Chapter 2: To the Next World!

It was a quiet morning at the Village Hidden in the Leaves. The sun was starting to rise and some villagers were starting their daily routines. Not even half of the entire village was even up yet. It had been peaceful since Orochimaru invaded the village two years ago. Ever since then, the Sand Village and the Leaf Village became one of the strongest allies in the Shinobi World.

Naruto Uzumaki, everyone's favorite hyperactive, knucklehead ninja, had just got up and started to head out to train. He smiled as he passed by some shops selling their own brand of merchandise. Naruto continued down to the training area, looking up at the early morning sky. He knew today is going to be a great day for training.

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Meanwhile, in a desert region near the Hidden Sand Village

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The three Akatsuki members trudged through the hot desert. Itachi, Kisame, and Morpheus looked around for the Portal they were searching for.

"Hmmm...Itachi, answer me this," Kisame began, "Why would the Leader want this Ichigo person? I know we are also looking for the Flamberge and Vorpal Swords. But, why this Ichigo guy?"

"There is a rumor that Ichigo has a demon of his own inside of him," Itachi replied, "I did say about not knowing it earlier, but I asked the Leader just before we left."

"Rumor? Why bother with that?"

"We'll know once we get him, but first, let's focus on the Swords first."

Kisame nodded and looked at Morpheus. He had not said anything since they left. Come to think of it, Kisame or Itachi never heard Morpheus speak even once.

"Hey, Morpheus!" Kisame called out to him, "Tell me, what abilities do you have?"

Morpheus turned slightly in Kisame's direction, and then turned away.

"What's wrong? Can't even answer my question?" Kisame said, getting annoyed.

Itachi stood in between the two.

"Now is not the time to argue, Kisame," Itachi said to his partner.

"Sorry, but look at him! He is one of us, but has no Ninjutsu, Genjutsu or Taijutsu---"

Suddenly, Morpheus turned to his left as if fearing detection.

Kisame and Itachi looked at Morpheus' direction.

"What's wrong, Morpheus?" Itachi asked.

"Intruder warning!" Morpheus said, "Two interlopers detected!"

Itachi and Kisame looked at where Morpheus was looking at. Morpheus was right, there were two people standing there. Each one of them was wearing a black cape just like the Akatsuki members, minus the red clouds. They also had masks depicting a dog and an eagle.

"We see you guys are the Akatsuki," the man in the Dog Mask said.

"What are you up to? Are you here to assassinate the Kazekage!" the man in the Eagle Mask demanded.

"Looks like the ANBU Black Ops of the Sand has decided to interfere with our plans," Kisame said to Itachi.

Itachi'sSharingan eyes narrowed, he knew they were going to fight.

"Prepare yourselves! We will take you down!" The Dog Masked ANBU said.

Kisame and Itachi readied themselves for battle. That is until Morpheus stepped in between the two.

"Morpheus? What are you doing?" Kisame asked.

Morpheus looked at Kisame.

"I'll handle them," he said.

Itachi looked at Kisame and nodded, telling Kisame to trust him.

Kisame nodded back as he looked at Morpheus.

Morpheus slowly began to reach for his sword. He watch carefully as the two ANBU Black Ops unsheathed their swords.

"We are on a mission," Morpheus told the two ANBU Black Ops, "for the glory of the Akatsuki! With this zanpakuto--"

Morpheus unsheathed his sword and pointed at the two ANBU, "--I shall not let you two interfere in our plan for world domination!"

The two ANBU watched as Morpheus' zanpakuto started to glow. Kisame and Itachi watched as the two ANBU Black Ops started to charge at Morpheus. The Akatsuki member smiled as he spoke.

"Transform, Morpha!"

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Back at the Training Grounds at the Leaf Village

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Naruto panted and sweated as he finally finished his training. He looked at the trees with the holes on them. He smiled a bit as his control of the Rasengan was improving a little bit each day. At this rate, he might not need a Shadow Clone to help him with it. Now that he was finished for now, he decided to head back home to get himself cleaned up. He still has the entire day to train.

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Back at the desert region near the Sand Village

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Kisame and Itachi were very surprised. They never thought that Morpheus would have such a strong ability that even Itachi never knew about. It was the reason why Itachi asked the Leader to bring Morpheus along. Morpheus sheathed his sword and turned to Kisame and Itachi. Behind Morpheus were the corpses of the two fallen ANBU Black Ops.

"The enemy has been terminated," Morpheus said, "let us not waste anymore time."

Kisame smiled, "Finally you are showing your true colors."

"That was just a little demonstration of my powers, Mr. Kisame. I have an even better ability that will leave you speechless."

As the tree moved on, Itachi looked ahead and saw the bag that was left for them. Next to the bag were two statue hands forming a gun pointing at each other. Itachi grabbed the bag and searched through it. He found a piece of paper with instructions on their mission. After Itachi finished reading it. He lifted his right hand and snapped his fingers. At that instant, the tip of the index and middle fingers on both statues started to glow. A door suddenly appeared in between the statues. Itachi, Kisame and Morpheus looked at each other and nodded. They stepped through the door, which will lead them to the Soul Society and to start their missions.

End Chapter 2

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