"Are crazy or something?!" Sai yelled
"Itachi as your elder I demand that you ask Haruno-Taicho for her help!" Shisui said through gritted teeth
"You may be my elder itoko, but here on the battlefield things like that don't exist & you off all people should know that." Itachi replied
"Uchiha! it's hailing! raining, & theres a giant komodo drangon coming our way! tell me what do you suppose we do...your are a genius so figure it out now!" Sai said
Shisui said as he bent his arms a bit, he was beginning to loose feeling in them, keeping them up in the air, as they held out his captains haori, shielding him from mother natures viciousness."Itachi...you're beginning to act like your father." He said.
Itachi did not move, although it seemed like he had not cared about what Shisui had just said he truly did, being compared to his father felt like saying that you were just a toy that a child would soon loose it's interest in. His father was controlled by the elders, elders who were beginning to become impatient with the ways he had things, they wanted a new leader, someone who would put them at the top again since they felt that, they weren't feared enough by the other clans. His father was the Hokages adviser, there had never been such a thing as an adviser before in the history of Kages, no other country had it that way as well, but his clan elders still weren't happy...just like a child.
"Fine call her." Itachi said as he sighed
Shisui smiled a bit he knew that he had hit a sensitive spot, Itachi even as a child hated being compared to his father for some odd reason, but it was something he was glad to know about because whenever Itachi would go stubborn on him he would be able to pull out the comparison card on him. "PIN-
"I wouldn't finish that if I were you." A female voice said from behind him. Shisui turned around to find Sakura beginning a series of handseals, even with his sharingan activated he could barely keep up with the handseals but he did catch two of them, ram, & ox...Kakashi had obviously trained her well, seeing as he could barely keep up with her.
"Tate Nikutai no jutsu." Sakura said & within seconds a blue glowing shield was hovering above them, shielding them from mother natures wrath.
"I still think you should teach me some of your jutsus." Sai said.
"That's much better don't you think, now...did you need something?" Sakura asked in a sugar sweet tone.
Itachu watched the small female carefully as Shisui explained the situation. It was obvious that she truly was a strong & well trained kunoichi, he had to strain his eyes to keep up with the handsigns, Kakashi obviously didn't waste time in teaching them to be ahead of the sharingan, he had the feeling that only she & blonde boy were taught it unlike Sasuke. But that was his own fault.
"Itachi progressed are you in your elemental jutsus?" Sakura asked him as she through him out of his musings.
"I made ANBU captain at thirteen I believe that would mean that I completed my training in the area." Itachi replied
Sakura forced a smile onto her face. "Well forgive me for not caring to listen to everything people say about you, I only wanted to make sure I needed to know seeing as I'll need you & Hyuga-Taicho's help." Sakura replied
"What were you thinking of doing?" Itachi asked
"This barrier will shield will only last about ten more minutes meaning we have ten minutes to do something about the weather, I canceled out my rain, but there's still this light sprinkle, not to mention the hard hail, & the wind. What I propose we do is use Hyuga-Taichos Koorimasu Shizen, & then while that jutsu is being executed you could somehow send all of this towards Kemuri with a wind jutsu." Sakura explained
"How long will the Koorimasu Shizen last?" Itachi asked
"A maximum of eight minutes, so you need to do a jutsu quickly & while your doing that Haruno can begin her summon." Neji replied
"Look we only have about six minutes left so we need to hurry." Sakura said
"Fine...stand back." Neji said as he activated his kekki genkai, although he himself thought his hand seals were fast, Shisui & Itachi saw every single, one. Boar, rat, monkey, bird, tiger, ram, rat." Koorimasu Shizen no justu!" Neji yelled out.
With that they watched as everything in the air just stopped, Hail was just there, they could see the makings of the raindrops, the trees were in swayed positions, everything stopped, & then Sakuras shield shattered into sparkling blue lights, that disappeared into the stilled air.
"Uchiha-Taicho I only have about five minutes left, I think it would be wise if you & Haruno-Taicho begin." Neji said as he kept his body as still as he could.
Itachi & Sakura began their hand seals, Itachi being the more seasoned shinobi he was finished first though as he calmly said the jutsu. "Bakuhatsu Kaze no jutsu." Neji cancelled out his jutsu when he figured Itachi was done executing the jutsu. It was a simple wind jutsu for an experienced elemental user, but for others it was still an amazing sight when shinobi would put there jutsu together to take down their enemies.
Sakura had put a barrier up to shield them while they planned & executed the scheme. It canceled out when Neji had did his jutsu so everyone could go inside & also give Itachi & Sakura enough time to do their jutsus, Itachis would push everything towards Kemuri, hitting them full force, giving Sakura enough time to
"Kuchiyose no jutsu!" Sakura yelled out as she slammed her hand onto the ground. In a puff of smoke she was standing on top of a giant slug.
"You called for me Saura-hime?" Katsuya asked
"Hai...you see that dragon ( Sakura pointed out in front of her, & Katsuya nodded) We have to take it down, the men decided to piss off & knock out some of the other Taichos so we are left to do all the work." Sakura said lazily.
"Sakura-hime in this form I cannot defeat it.. I have to transform into another creature, one with arms & legs, claws as well." Katsuya said
"I already know what you'll transform into." Sakura said as she did the hand signs for the transformation. "Konbi henge." Sakura said
Itachi watched as Sakura did the reverse hand seal of the sheep & in a puff of smoke no longer was there a giant slug, but now there was a giant black panther, who had probably the deepest violet eyes he had ever seen in his life. She was a lot more stronger than she allowed others to believe.
One hour later...
Sakura flipped off of the panther in order to watch out for the giant claws that were about to slice her in half. "Sakura-hime watch out!" Katsuya screamed only it was to late...a long slimy snake like tongue protruded out from the Komodo Dragons mouth & whipped her up, swallowing her whole.
"Well at least she is not dead." Kisame said as he watched the giant panther back away from the dragon.
"Shit! Shisui what do we do now?!" Neji asked
Shisui ran up to the side of the giant panther. "HEY SLUG, WE NEED HELP HERE!" he yelled out. A loud growl could be heard & felt on the ground. "My name is Katsuya boy, & you men should figure something out on your own, stop depending on the females here!" Katsuya replied angrily.
Shisui backed away from the angered animal & spoke again. "Gomen nasai Katsuya...sama...we just need some help on getting Haruno-Taicho out alive." He said
Katsuya said nothing for a while before she turned her head towards Shisui "... Give her some time, she'll be out sooner than you think, if you attack now, you could harm her somehow...if she get out by giving him a fatal wound then everything will be fine." She explained
Shisui nodded & stepped back as he watched the Komodo dragon circle them. Not long after all the waiting, the dragon began to sway a bit, his moans came out loud, & painful, then finally he stopped.
"What the hell is wrong with it?" Kisame asked
"...I believe it's being wounded from the inside out." Itachi replied
In a blink of an eye, the dragons stomach split in half, a long sword was sticking out of it, it's blood dripping, & then...poof. The Komodo disappeared, & Sakura fell from the sky, none could see but she was covered, in blood,& goo. Katsuya ran & caught Sakura with her long tail. None had seen the piece of claw that had been chipped off, it was small, but still considered deadly, & as soon as Katsuya caught Sakura, the piece of claw plunged into her back. The pain was so excruciating that it caused Sakura to fall unconscious, witch in return caused her summon to be canceled, & they watched as she began to fall even further & faster.
Itachi watched as Sakura fell, he looks to his side to see Shisui in a near panic attack, it was very obvious that the two of them were close...very close. He sighed, it was obvious Shisui was much to distracted with his feelings to actually do something, & the others were still in shock from how she tore herself out, & all the others could only do something if he said seeing as they were Vices & lower... He ran, ran towards the falling girl, keeping his eyes on her form at all times, never leaving her once. Then she dropped directly into his arms, Shisui fainted, Sakura was unconscious, Ino gaped at the sheer luck the pinkette had. Kisame stared wide eyes at Itachi, it was very unusual for him to do something as kind as he had just did.
Tsunade walked into her office to find all of the council already there, Naruto & Sasuke were there as well. She smirked the young Uchiha was in handcuffs & had chakra suppressors on him plus bindings in order to keep him right where he was.
"Ah Ladies, gentlemen I wasn't expecting you so early." Tsunade said as she took a seat in her chair, Fugaku stood on one side of her while, Jiraiya stood on her other.
"Hokage-sama I'm sure you know that all of us are very eager to pass judgment on Uchiha Sasuke."Tsume Inuzuka said from her spot in the line up.
"True so so true." Jiraiya replied
"Must I remind you that his father is in the room?" Fugaku asked
"Uchiha you should have expected this now should we get down to business?" Shukaku Nara asked
Tsunade nodded her head in agreement. " I agree...Uchiha Sasuke do you know why we have summoned you?" Tsunade asked as her voice turned professional.
Sasuke said nothing as he glared at them all, He could feel Naruto trying to contain his laughter form beside him, it was obvious that the ANBU standing right next to him was Naruto, the messy blonde hair was a dead give away. Not to mention he was trying way to hard to suppress his laughter.
"Uchiha Sasuke you have been summoned because the council believes that your punishment was not fair considering what you did." Tsunade continued
"Attacking fellow teammates Uzumaki Naruto & Haruno Sakura, Attacking Haruno Sakura when she tried to persuade you into staying, during you defection you collaborated with Nins from Otogakur to Murder Konohas shinobis, Nara Shikamaru, Izuzuka Kiba, Akimiche Choji, Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Neji. Nearly killing Uzumaki Naruto, attempting to kill fellow Konoha Shinobi & elder brother Uchiha Itachi. Fraternizing & consorting with S-class criminal & former Konoha Shinobi Orochimaru, & his disciple Yakushi Kabuto ,physically killing S-class criminal & former Konoha Shinobi Orochimaru. renegading around with Otogakure no Karin, Tenpin no Jugo, & Hozuki Suigetsu, trying to once again hunt down & exterminate fellow Konoha shinobi & elder brother Uchiha Itachi, & last but not least. Initiating a fight with fellow ANBUs that were dispatched to detain you, Oto no Karin, Tenpin no Jugo, & Hozuki Suigetsu." Fugaku proclaimed
"And also engaging in a sexual affair with Oto no Karin, & impregnating her...Oh & trying to attack fellow shinobi & your elder brother Uchiha Itachi during surgery." Jiraiya finished.
"Uchiha Sasuke you do realize that if any other shinobi were to have done any of these thing they would have been killed by me personally, for betraying Konogakure?" Tsunade asked
Sasuke merely stared at them. "Uchiha Sasuke tell us if we were to decide to kill you right now what would your last words be?" Tsunade asked.
Once again Sasuke said nothing. "Do you care at all about the crimes you have committed?...Or has your haughtiness & jealousy for Uchiha Itachi consumed you so much that you only wish to kill him so you can prove you are stronger?" Tsunade asked
"...I am not jealous of Uchiha Itachi." Sasuke said. Tsunade raised a brow. "Then tell us, why did you defect from Konoha?" Fugaku asked
"I left because the only way I could become stronger was if I left this village that continued to hold me back." Sasuke answered
"Why did you need to become stronger?" Jiraiya asked
"...To be better than Uchiha Itachi." Sasuke replied truthfully.
"Why did you feel you had to be better than Uchiha Itachi?" Haruno Masato asked
"...Because maybe then would my father notice me, & appreciate me the way he does him." Sasuke said
"So your actions were caused by your dependency to have your Otousans complete attention, recognition, & admiration?" Shukaku asked
"...They were."
Tsunade closed her eyes in deep thought, it did make sense, Kakashi had said that Itachi was the favorite of the two, so it would only make sense that Sasuke would have been jealous, but this kind of jealousy was dangerous, if he was willing to go as far as commit as many rules as he did only to get his fathers undying attention. Kami-sama only knows what he would do if he had the attention & tried to keep it.
"Uchiha Sasuke you will be escorted outside by the ANBU while we make our decision." Tsunade said & she watched as Naruto took off one of the binding in order to walk Sasuke out of the room.
"So what is the verdict Hokage-sama?" Fugaku asked. Tsunade turned to look at him before she spoke. " As a relative you cannot help decide on what will happen to him...You must leave the room as well." Tsunade replied.
Fugakus eyes bleed into the sharingan, & it was very obvious to everyone that he was not happy with what Tsunade had just said, & he lit up into flames.
Sakuras eyes snapped open as she sprung up from the bed, looking around the room she found that she was in one of the rooms that only captains were allowed. Looking to her side she found that Shisui was sleeping in the chair beside her, & she could feel the bandages that wrapped around her whole torso.
"I see you have woken up." A deep & yet gentle male voice said from the doorway, Sakura jumped a bit & turned to find Uchiha Itachi leaning on the door.
"What happened?" Sakura asked
"A piece of the dragons claw dropped into your back rendering you unconscious, which caused your summon to cancel out, leaving you falling to the ground." Itachi explained
"If I fell to the ground from such heights I would not be alive right now." Sakura said as she eyed him carefully.
"I never said you hit the ground." Itachi replied
"Then who caught me?" Sakura questioned.
"I did, are you mad because it wasn't Shisui?" Itachi asked
Sakura did hear a thing he said as she was busy checking her wounds, everything was healed perfectly. "What happened after that?" She asked
"...Kemuri backed down again." Itachi replied
"How long have I been out?" Sakura asked
"Four hours." he said
"Did anyone else get hurt?" Sakura asked
"Only by the hail, but it was mostly minor." Itachi said
Itachi watched as she slid out of the blankets walking & off the bed, being careful not to wake up Shisui. She walked over to the armoir, & pulled out her Captains issued hoari.
"What of my team?" She asked
"Vice Captain Yamanaka has been handling them." He said
"What of Shisuis?" She asked
"Vice Captain Shiranui has been taking care of them."
"Good...what happened to Shisui anyway?" Sakura asked curiously.
"He fainted, Yamanaka said he nearly had a panic attack." Itachi explained
"...Seems like something he'd do." Sakura said.
"He hasn't woken up yet?" Sakura asked
"No, he was put there just in case he did but he hasn't." Itachi responded.
"Has anyone else checked him since then?" Sakura asked as she bent down to examine the unconscious man.
"No."
Sakuras chakra probed his body, & she quickly pulled out when she found the problem. " He didn't faint, he was hit hard by hail, it rendered him unconsious, he has a consusion but thats all he'll be okay." Sakura said as she stood up.
"Hmmm.."
"Can you put him on the bed please, I'd do it myself but my back is a bit soar, & I do not wish to pull a muscle." Sakura said
Itachi nodded & walked over to her & Shisui & picked up the older of the three & placed him on the bed. At the same time a envelope dropped out of a candle next to the bed. catching both Sakura & Itachis attention.
Sakura quickly grabbed the letter & read it quickly. "It seems your brother is being judged as we speak...& your father was kicked out of the office seeing as he was a relative & is not allowed to help decide on the judgement, & he's pretty mad." Sakura said.
"I bet he is, who sent the letter?" Itachi asked
"Nami did, she a earth user, & the jutsu she used allows her to transport small objects or letters through elemental properties, candles being made up of many it was quiet simple to send to use, & much safer." Sakura explained
"...She's become quiet strong." Itachi said
"Under Shizunes guidence I never doubted that she wouldn't." Sakura said as she kept reading.
"What else does it say?" Itachi asked.
"...For all the crimes that Sasuke committed he might get the death sentence." Sakura said
"They wont kill him if he gives them good reasons not to." Itachi replied
"He has no good reasons to live." Sakura said
"He does, If I was claimed air to the Uchiha clan & I died before I married & concieved an heir of my own, he would be the next heir." Itachi explained
"...Still not a good enough reason for the counsil, they need something more concrete than that." Sakura said.
" True." Itachi said as he opened the door to walk out & Sakura walked out with him still reading the letter.
"How protective are you of Nami?" Sakura asked out if the blue.
"...I see her like the sister I never had." Itachi replied
"So your overprotective...well sucks to be her then." Sakura said
"Why?" Itachi asked.
"I can't say." Sakura said as she stopped next to a candle & burt the letter up.
"It's five in the morning are you going to your quarters to sleep or are you going to be doing work?" Itachi asked
"Hmm...I don't know, Why?" Sakura asked.
"I was just going to see if you were hungry, I know I am, since I haven't ate since luch yesterday." Itachi said
"Now that I think about it I haven't ate anything since then either...wait..why are you being so nice to me?" Sakura asked as she stopped to stare at Itachi suspiciously.
Itachi shrugged. "You did do nearly all the work out there." Itachi replied.
"Uh huh...well I guess I'll join you." Sakura said as she began to walk along side him again.
Figures in black & red cloaks began to fill a room, somwhere no one knew of.
"Has anybody heard from Itachi & Kisame yet?" A man with a orange swirley mask asked with a deep tone to it that would send chills down other shinobis backs.
"They were captured by Konoha shinobi." A man with hald white, half black face replied
"What about Deidara?" The man asked
"He was captured on the border line of Fire country & the wind country." A red headed man said
"Madara what is it you wish us to do?" A man with orange hair asked
"I want you all to split up into teams to figure out what's going on, three of our best men were just captured all on the same day, & yet I have heard nothing about any executions." Madara said
"Where do you wish for us to go?" A woman with blue hair asked
"Pein You & konan have Konoha, Hidan, Kakazu you have the Nami, Zetsu you have Inazuma, Sasori you have Tsuchi, I'll go to Kaze." Madara said before he disapeared. & the rest followed in suit.
Kaze- Wind
Tsuchi - Earth
Inazuma - Lightning
Nami - Water
Konoha - Leaf
Kemuri - Smoke
Konbi henge - Combination Transformation.
Kuchiyose no jutsu - summoning technique
Bakuhatsu Kaze no jutsu - Wind explosion techinque
Koorimasu Shizen no justu - Nature Freeze technique
Tate Nikutai no jutsu - Body Shield technique