Jinchuuriki Gathering

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Sh'yeah? Sh'yeah.

A/N: Everyone glomp Felix. He wrote the supertastic fight scene! So, like, the vast majority of the chapter. Hah.

Weird and random fact: On Microsoft word, when it Spell-Checks for supertastic, the closest word it comes up with is spermatic. o.O

Feel free to facepalm.

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"Is everyone in position?" Naruto whispered into his mike.

"Katsutoshi and Tobi, reporting. All clear on the eastern front."

"Nii and Killer Bee here. The southern face is calm."

"Aye, Hisoka and Takeshi from the west side, there be no one here, lad."

"And Naruto and Gaara on the north," the blond nodded to his partner, "Ready for entry. Katsutoshi, Tobi, you remember your orders?"

"Hang back until all the sempais are fighting and then head straight for the girls! Tobi remembers because Tobi is a very clever boy!"

"Good boy. Hisoka, Takeshi?"

"Once inside, divert the enemies from the girls and if they are conscious, free them from anything that stops them from fighting," Takeshi replied.

"Nii, Bee?"

"We gotta take out the plant dude/ he's gonna be BEE food!"

"And Gaara and I will handle Orochimaru," Naruto nodded, "Right, in we go, folks, let's get this show on the road!"

"Alright," whispered Nii, "We are ready to g-"

"Jinchuuriki attack!" yelled Naruto, prematurely breaking cover.

Nii groaned, and ran from her hidden position along with Bee and Gaara, running out towards the two Akatsuki members. The two enemy shinobi wasted no time in moving towards them, trying to get between them and their captives.

Katsutoshi and Tobi started to creep around the outside, sneaking around to get behind them.

Naruto started with his signature technique, the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and as one Naruto ran directly at Orochimaru, the other two began charging a sphere of concentrated chakra. The clone was batted away in seconds, as Orochimaru drew out his Kusanagi Sword, but it had achieved its purpose: to gain time.

"Rasengan!" cried Naruto, running towards Orochimaru with the glittering sphere spinning on his palm.

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Nii prepared to attack as the weird thing called Zetsu turned to her and Bee. She crouched and went through a group of hand signs.

"Katon: Reikaen!" she barked and an eerie blue flame surrounded Zetsu. It started to tear at his flesh, setting him on fire, but as he ran forwards the flames dissipated like smoke in the wind.

The damage remained, but one of Zetsu's vines shot out towards Nii. It was blocked by a sword. Killer Bee was holding it.

Well, kind of holding it. And six others.

It was the strangest thing Nii had ever seen.

Even Zetsu blinked before he attacked again, with another vine.

Another sword cut it in half, and Zetsu let out a cry of pain.

"Now this fight/Ain't gonna last long/so I'll finish you/and finish the song!" Bee snarled.

Wow. Zetsu was as annoyed by it as Nii was. Well, as long as the enemies were annoyed…might as well take advantage.

"Katon: Jitenrei!" said the two tails jinchuuriki. A tongue of blue flames spanned around her and Killer Bee, stabbing into Zetsu without touching either of them. The flames dissipated instantly, but a deep hole was gouged into Zetsu's side, dripping blood.

And slowly, they forced Zetsu away from the girls.

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Hisoka and Takeshi had gotten around to the girls without anyone seeing them. "Are you alright?" asked Hisoka, seeing that Kame was awake.

"Yeah, but Akemi's still unconscious." said the girl as Hisoka untied her and her companion.

"You look after her; we'll go help Gaara and the dobe. They might have a bit of trouble with a sennin," said Takeshi.

"Got it." replied Kame smartly, shaking off her bindings.

Takeshi and Hisoka ran towards Orochimaru as Kame woke up Akemi.

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Naruto's Rasengan smashed into the Kusanagi blade. It held. The Rasengan dissipated, chakra spinning everywhere, a stray piece whipping the sword from Orochimaru's hands and throwing it down to a corner.

Orochimaru smirked, spinning and kicking Naruto away before performing a short trail of hand signs and saying, "Futon: Daitoppa!"

A blast of wind threw Naruto away, sending him crashing directly into Gaara. The Shukaku demon vessel sighed and pushed him off before deciding to get in on the action himself.

Gaara made several hand signs, and said, "Ryusa Bakuryu."

A huge wave of sand appeared, spewing out of the gourd, coming up from the ground, and then firing itself at Orochimaru like a wave from the worst nightmares of someone who really hates tsunamis of sand. I couldn't find a name for them, but you're free to make one up yourself. Why yes, I am overly generous, how nice of you to notice.

Orochimaru leapt up, jumping off of a wall and over the waterfall, before grabbing his Kusanagi and appearing behind Naruto where he was safe from the wave.

The sand returned to Gaara, but not before a wayward strand grabbed the sword from Orochimaru's hand, almost crushing his bones in the process, and anchored the sword into the ground.

As the sennin watched in disbelief, the sand fused together into hard stone.

Orochimaru made a pair of hand signs and punched. Naruto rolled away, but as Orochimaru spoke…

"Sen'eijashu:Viz!"

A small group of snakes appeared from his sleeves, shooting towards Naruto. He managed to draw a Kunai and defeat the snakes without being bitten once. With a smirk he'd probably picked up from Sasuke, he turned on the Legendary Sannin.

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"Katon: Shimokaki!" yelled Nii.

Zetsu had knocked Bee to the floor when the strange blue flames hit him. He screeched as he fell backwards, ice crystals forming all over him.
"Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu!" cried Nii, performing more hand seals.

A great ball of fire shot towards Zetsu, melting the ice crystals and bringing forth more screams.

It looked like this one was in the bag.

But that was probably where the extremely annoying (doubly so for being true) saying 'don't count your chickens before they hatch' came from.

Enough foreshadowing. Now the fun begins.

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As Orochimaru prepared to attack Naruto, sand snaked up his leg and then up the other, rooting him in place. Orochimaru turned in shock and stared at Gaara, who was holding his palm out.

Strange, thought Gaara. There is almost respect in that look. Almost. He prepared to crush the Sannin's legs.

Orochimaru smiled, and melted away into a pile of mud. A snake, a huge one, came from behind Gaara and wrapped him inside its coils.

"Yoton: Youganarashi!" shouted Hisoka, performing a quick group of hand signs. The earth bubbled, and split, and lava flew up, blasting itself towards the snake. Globules of molten rock burnt through the snake's scales, and it darted towards Hisoka, who dodged. Takeshi cried out with a single hand seal.

"Ishi Kobushi no Jutsu!"

At first nothing happened, but when Takeshi grabbed the snake by its tail, spun it around and threw it through a wall, it was obvious something had.

The snake crashed into the ground, and Hisoka performed another group of hand signs, yelling, "Yoton: Youganouchi!"

The floor collapsed underneath the Snake, falling into a pool of lava, as the snake began writhing and screeching in pain. It vanished in a cloud of smoke, and Orochimaru leapt out of the pit.

"Yoton: Yougankasui!"

A tongue of lava started melting along the ground, chasing after Orochimaru who jumped and flipped to avoid it, but it kept after him with the kind of perseverance usually reserved for fangirls chasing a bishie.

The lava burnt through the rock around the Kusanagi sword on the way. Orochimaru leapt through the flames and rock, grabbed his sword again and spun to attack Hisoka.

"Doton: Ishikouu!" said Takeshi.

Rocks fell from the sky, smashing down all around the Sannin, missing him by tiny amounts, as he dodged away. He almost fell over, but was righted by someone's hand. He looked for his helper, alarmed. Zetsu didn't have arms…

Tobi patted him on his hand.

"Tobi is sorry… Tobi doesn't want to go back, but Tobi did promise ,, and Tobi is—"

As one, the jinchuuriki groaned, and finished the sentence. "…Tobi is a good boy!"

"Yes," said Tobi, removing his famous mask to reveal a grinning face, grey-black hair and that oh-so-famous Sharingan in his eyes. "But Uchiha Madara is not. And alas, I am he."

Orochimaru sucked in his breath sharply. "Madara-sama! All this time—you were the brat?"

Zetsu let out a wild, harsh laugh. "Alright, does this mean I can use it?"

Madara tutted in annoyance. "Yes, He of the Melodrama and Needless Secrecy. You can use your fast acting paralytic gas that we've acquired an immunity to."

Naruto barely had time to reflect that that was probably not the best news for his team before he passed out.

"Now," Madara said, "Why don't you truss up our little demons here and I'll teleport us to headquarters?"

Zetsu bowed low before hurrying off to comply.

Orochimaru was still staring incredulously at the ancient.

"You know, you've been alive for a ridiculously long time. You couldn't invent anything for those bags under your eyes?"

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Author's Notes by Felix:- (translations of the jutsu)

Kage Bunshin No Jutsu-Shadow Clone Jutsu (You should know this one)
Katon: Reikaen-Fire Release: Ghost Blaze (Copyright Fee)
Katon: Jitenrei-Fire Release: Ghost Spin (Copyright Fee)
Ryusa Bakuryu-Sand Tsunami (See Episode 126, Gaara V Kimimaro)
Katon: Shimokaki-Fire Release: Frost Fire (Copyright Fee)
Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu-Fire Release: Fireball Technique (Episode 7, Sasuke Vs Kakashi, capture the bells)
Yoton: Youganarashi-Lava Release: Lava Storm (C Fee)
Ishi Kobushi no Jutsu-Stone Fist technique (C Fee)
Yoton: Youganouchi-Lava Release: Lava Pit (C Fee)
Yoton: Yougankasui-Lava Release: Lava Stream (C Fee)

Doton: Ishikouu-Earth Release: Stone Rain (C Fee)