe to his lips and licked some blood from the blade. This made Hinata start vomiting quite violently in a bush as well as the other Kunoichi.

"Now for the final blow to a Sannin, oh it is an honor" said Hidan as he raised the blade above his head and rammed it, full thrust, into his heart and other vital organs.

"NARUTO!" yelled Hinata

She was about to run over when a sudden splash caught her attention. She looked to where Kushin, Atama and Sei were engaging Kakuzu who was now writhing on the floor, blood dribbling out his mouth and nose.

"You FUCKING MORON HIDAN!" yelled a disgruntled Kakuzu "You just lost the best partner you'll ever have"

"What the fuck" said Hidan who obvious didn't believe that the Kakuzu, Opponent of the Shodai, was dying.

"A little blood from my blade was all it took to doom you guys" said Sei with a grin on his face "I wiped Kakuzu's blood on your scythe when I fought with you, that way, you licked his blood not Naruto's"

"He's got a strategically better mind than anyone in battle" said Kushin looking at Naruto's disbelieving face. "He's saved my ass so many times I cant count them now with that mind"

"The leader will destroy you Naruto Kazama! We have 6 of the Biju and with that power, we will crush our enemies" muttered Kakuzu loud enough for the group to hear as he collapsed to the ground.

"Take the head Kushin" said Sei motioning for him to chop it off

Kushin leant down and sliced it clean off with a trench knife then stowing it inside his cloak

"Now, what to do with the other guy. He cant do much with that scythe in him, I bet he's in so much pain that he cant move." Said Naruto

"Umm….how about live decapitation?" asked Atama which caused him the honor of a punch to head by the other 5 Genin.

"Not a bad idea actually" said Sei drawing his sword and approaching Hidan. He let it rest on the neck of the Akatsuki and then just let gravity take its toll. The sword hit the ground with a thud as the head rolled away. "You take the head and I'll take the body, the minerals could be useful"

"Sure" said Kushin as he picked up the other head and put it inside his cloak.

"Umm.. doesn't it get bloody with all those heads in there?" asked Aijou

"A bit, but it keeps me warm while we're outside so I like it" replied the hooded man. This just made the Genin puke at the thought of someone bathing in blood and enjoying it.

"Kushin, you are one sick freak" said Naruto looking away

"You know it"

"What now? We cant really continue this mission with these guys tagging along or that body will cause a riot" asked Adatsu

"Tazuna, how about we pay you your money back for the mission and you delay it for a week and then ill go get the tools for you for free" said Naruto "It's not that far to the Land Of Waves from here and its not far from Konoha either."

"Fine…But I want those tools by Friday next week" said the drunk "I'll be leaving now because I don't want to be there when these guys back up arrives."

Tazuna stood up and walked back the way they arrived while the others just watched.

"Come on guys, back to Konoha!" yelled Naruto with his fist in the air.

"Gooch-Sensei, you still act like a child even though your more than twice our age" Said Kunou

"Shut up Kunou, this 'child' has enough speed and strength to knock you out before you can say "Wa"!" said Naruto

"Seikonpashitu" muttered Kunou which earned him a punch to the face from Naruto

"Now keep quiet on this trip"

Needless to say that they did.

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Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter despite its lateness but please review it.

A quick note, when Hidan called Kakuzu 'Orihime', it was not a mix up with a bleach fic. Orihime is Japanese for Seamstress so it's basically just taking the piss.